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Any cavers out there? I'm going caving tommorow to this place.
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This cave is called GPC50 and it's 300 vertical and 3 miles horizontal. Pretty rad place if you're equipped for it
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same cave much much much deeper
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Does it get warmer as you go down, getting closer to the mantle?
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I'm a caver, and I want to go this weekend but it looks like all my friends are going to flake out.

Pic is from Fulford cave near Eagle, CO. It's very popular with beginners because of it's easy access and lack of technical gear requirements. It's around one mile horizontal and a couple hundred feet vertical.
>> Anonymous
That looks like a hell of a lot of fun. I love caves, I didn't know you could just explore them for fun.
>> Anonymous
I always loved caves and exploring them and whatnot... 'Till I watched The Descent... *shudder*
>> Anonymous
>>105203I didn't know you could just explore them for fun.

Sure you can, that's the whole point. There are some complications that keep a lot of people from doing it though. The exact locations of a lot of caves in the US are kept pretty quiet to prevent vandals from screwing them up and inexperienced people from getting trapped, so if you don't know anyone it can be a challenge.

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Not generally, you're not getting that close to the mantle. Most caves have a steady temperature year round, depending on their location. High altitude caves like the ones in Colorado tend to be in the high 30s to low 40s year round, whereas caves at lower elevations and in warmer climates tend to be in the 50s. Some caves located on or near geothermal hot spots can be very warm though.
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Another deciding factor might be that I live in Louisiana, where anything more than five feet deep rapidly fills with mud.