Curt Bowen
Contributor
Seeking underwater cave explorers for hard work, hot days, bad food, pay your own way, difficult rope access, - Virgin Cave Guaranteed!
Advanced Diver Magazine’s Yucatan 2006 expedition is providing openings for 2 new explorers who are willing to spend the time, effort, and their equal share of the costs to discover virgin caves, new species of cave life, and possible ancient Mayan artifacts,
Working with the Mexican Ecology Department, our expedition will begin on January 5th, 2006. The team will meet at the Cancun Airport, Mexico where we will travel over 150 miles into the center of the Yucatan.
Base camp is inside a 400-year old church in the small village of Homun. From base camp we will spend 10 days searching for new cenotes and dry caves within 40 miles.
These caves require the use of technical rope techniques as they are normally between 50 and 100 feet above the waters level. Many also require basic dry caving techniques to gain access.
Sidemount cave techniques are required along with rappelling and ascending equipment.
During half of this expedition the team will be working on gathering HD film footage for a possible up-coming film documentary. Your assistance will be used in all aspects of filming, sound, and lighting techniques, both above and below the water.
Also during this expedition we will be searching for new species of cave life with team member, Dr. Thomas Iliffe. Your assistance will be used with collecting, etc…
Required Qualifications:
Full cave certified with over 100 cave dives
Side-mount Trained (minimal experience, we will assist if needed)
What we will teach you:
Rope work including knots, prusiks, ascenders, descenders, racks, pulleys, etc…
Special sidemount exploration techniques for repelling and climbing
How to sleep in a hammock
How to eat cold food
How to get stung by bees
What poisonwood is?
The many insects and biting bugs of the Yucatan
Plus many other pleasant and unpleasant things
What you CANNOT be:
Out of shape
Allergic to bees or stinging insects
Afraid of heights, small spaces or the dark
Camera shy
Someone with a bad personality
Offended by nudity, bad language, or harassment. (You will see others bathing, naked, hear cussing and swearing, and if liked harassed for the fun of it)
Picky about what food you eat
What we Guarantee:
Virgin Cave!
Fun and excitement
Bland food
A learning experience you will never forget! (Both good and bad)
Poor sleep
Barking dogs all night
What equipment you must bring:
Sidemount diving equipment
Clothing for 5 days (we will do wash)
Basic Climbing / rappelling harness
Cave lights, reels, etc…
Hammock (you can buy one in Mexico for around $60 USA
Headlamp for nights
Dates: January 5th – 16th, 2006
Your Costs: between $1500.00 and $2000.00 depending on your air flight costs.
Trip Quote: If it were easy, it would have been discovered by now!
If you meet these criteria, please contact Curt Bowen at
eanx@aol.com
To view past Yucatan ADM expeditions see some of the videos on ADM’s video depot.
http://www.advanceddivermagazine.com
Advanced Diver Magazine’s Yucatan 2006 expedition is providing openings for 2 new explorers who are willing to spend the time, effort, and their equal share of the costs to discover virgin caves, new species of cave life, and possible ancient Mayan artifacts,
Working with the Mexican Ecology Department, our expedition will begin on January 5th, 2006. The team will meet at the Cancun Airport, Mexico where we will travel over 150 miles into the center of the Yucatan.
Base camp is inside a 400-year old church in the small village of Homun. From base camp we will spend 10 days searching for new cenotes and dry caves within 40 miles.
These caves require the use of technical rope techniques as they are normally between 50 and 100 feet above the waters level. Many also require basic dry caving techniques to gain access.
Sidemount cave techniques are required along with rappelling and ascending equipment.
During half of this expedition the team will be working on gathering HD film footage for a possible up-coming film documentary. Your assistance will be used in all aspects of filming, sound, and lighting techniques, both above and below the water.
Also during this expedition we will be searching for new species of cave life with team member, Dr. Thomas Iliffe. Your assistance will be used with collecting, etc…
Required Qualifications:
Full cave certified with over 100 cave dives
Side-mount Trained (minimal experience, we will assist if needed)
What we will teach you:
Rope work including knots, prusiks, ascenders, descenders, racks, pulleys, etc…
Special sidemount exploration techniques for repelling and climbing
How to sleep in a hammock
How to eat cold food
How to get stung by bees
What poisonwood is?
The many insects and biting bugs of the Yucatan
Plus many other pleasant and unpleasant things
What you CANNOT be:
Out of shape
Allergic to bees or stinging insects
Afraid of heights, small spaces or the dark
Camera shy
Someone with a bad personality
Offended by nudity, bad language, or harassment. (You will see others bathing, naked, hear cussing and swearing, and if liked harassed for the fun of it)
Picky about what food you eat
What we Guarantee:
Virgin Cave!
Fun and excitement
Bland food
A learning experience you will never forget! (Both good and bad)
Poor sleep
Barking dogs all night
What equipment you must bring:
Sidemount diving equipment
Clothing for 5 days (we will do wash)
Basic Climbing / rappelling harness
Cave lights, reels, etc…
Hammock (you can buy one in Mexico for around $60 USA
Headlamp for nights
Dates: January 5th – 16th, 2006
Your Costs: between $1500.00 and $2000.00 depending on your air flight costs.
Trip Quote: If it were easy, it would have been discovered by now!
If you meet these criteria, please contact Curt Bowen at
eanx@aol.com
To view past Yucatan ADM expeditions see some of the videos on ADM’s video depot.
http://www.advanceddivermagazine.com
