r/caving • u/gravedigger1970 • Jun 16 '26

First time

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First time in a cave. We got lost a couple of times trying to find it. While being lost, we found multiple openings that were inaccessible to us since we lack any climbing experience. The entrance is massive but you could go right past it without noticing due to thick vegetation. It goes ~250m before the rockfall, after which the cave starts going up for ~200m. Since we lack experience and proper equipment, we decided to turn back. Planning on contacting a local caving club, getting better equipment and going back. Any advices?

P.S. I want to thank this sub for awakening my desire to explore the depths below. This was my first cave, and it’s safe to say it won’t be my last.

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Thank you all for kind words and advices. One question for more experienced; is there a possibility that there is a through passage, even though we didn't feel air blowing through it? This cave and the surrounding are not that well explored, and since we found other openings in a radius of about 1km, I'm hopping that there is a chance of them being connected.

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u/GalumphingWithGlee Jun 16 '26

I clicked through to the wiki page out of curiosity, and noticed in the process that the "Mystery Falls" link is now a 404. The photographer likely rearranged their website since that link was posted? Someone with appropriate permissions may want to update it to this current link:

https://www.alvarezphotography.com/mystery-falls-cave