Eli5: Why is cave diving so dangerous ? To the point people with 20+ years of diving experience refuse to do so.
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Is… this my moment?
I teach cave diving full time for a living.
Besides what Manatee said above, which is all true, what kills people is incorrectly assessing the risk in what they are doing or about to do. Unknown unknowns kill.
That decision could be to go cave diving without training, to go deeper than they have before, to try and fit through a small space or thinking that doing a few more navigations in a complex system is not that risky.
In summary, it ALL boils down to the endless list of possibilities to unknowingly take on a bigger risk/challenge than you are capable of handling. Always seek proper training.
I have posted some videos of both the riskier, and more awesome sides cave diving that you’ll find on my profile.
Edit: @jake_bulman for those who asked
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