He has dedicated his life to exploring and photographing some of the world's most remote caves.
His incredible journey has taken him to countries such as Indonesia, China and Portugal.
But as these pictures show, despite travelling the globe, it seems that adventure photographer Robbie Shone, 32, found the best cave in Sheffield.
His incredible journey has taken him to countries such as Indonesia, China and Portugal.
But as these pictures show, despite travelling the globe, it seems that adventure photographer Robbie Shone, 32, found the best cave in Sheffield.
Incredible: Robbie Shone, 32, has travelled the
globe for the world's best cave but seems to have found the best one in
Sheffield. This is the the Giant storm drain called Megatron beneath
Sheffield City Centre
Stunning: In order to stay dry in such a cold
cave, explorers improvise and use a small inflatable dingy to cross Lake
Cadoux in this famous french cave The Gouffre Berger
Daredevil: Suspended 300m below the roof and
over 200m off the floor, one of the team ascends the rope deep
underground in Miao Keng, China
Huge: Cave explorers add scale to this massive
cave passage called Deer Cave, one of the largest cave passages in the
world, located in Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Borneo
Beautiful: Some of the cave explorers progress
downstream in Clearwater River Cave - the eighth longest cave in the
world in Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Borneo
Dangerous: A cave explorer stands in the main
chamber of Gaping Gill in the Yorkshire Dales as it is hit by a raging
flood pulse. Minutes later, the floor of this room was completely
covered with water
Brave: A cave explorer climbs up the entrance out of Cow Pot, a classic cave in the Yorkshire Dales
Dark: A cave explorer climbs out of this wet cave
Mysterious: Thin whisps of clouds slowly rise out from this cave in the French Vercors known as The Gouffre Berger
Different world: The photographs are a
collection of six years work by Mr Shone from some of the most beautiful
and remote caves ever discovered. This is a cave chamber in China
Amazing: Cave explorers add scale to this massive cave passage called Deer Cave in Borneo
Hazardous: A British cave explorer climbs a rope
out of the giant river cave called The Whiterock River, deep
underground in Clearwater Cave
On the edge: Hanging on a thin rope, Portuguese
cave biologist Sofia Reboleira makes her way up to the daylight and the
entrance to one of Portugal's largest caves: Algar da Lagoa,
Sico-Alvaiazere Massif
Action man: Robbie Shone is pictured at work in one of the many caves he has visited
Massive: The Sarawak Chamber is the largest cave chamber in the world
Bold: A caver travels in the water in Papua New Guinea
Underground: This is a stunning cave chamber in a French cave
Luxurious: This plunge pool is a place halfway along a streamway leading to Sarawak Chamber in Borneo
Chilly: At just above freezing point a cave
explorer tries to increase his body temperature in the Gouffre Berger
high up in the French Alps
A caver travels in the water in Papua New Guinea
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