Namibia
Harasib Cave
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Expeditions only: only for highly skilled speleologists with the owner's permission; rigging the ~120 m descent takes a team of six at least a week.
- Max depth147 m
- CertificationFull cave
- SpecialRopework
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What it looks like
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The dive
Harasib lies at 1,643 m altitude, the highest of these sinkholes.
Profile and sections
Harasib lies at 1,643 m altitude, the highest of these sinkholes.
- Depth and profile
- A vertical pit of more than 100 m; dived to 147 m in June 2012 without finding the bottom. Sources mix up figures for Harasib and Dragon's Breath.
- Configuration
- Expedition dive on trimix; everything lowered on ropes.
- Gas
- Trimix from 40 m
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 147 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
- Ropework (SRT) needed
- Experienced divers only
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How to get there
In the Otavi Mountains near Dragon's Breath, on a private farm; only for highly skilled speleologists with the owner's permission. A ~120 m rope descent from a roof opening to the lake; rigging takes a team of six at least a week, and only two dives a day are possible.
Around Harasib Cave
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