Utah Cave: TAG Definition of "Spelunker"

It sounds like the TAG definition of spelunker was based on those actual dudes:

"Spelunker - person who goes into caves without proper equipment or the desire to learn/practice proper safety/conservation techniques.
Example: When five people go spelunking, everyone has well-worn tennis shoes, two might have flashlights, one claims to know about the cave, and none in the group has a helmet. The word spelunker comes from the sound one makes when they slip, fall, and land in a pool of water - SPEEE-LUNK!
The difference between a Spelunker and a Caver is: Cavers rescue Spelunkers!"

Or sometimes only try.

Dale

Utah Cave: Darwin Award Material

Darwin award material.

freediving sumps....told you. 1' or 20', doesn't make a difference. Don't do it. Nose draggers and eardippers are fine just no total submersion, ever.

not to mention....no helmets, etc, etc,etc.
stupid is as stupid does.

-HH

Utah Cave

Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 8:43 AM
Subject: Re: Utah Cave

What happened is a real shame. Sounds to me like a good night ended in tragedy after a few beers and a night out. Have any of you guys ever decided, after midnight, to drive over to a cave you heard about and "see if it goes"? This was a real recipe for disaster: Shorts, sandals, maybe one flashlight... I'll bet that cave will be gated in no time; before it's actually explored by experts.

Billy