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Adrenaline is a powerful drug. And there's also a 100% focus (or very close to it), something that's really hard to achieve otherwise. Keeping yourself fit coun
by jskrablin 3y ago
Adrenaline is a powerful drug. And there's also a 100% focus (or very close to it), something that's really hard to achieve otherwise. Keeping yourself fit counts as well. I don't cave dive but I do ride MX which is also considered a risky sport. I'd say you'll hear similar answers from everyone dealing with risky sports/activities.
- eggy 3y agoSurprisingly there are skilled but unfit cave divers. You are neutrally buoyant most of the time with little need for major physical exertion. I was a technical driver for over 6 years. The more efficient you become the less energy and air you use. I like to parachute and motorcycle too. I am a certified rope technician (SPRAT) and that takes the most physical exertion of the bunch for me, but that gets better with skill too. Gravity, the plane and the moto do most of the work for the others. That's why I go to a boxing gym for fitness among other activities.
- nradov 3y agoIt's not an adrenaline thing. Cave dives last for hours, not a few seconds like BASE jumping. If anything cave explorers do everything they can to minimize adrenaline production in order to hold their breathing rates down.