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Argument against new entrances - Jerry Bargo

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This sounds similar to the practice of a handful of scumbag climbers who chip or glue holds onto the cliffs to bring the rock down to their level. With this stance, if todays cavers are not prepared to put in the, significant, effort required to get to the end of the cave and push it then someone in the future will.

And before anyone says that I should try it, all I can say is that I am the first to admit that I'm not up to it. I am prepared to leave it like that and know I will never see certain places. I dont think I, or anyone else, have the right to create entrances where they see fit if they are not up to getting there by the entrance already in existance

If you can't play be the rules that nature has established, stay in the pub! Leave the natural world intact for a future generation whohas the knowledge and commitment to accept nature's challenges. The mere existence of an artificial enterance to provide easier access to the less accessible reaches of a cave ruin will ruin the adventure for more deserving and appreciative cavers. How selfish!

Jerry Bargo University of Cincinnati

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