Into the.../Chasing the...
The World's Deepest/Life...
No Way.../A Tight Fit
Out of Time/The Next...
End of.../Going Deeper
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What country is the Krubera Cave near?
Russia (technically located in Georgia)
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How many cavers actually made the descent in 2004?
8
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Why was diving through sumps potentially dangerous?
A caver could get stuck in the tight tunnel and drown
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Did the explorers make it to the 2,000-meter mark?
No, but they had found a way closer to the goal
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2,000 meters is equal to how many feet?
6,562 feet
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What year did Klimchouk lead the expedition?
2004
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How many base camps were there?
4 base camps
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What is an impasse?
a road or way that cannot be passed
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Why did everything seem brighter when the cavers returned to the surface?
They were used to being in the dark
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How far down did Kasjan's team go?
2,080 meters (6,824 feet)
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What famous U.S skyscraper is used to represent the cave's depth?
The Empire State building
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How far down was the farthest base camp?
1,640 meters (5,381 feet)
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For how long did cagers have to inch through the runner?
100 meters (328 feet)
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What season was the expedition?
Summer
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What did Kasjan's team name their end point (the place where they stopped)?
"Game Over"
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How are caves formed?
By underground streams wearing away giant holes in the rocks
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What is hypothermia?
A dangerous condition in which body temperatures drop dangerously low
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What did the explorers name the tight tunnel?
"Way to the Dream"
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Who did Klimchouk put in charge of the August expedition?
Yury Kasjan
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What did scientists discover in Krubera in 2010?
A species of insect-like creatures that are the deepest known land animals
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How far down did French cagers go in 1956?
1,000 meters (3,281 feet)
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How do cagers go to the bathroom?
By storing their waste in plastic containers and taking it with them (leave no trace!)
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Why might someone use an altimeter?
To measure depth
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Why wasn't Klimchouk in charge of the August expedition?
He had already been away from home for too long.
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What is the current record for deepest cave descent?
2,197 meters (7,208 feet)
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