245m Cave Dive in the Pearse Resurgence, New Zealand

A warts and all look at the 2020 deep exploration dive in New Zealand's Pearse Resurgence. A long video probably only for the enthusiast cave diver or geologists! I narrate the dive from woe to go and and give viewers an insight into what it is like to explore a cave to a depth of 245m.

Opening image Dr Simon Mitchell.

[bobibest]

It takes a special kind of self control and mental strength to do this.
Places like this are so alien to humans. To almost all living things actually.

[rahuls]

What really stands out in this video is that you run through the dive in a meticulous and complete manner. Never boring. no rubbish music track. Just plain cave diving. beautifully done. Simple and complete!

[briancherry]

As someone who will never cave dive, I am fascinated to watch your adventure. Thanks for sharing.

[stubbyhawk]

Saw you on Dive Talk. Hopefully you get some financial support from the Dive Talk community to help offset some of the costs. I know it isn't much, but hopefully you will get lots of small contributions that make a real difference when combined. I have 💯 % respect for you.. lost my 5 year old son to brain cancer, and pediatric Anesthesiologists played a big roll in the 12 brain surgeries he went through while fighting it. You are a gift to humanity.

[dewaynehasty]

I grew up cave diving in Florida, USA. Stopped about 30 years ago. I can't believe how far the sport has come since then! 245m! Wow.

[PlayJasch]

Much nicer than the documentaries which consist of 40min talking on shore and 5 min diving footage. Thanks for sharing.

[mavenmavenpest]

Absolutely incredible; watched the whole thing on the edge of my seat. It’s so refreshing to hear commentary (honest commentary) rather than daft Europop in the background. That end point looks amazing- can’t wait to see where you go next. 🙏 thank you.

[slimsmcgill]

Wow, some really breathtaking shots there. I appreciated the time you spent discussing the frustration over getting split up and how that affects dives, and that you almost stopped the dive because your mind wasn’t in the best place. Very cool.

[adamr]

wow 40 min of dive and a total of 16hrs to decompress. you guys are amazing. can you make a decompress video time laps sometime

[pinetree]

I'm 61 now. Much has changed since my SCUBA diving days in the 80's and early 90's. My deepest 140' dive was a measly 42.5 meters. Great job and great video.

[Audikontroller]

I can't fathom the feeling of being so isolated and deep down in a hole filled with water in which one mistake can literally kill you, and there is no help.
this is bravery on another level.
This is very intense to watch, especially if you can tune into the facts mentioned above.
Thanks for sharing this video!

[MelbLastboyscout]

That last cavern and the shaft to the left with silt blown out must have had you planning the next dive, awesome video thank you so much

[jeremyn]

I've never done any sort of diving and I still found this spellbinding. Cave diving seems very challenging and rewarding. Thank you for sharing.

[DiverEgypt]

I couldn’t be happier coming across this video. It takes real titans to go explore into this territory. I am a novice cave diver having learnt to cave dive in Mexico, watching this really gave me thrills. I was really on the edge of my seat. Only a cave diver would appreciate the type of complexity these sort of dives have to offer. truly amazing job.

[ElderWillows]

I'm quite happy living vicariously through you blokes, it just seems like a no-win scenario going places few people have been, the dangers just out weigh the rocks in the water. More power to the ones willing though, hope you stay safe.

[mikhail]

I will never understand the desire to go deep into the earth be it diving or walking. I can appreciate the determination to do so, the ability to keep calm under stressful situations and frankly the courage to do it. Me personally, I havnt lost anything in those holes and I dont plan on the first thing I do lose in one to be my life.
Stay safe down there!

[DRPropertyGuys]

You guys are absolute mad lads - how you kept going after getting separated at 180m is beyond me - keep enjoying what you do!

[theImperiumofMan]

Keep up the good stuff Richard! You and dive talk have gotten me hooked on learning about scuba and all the science that goes into it. Thank you!

[wahoo]

Wow! Just watching this video scares me. Diving through so many crevasses in total darkness to that depth of 245m but the length of dive was 600m in total and to spend 16hrs deco is amazing. I'm only ow with prob 20hrs dive in open ocean. You truly are on an extreme level of diving! Thank you for a great video!

[Reegareth]

Legend has it they are still in deco to this very day.