James and I (Matthew) went to Deadhorse Cave yesterday with Steve, John, and Brian. It was fun and we didn't see anyone else in the cave. It is a pretty rough cave. The upper entrance is called the "Rat Hole." Steve told us to lay on our backs, and slide down through the hole - feet first - with one arm at our side and one arm above our head. He said something like "If you do it wrong, you'll just be stuck." We took our helmets and our packs off in order to go through. Then there is a drop off, and then it opens up. Steve brought a small home made ladder that we used for the drop off, but someone had left a rope there, too.
There are quite a few passages in Deadhorse Cave. There is one maze section that we didn't even go in. I guess it is a lot of crawling in the maze. I also read that there is also something called the "Misery Crawl." Deadhorse Cave is the longest lava tube in North America at 2.739 miles. I'm ready to go back and explore it some more. There is a creek that runs through part of it also. My dad wants to go to the cave, so we will probably go back sometime soon.
Sorry, I do not give out directions to caves, so please don't ask.
Deadhorse Cave Links
FarnellFamily.com - Deadhorse Cave, October, 2003
Johann & Sandra's Web! - Deadhorse Cave
Old Burb Club - Mt. Adams Trip (Deadhorse Cave)
Corvallis Mountain Rescue - Deadhorse Cave Search
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