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I have been to some caves around TN but nothing like what you described. That is a big nope from me. Are you a professional caver or just someone who likes to
by tonetheman 4y ago
I have been to some caves around TN but nothing like what you described. That is a big nope from me.
Are you a professional caver or just someone who likes to do it. The places you mentioned seem like a place that a novice would not be.
- sky_rw 4y agoHow does one become a _professional_ caver?
- msrenee 4y agoI suppose you'd have to find a way to make a living off of it.
- Mister_X 4y agoThere are very few "professional cavers", i.e. those who are paid to go into caves. It's mostly hard core cavers who do the majority of cave exploration, surveying/mapping and biological/archeological inventory in caves around the world. Almost all of us are volunteers, and arrange our lives around caving, not our jobs, it's a passion that consumes us. Before retiring from caving due to health issues, I caved with the best of the best for years, and none of us were/are "adventure seekers", not even close, we are pragmatic, calm, and seriously experienced in cave exploration, as opposed to those who are untrained casual cave explorers (what we call "spelunkers", i.e. flashlight cavers).
- msrenee 4y agoThat's kind of the feeling I had. There's experienced cavers that know what they're doing, but "professional" (at least in the sense of getting paid to do it) isn't really a thing. Kudos to you and the work you and like-minded individuals put into exploring and mapping these systems.
- SyzygistSix 4y agoFrom being a very savvy, able, and experienced non-professional caver. I knew someone who did cave mapping and even some computer programming along those lines. That's the kind of thing that will get you a professional job. That, or imagine some kind of scientific research.
- plugin-baby 4y ago> Are you a professional caver or just someone who likes to do it It seems like they are neither!