Ammature footage of Piccaninnie ponds cave diving in Mt Gambier, South Australia by wavesncaves members.
Unfortuantly the water wasn't as clear as normal during this filming (taken after rain duri...
Ammature footage of Piccaninnie ponds cave diving in Mt Gambier, South Australia by wavesncaves members.
Unfortuantly the water wasn't as clear as normal during this filming (taken after rain during winter that caused sediment runoff into the ponds), but I hope to get some more video footage in a few months and upload some clearer images.
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the known depth is 85m or longer.would that mean that Piccaninnie Ponds is deeper than the blue lake.i have been to piccaninnie and is like is calm but underneath is full of info???
I hear lots of hearsay about it but I think the vid we are showing is the only recorded evidence of whats down there. Happy to have the myth busted but I think big chambers and 110m is wishfull thinking, from people who havent been there. I know Peter Horne says 100m and I respect him as an expert however he relies on others for much of his information.
Thanks for your reply. I understand your post however the legal standing does have exceptions to scientific explorations (as does diving in Blue Lake, Mt Gambier).
You may see more evidence of the above sooner than you expect. :-)
With all the "legal" restrictions I don't know anyone that can prove what is beyond this point except to say that on air at this depth you are entering a realm that could be fatal. But realistically this is still in O2 safe zone so long as adequate deco is incorporated, and you can cope with the narcosis.. I believe Sheck dived to 83 m in the shaft in early 90's when he was out here before his untimely Mexican death, but I heard nothing about any penetration back then in Pics.
Narcosis definitely present but the main danger at these depths is acute oxygen toxicity. The air is so thick at these depths its more like drinking than breathing. Dogsleg is basically silt free to 65m. If Sheck got past that little opening at the 68m sump then it may go to 80+m but it looked like it pretty tight. Happy to be proved wrong. Maybe Chris Brown knows. see youtube: Cave Diving - Picaninnie Ponds "Down to the Blue Room"
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the known depth is 85m or longer.would that mean that Piccaninnie Ponds is deeper than the blue lake.i have been to piccaninnie and is like is calm but underneath is full of info???
The ponds themselves aren't that deep (around 10m or so), but it's down the chasm, where the max depths are reached.
Thanks for your reply. I understand your post however the legal standing does have exceptions to scientific explorations (as does diving in Blue Lake, Mt Gambier).
You may see more evidence of the above sooner than you expect. :-)
I have also been informed that the water is apparently warmer too at depth.
As a general rule we do not encourage the use of split fins in cave diving as the split can get caught in the line and cause diver entanglement.
Personally, I prefer a shorter stubbier fin for cave. (Makes it easier to turn around, etc) without knocking up as much silt.
Speed is not an issue with cave diving, and as there is no current we tend to use fins that work better in our environment over performance.
Where long distances are involved we tend to prefer DPV's.
Cheers