Wow, this totally makes me think of the Freedom Tunnel. But I’m really not surprised about this cave find.
Cave of giant crystals found beneath Mexican desert
November 21, 2008 @ 1:35 am
About 1000 feet below the Chihuahua Desert in Mexico (what a ridiculous name by the way), there exists a cave filled with giant crystals, the largest of which measures about the height of 6 grown men. The cave was discovered by two brothers drilling at a lead and silver mine.
Although the crystals look like big icicles, the temperature inside this cave is a swealtering 112 degrees Fahrenheit and almost always at 90-100% humidity. Check out the image below of one section of the cave. Look closely and you will notice men in orange jumpsuits exploring the area. Yep, that’s how massive this place is.
Robert Shone photographs 3100-foot shaft in China
October 30, 2008 @ 4:11 pm
The Daily Mail has some fantastic (and big!) pictures of one of the world’s deepest underground shafts. This particular shaft is located in China and measures an incredible 3100 feet in depth. An international team of explorers climbed down the shaft during a one-month period and stayed about 4-5 days at a time at the bottom.
Robert Shone of Manchester went with the team and photographed the expedition using the camera set up seen below.
As deep as this shaft appears, this is not actually the world’s deepest known shaft. The deepest shaft, located in Georgia (not the state), measures a length more than twice that of this shaft in China. I’d love to climb down one of these someday. Looks exciting to explore!
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