10 Deepest Caves in the World

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1. stemmy Posted: May 19th, 2008 at 5:59 pm

   1 your mom’s butthole is way deeper. Reply to this comment.

2. Adrian Posted: May 19th, 2008 at 6:21 pm

   2 How did you come up with this list? Lechugilla Cave should be the 5th deepest in the world, yet it is nowhere to be found on your list. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lechuguilla_Cave Reply to this comment.

3. superex Posted: May 19th, 2008 at 6:21 pm

   3 Pictures like these make me realize how small we humans are. Just amazing!! Reply to this comment.

4. stemmy's mom Posted: May 19th, 2008 at 6:39 pm

   4 your mom’s butthole is way deeper. His moms butthole certainly wasn’t made so deep by your little penis stemmy. Reply to this comment.

5. Axel Posted: May 19th, 2008 at 6:47 pm

   5 Absolutely amazing! But, are the deepest caves all in Europe due to some geological features or is it that speleology is not as developed or popular in other continents? And a second question, what is it that voids these caverns of matter? Underwater rivers? Reply to this comment.

6. mikey Posted: May 19th, 2008 at 6:48 pm

   6 Why dont they just drop down a GPS tracking device once they get down to 7,000 ft and see how far it goes. scientests alway shave to be scientifc Reply to this comment.

7. Digital Posted: May 19th, 2008 at 6:48 pm

   7 stemmy, while correct and rather funny…. I take offense that you would say such things without providing the necessary pictures as evidence. Good day Sir. Reply to this comment.

8. lolcats Posted: May 19th, 2008 at 7:18 pm

   8 No, it just felt that way because you are so small. Reply to this comment.

9. Jim (Get Gas for Free) Rogers Posted: May 19th, 2008 at 7:43 pm

   9 This is pretty cool. I have always had interest in caves but never read much on them. Reply to this comment.

10. subcorpus Posted: May 19th, 2008 at 7:45 pm

    10 scary places … Reply to this comment.

11. Seth Leedy Posted: May 19th, 2008 at 8:25 pm

    11 All this caving will disappear when some new tech Sat. in space can see clear through the planet and map all the caves under 24 hours. At this point it will be a race to see who can plant the flag at the bottom of the world first. Reply to this comment.

12. L'Africain Posted: May 19th, 2008 at 8:29 pm

    12 This is pretty cool. I have always had interest in caves but never read much on them. Then you’re not really interested in caves… Reply to this comment.

13. whatever Posted: May 19th, 2008 at 8:30 pm

    13 Why dont they just drop down a GPS tracking device once they get down to 7,000 ft and see how far it goes. scientests alway shave to be scientifc GPS only works by receiving a time encoded signal from at least four of the positioning satellites and those signals will not penetrate rock. You’d be better off dropping an altimeter with and radio transmitter but I still think you’d have issues. Most caves I’ve seen are not straight shots down. Reply to this comment.

14. Ruckus 44 Posted: May 19th, 2008 at 8:45 pm

    14 So… how do you measure it? From the surface, or from sea level? Reply to this comment.

15. charlie999 Posted: May 19th, 2008 at 9:01 pm

    15 I usually measure mind from the base. If you trim the sack, it looks bigger. Reply to this comment.

16. Mike Posted: May 19th, 2008 at 9:01 pm

    16 I’m wondering where the deepest caves are that are accessible my non-professionals are. I figure most deep caves have an element of danger, but I imagine there are plenty of places where you can go on an expidition quite deep? Reply to this comment.

17. John_X Posted: May 19th, 2008 at 9:29 pm

    17 Adrian Lechugilla Cave is only 1,604 ft deep. You must be an upcoming contestant on the “smarter than a 5th grader” show. — Good Luck, yer gonna need it Reply to this comment.

18. Dave Posted: May 19th, 2008 at 9:38 pm

    18 Adrian Bet you feel stupid Read your wikipedia article again. Reply to this comment.

19. Dave Posted: May 19th, 2008 at 9:39 pm

    19 Guy above me beat me to it =O Reply to this comment.

20. Brian Posted: May 19th, 2008 at 11:37 pm

    20 Why dont they just drop down a GPS tracking device once they get down to 7,000 ft and see how far it goes.scientests alway shave to be scientifc First off, GPS is line of sight. If the device can not literally see the satellite it won’t tell you a thing. Secondly your question assumes it is a hole in the ground that shoots straight down to 7k feet. Caves do not work this way. you may go down 1200 feet and have to move laterally for a few hundred feet to find another abyss then start down that one. this should be relatively obvious when you read it takes them 3 days to get down 7,000 feet. Reply to this comment.

21. AdrianIsIdiot Posted: May 20th, 2008 at 12:04 am

    21 That cave is the fifth LONGEST in the world. These pictures are of impressive depth-drops, not long caves that some sniveling brat brings up to play “stump the blogger.” Adrian FTW! Watch out for his mad wikipedia skillz0rz!!! Reply to this comment.

22. Greg Posted: May 20th, 2008 at 12:19 am

    22 I have only been spelunking once, but never had the chance to go down so far! Wow those are deep! Thanks for posting all the pic’s too! Reply to this comment.

23. Sam Posted: May 20th, 2008 at 12:37 am

    23 How did you come up with this list? Lechugilla Cave should be the 5th deepest in the world, yet it is nowhere to be found on your list. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lechuguilla_Cave That cave is the 5th LONGEST! not deepest… Lechuguilla Cave is only 489m deep. Read before you write. Reply to this comment.

24. TheTruth Posted: May 20th, 2008 at 2:20 am

    24 Abkhazia is NOT part of Georgia. It has won its independence against Georgian policies of pure genocide and has no intention of ever having anything to do with that country. The caves there are pretty awesome though, I’ve been to some… Reply to this comment.

25. Canned Bread Posted: May 20th, 2008 at 2:48 am

    25 GPS is not “line of sight”, if so, why does it work in a building? It’s line of transmission, and generally, GPS pickup is worse than that of cell phones, your standard GPS struggles with reception in a SUBWAY, these caves are several KM deep, you’d still be in the top 10 million deepest caves when the GPS lost reception. This assumes that it’s a straight shaft, which caves almost never are. Reply to this comment.

26. Allen (NLO Fan) Posted: May 20th, 2008 at 2:51 am

    26 your mom’s butthole is way deeper. Ding-a-ling-a-ling, cowbell of shame on you. Reply to this comment.

27. Brian Masney Posted: May 20th, 2008 at 11:40 am

    27 I am credited with taking the first cave photo but that is not true. That photo was taken by Plamen Stoev. His original photo can be found on Flickr at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/87103132@N00/1388635050 Please update the article text with the correct photographer. Brian Reply to this comment.

28. Chris Posted: May 20th, 2008 at 12:14 pm

    28 Thanks Brian - we have updated it. Chris Reply to this comment.

29. Kal Posted: May 20th, 2008 at 12:40 pm

    29 Unless they find a long lost race of lizard people or something, why should anyone care? Reply to this comment.

30. Wesley Posted: May 20th, 2008 at 1:47 pm

    30 I’d like to see some base jumping into these caves like they do in Mexico! Parachuting 2km into a cave of darkness??? AWESOME!!!!! Then, the trick is, how do you get out… if by the method used in Mexico, it would take hours! Nevertheless, it’d be more entertaining than golf, I think! Love the pix!! Thanks for posting this article!!! Nice work! :) Reply to this comment.

31. Jason Posted: May 20th, 2008 at 2:08 pm

    31 Can you host your own images? This fad of having the images for your site hosted on a photo hosting website is a huge step backward. Why? Do you not own your own web space? Many firewalls block these image hosting websites and prohibit many viewers from seeing any of your pictures. So your blog looks like a defunct page from the 90’s. Host your own images! Reply to this comment.

32. VATN caver Posted: May 20th, 2008 at 2:14 pm

    32 To Axel: It is geology that determines the depth potential of a cave. places like the US have developeda dn popular speleology, but the rock is not thick enough for caves to be that deep. The countries mentioned, in addition to mexico and china, are about the only places with record-setting limestone. The caves in china have not been explored to their full potential, because caving is not as saccesible there. The caves in mexico are being extensively explored, but the caves are very long in addition to deep, so it takes much more effort to get far down. And yes, caves are formed by water flowing through imperfections in limestone, eventually eroding them until there is human-size passage. And to the question about how depth is measured, it is vertical extent from the entrance to the bottom, not in relation to sea level. Reply to this comment.

33. bobcat Posted: May 20th, 2008 at 2:25 pm

    33 what about Mel’s Hole somewhere in the usa. he was on Art Bell show something about droping over 85,000 feet fishing line in the hole and never hit bottom. i think you can still read his story on AOL search. just put in Mel’s hole. it a pretty wired story. something about the gov. took his land now there down under. Reply to this comment.

34. Jay Posted: May 20th, 2008 at 3:57 pm

    34 I figure most deep caves have an element of danger, but I imagine there are plenty of places where you can go on an expidition quite deep? ALL caves have an element of danger…ALL OF THEM!!! It doesnt matter if its deep or not. Reply to this comment.

35. spelunker Posted: May 20th, 2008 at 6:09 pm

    35 What is the name of the world’s longest unexplored cave? Which is the deepest undiscovered cave? Reply to this comment.

36. Muggsy Posted: May 20th, 2008 at 6:30 pm

    36 Cavers have my utmost respect. It’s not for the claustrophobic. I’ve been in a few caves, and even in the smaller ones you can get into a heap of trouble fast. They’re filthy, cold, and packed with dangers like breakdowns and squeezes. With these giant pit caves, you have to be in top marathoner shape, because you essentially are climbing up and down a rope most of the time, and if your legs or arms give out, you are in major trouble. That said, caves are really cool, and I mean that figuratively. Reply to this comment.

37. AlphaGnosis Posted: May 20th, 2008 at 8:44 pm

    37 A lot of guys have done some backdoor cave exploring on me, if you know what I mean. wink-wink Reply to this comment.

38. mark Posted: May 20th, 2008 at 9:17 pm

    38 How did you come up with this list? Lechugilla Cave should be the 5th deepest in the world, yet it is nowhere to be found on your list. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lechuguilla_Cave It says longest in the world, not deepest, according the article you posted it’s only 1,604ft deep, about a 1/3rd the depth of these listed above. Reply to this comment.

39. susieq Posted: May 20th, 2008 at 10:06 pm

    39 What is the name of the world’slongest unexplored cave? Which is the deepest undiscoveredcave? I’m wondering??? If any cave is unexplored or undiscovered, how or why would you think that anyone would have information on it’s length or depth or any information at all? It is UNEXPLORED/UNDISCOVERED . Reply to this comment.

40. Buzz Yewkter Posted: May 20th, 2008 at 11:03 pm

    40 While I can appreciate to efforts of these speluncter folks, these caves are far from reaching the center of the earth. All are in mountain ranges. Even the deepest of the caves might reach sea-level. Tell me I am wrong. Reply to this comment.

41. scottles Posted: May 20th, 2008 at 11:04 pm

    41 susieq, you idiot. it was an obvious joke you moron. Reply to this comment.

42. Sunset Posted: May 21st, 2008 at 12:54 am

    42 The top of Mt. Semnoz in the French Alps (Hte.Savoie)near Lake Annecy is covered with funnel- type holes of all sizes_ inches to yards_ where the ground has collapsed requiring care on even a casual stroll. The bodies of cows that frequently fell in (before protective fencing) have appeared (and be identified by marks and cowbells) in lake Annecy, Lake Bourget and Lake Leman. These lakes form a rough triangle of way over 50 kilometers from the top of the mountain.I don’t know how far spelunkers have penetrated the caves but know that the entire mountain is honeycombed and practically hollow. Lake Annecy has a so-called bottomless chasm on the side opposite to the location of the mountain, yet that is where carcasses have surfaced, so the caves must extend beneath and across the width of the lake. Does anyone know more about Mt. Semnoz? e-mail me. Esmi Reply to this comment.

43. GeeMan Posted: May 21st, 2008 at 1:07 am

    43 Why cant you just enjoy the thrill of discovery and the mystery of the unknown underground. Caves are beautiful places and at times filled with danger where only the experienced should go. Think before you spout off. Caving is a science that many enjoy. Good luck to cavers and pray it goes deep. Reply to this comment.

44. eric l basher Posted: May 21st, 2008 at 4:04 am

    44 have you noticed that the left hand image of cehi 1image 1 on the left side near the top 1/3 of the way from the left looks like a man i see a face a coat a right arm and handstrange or what Reply to this comment.

45. dong thomas Posted: May 21st, 2008 at 4:42 am

    45 after your stupid/assinine article that bashed Phish fans…i vowed to never come back to your crappy website. My plan was working until i was linked back to this crappy site via another site. Nice try but your site still blows! The publisher’s of environmental grafitti allegedly smoke/consume crack! Reply to this comment.

46. allison Posted: May 21st, 2008 at 7:49 am

    46 Well, according to websites, Wikipedia isn’t reliable because it was created by people and cannot be considered a reliable source. (i.e. Stephen Colberts’ “truthiness” has now become a word on the site.) Alas, our country’s language has suffered a downfall also with such words as bootylicious being added to our dictionaries as well. Reply to this comment.

47. Anna Posted: May 21st, 2008 at 10:39 am

    47 Wow… I didn’t realize there were so many places I had never heard of. Its all amazing. I want to be able to explore and get into those places one day. Its a tad scary… by the looks but I guess I want the experience. =] Love from 13 year old girl… Reply to this comment.

48. pingback: Posted: May 21st, 2008 at 8:02 pm

    48 Ms. Farlow’s Biology Blog :) » Blog Archive » 10 DEEEEEPEST CAVES IN THE WORLD… […] Guess what: they’re all in Europe (unless you want to argue about the location of Georgia). Some of them run a mile or more deep into the earth, although to actually go a mile deep, you’d have to trek or rappel for miles and miles. The world’s deepest cave for now is 7188 feet (2191 m) deep, although with research, that record can always be broken by those who feel the need to explore the “bottomless pits” of the world. Link […] Reply to this comment.

49. Pipi Strille Posted: May 24th, 2008 at 3:39 pm

    49 While I can appreciate to efforts of these speluncter folks, these caves are far from reaching the center of the earth. All are in mountain ranges. Even the deepest of the caves might reach sea-level. Tell me I am wrong. Well the cave divers seem to be diving below sea level.However all the cavers that reached the center of the earth melted before they could get back with the survey information. Reply to this comment.

50. Saurabh Sahai Posted: May 24th, 2008 at 5:58 pm

    50 speleology - was very interesting to read ….. man ….we humans deserve a salute where all we have reached and what all we think of ….. the human mind ..ha ha ha Reply to this comment.

51. BTG Posted: Jun 6th, 2008 at 9:41 am

    51 now if we could just figure out how to get the entire state of texas into one of these… Reply to this comment.

52. Mikel Nix Posted: Jul 1st, 2008 at 12:45 pm

    52 your mom’s butthole is way deeper. Usually, morons whose limitations far exceed their curiosity (that would be you) would have long since moved on to dumber and more superficial sites before reaching here. How did you get here? Did your mutt forget to log off your computer last night, or were you googling “Dumbist” and typo’d “Deepest”? Reply to this comment.

53. shivoysieh Posted: Jul 2nd, 2008 at 7:53 am

    53 Edgar Rice Burroughs has long ago proved that a John Carter-like character has wormed his way down to the center of the earth in a giant screw machine. And you can’t get any deeper than the center, just as you can’t get deeper into a forest than the center. So, what’s all the fuss about? Reply to this comment.

54. christian Posted: Jul 22nd, 2008 at 2:34 pm

    54 nerd Reply to this comment.