Firstly, the caves are located in the mountains. Therefore, all the rules of conduct in the mountains are also valid for special expeditions. Secondly, to increase the overall level of safety, good organization of the entire trip and discipline of the participants are necessary. That is, it is better to go on an expedition with a club.
Safety on the surface Although the places where the caves are located are not so dangerous in themselves, you should not forget about preventing accidents. Remember: any injury in the mountains, where there is no ambulance and the nearest settlement can be very remote, is very dangerous and can lead to the most disastrous consequences. Try to avoid unnecessary risks.
Safety on the route depends on the area of travel (forest, mountains, friendliness of the local population); – time of year; – composition of the group (experience of participants, similarity). Safety underground Attention: The cave is a potentially dangerous place!
Factors leading to an Emergencies Underground:
– Objective (related to the features of the underground world) – Subjective (related to a person’s perception of these features). It is necessary to do this only under the guidance of an experienced instructor to ensure that the first experience of penetrating underground does not end tragically.
How to Overcome Bottlenecks
HOW TO OVERCOME NARROWNESSES: It is clear that those who have claustrophobia are better off not reading further materials, but brave pioneers need to, since all caves sooner or later end in these cute and not at all scary obstacles. The speleologist’s main weapon was and remains MVP – Morally Volitional Preparation.
We all know that the perception of the world around us depends on our approach to it; therefore, supposedly suffering from cramped conditions of being in narrowness, remember at least the old Freud and think about it, but sometimes you even like it when you are squeezed, at least hugged tightly. But let’s stop the process of wild fantasy for a while and return to our sheep.
There are Narrownesses:
Skinners – not very narrow places, usually quite long, slightly peeling your skin. However, you get pleasure from peeling your skin in a SPA or a Turkish bath, so relax for a second and lie in a dirty, wet and cold passage. Remember these bright emotions, and you won’t even notice how unexpectedly you will grunt with pleasure.
Glasses – short, narrow places, usually oval, gently squeezing you so tightly that it seems to you as if you were born here. In this situation, the bottle cap mantra helps very well. Imagine corkscrewing a dusty bottle of fine French Bordeaux and being brought back to reality by the popping sound of your butt landing on the stone floor.
Enemas – the narrowness of a complex configuration; when passing them, special pleasure comes from turns located exclusively in the opposite direction from the bending of your knees and protruding protrusions and wings that stick out very inappropriately rest against your ribs. Particularly acute sensations arise when the floor is shaped like a keyhole with a protruding gap, from which it is not possible to remove your limbs without dismembering them. The surest approach to passing this type of obstacle is tireless repetition – “I am an amoeba.” Of course, each specific case has its little tricks and methods, as, for example, when passing vertical “points,” there is no better way than the shoulders of a friend or legs carefully tamping into the narrowness.
If you take a close look at the photographs of the assault teams, you will understand that it is no coincidence that they are divided into “worms” and “elephants”. The former, although they squeeze through with less energy, are unable to work with a tool heavier than a rock hammer, while elephants are exceptionally deft at using a sledgehammer, which is the general way to overcome bottlenecks, so to speak, to “insert jambs” into a cave opening.
But let’s return to MVP and Nesher. The peculiarity of this enema is that it is not only narrow but also falls immediately onto a 20-meter plumb line, which requires the presence of all the equipment. As exceptionally savvy people, we started preparing in the evening.
Forget these children’s fairy tales about Winnie the Pooh and the Rabbit; overcoming narrow spaces requires a significant expenditure of energy, so you need to stock up on calories thoroughly; at least you will not lose consciousness lying in stone gorges from exhaustion while your colleagues drag Congo with a generator and cannot bear it you upward along with the rock framing you. I strongly recommend Family as an instructor.
The next step towards psychological preparation was the removal of fear of heights; for these purposes, any place that rises tens of meters above the ground, for example, the Fishker window sill, is suitable. Deep, relaxed breathing is your reliable partner in the grip of a rock, so we strongly recommend that you practice inflating a double mattress.
Especially for a while and for a dispute. So. in a critical situation, you will be able to:
Relax, warm up, and significantly reduce or increase the volume of the chest. But here you are in front of narrowness. Family, for example, approaches this problem in a rather monotonous manner each time. A sledgehammer, a crowbar, or at least a pipe, just like Yura in the Wedding Cake. We do not really approve of such an energy-consuming method of passing and would rather see how other participants solve a similar problem.
Fishker, for example, somehow ingeniously uses temporary support in the person of his comrades, riding, so to speak, into history on the shoulders of others. But who has classically clearly demonstrated the versatility of the techniques is our LLC. Fortunately, we have come into our hands with footage that clearly illustrates the entire process, which we, of course, are ready to share in order to educate new generations of pioneers.
So, you see that only a correct, thoughtful approach to solving the next problem gives the desired result. The narrowness is passed – Participant in an enema!!! We hope that you will carefully study these teaching materials and turn your previously perceived troubles into achievements. Safe squeezing!!!
