I've been to the back of Airmen's twice. I think most people who do it
do so because its a challenge. But I've always figured that a six-hour
haul with a scuba tank would be harder, and have figured that one day I
need to go on one of these Honey Creek trips to do something harder (and
more productive). But we should also consider this: Airmen's is right
here in Austin. It supposedly has going leads. But no one seems
willing to go back that far to survey. So maybe it is harder than
diving Honey Creek. I know I was willing for awhile, but could never
get any "modern" maps to find out where the supposed leads supposedly
were. We've talked hypothetically, in any case, of what it would be
like if a sump dive was needed in Airmen's in the future. Shit it would
be hard. I took a marathon runner to the back once. It took him all
trip to determine which was harder, running 28 miles in one shot or
going to the back of Airmen's. He decided the marathon was harder. I
can't run, so I'd rather go to the back of Airmen's than run three miles
in one shot, but that's just me.
I don't see why the Wire Wiggle is so hard, really, by the way. You're
really tired by the time you get there, but it's wider and smoother than
the entrance crawl. I got my bag (which was attached to my foot) stuck
in the Wire Wiggle, though. I had to yank my foot around until the bag
yanked my shoe off, go on, turn around in the crawl beyond, and then get
the bag through. It was a big bag. We were camping back there. But it
wasn't anything like a scuba tank. In any case, I'm sure this is all
based on who you are again. My understanding is that the Wire Wiggle
was knocked out by skinny cavers, therefore they widened it enough only
for skinny cavers. Tall people hate the one-legged man, too, though
I've seen two different 6' 4'' cavers do it.
Gregg
speleoste...@tx.rr.com wrote:
Well, maybe so. I happen to have been to all three places. But I've only been
on a tank haul to the upstream sump in Honey Creek. I don't know that I could
haul a tank to the back of Airman's. I'd at least have to switch legs along
the way used to drag the tank behind me.
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