kevin has always been great having you want to answer that question of what’s
want to answer that question of what’s
want to answer that question of what’s around the next corner that’s like
around the next corner that’s like
around the next corner that’s like always the question you want to know
always the question you want to know
always the question you want to know it’s mostly fueled by curiosity
it’s mostly fueled by curiosity
it’s mostly fueled by curiosity but as you get into caving more and more
but as you get into caving more and more
but as you get into caving more and more the scientific side of it comes into it
the scientific side of it comes into it
the scientific side of it comes into it you want to know how did these places
you want to know how did these places
you want to know how did these places form what happened here millions of
form what happened here millions of
form what happened here millions of years ago what happened you have
years ago what happened you have
years ago what happened you have billions of years ago basically it
billions of years ago basically it
billions of years ago basically it creates a fascination with this whole
creates a fascination with this whole
creates a fascination with this whole environment in my wildest dreams I would
environment in my wildest dreams I would
environment in my wildest dreams I would never have thought that caving would
never have thought that caving would
never have thought that caving would take me to what’s happening here
take me to what’s happening here
take me to what’s happening here you can always call this a bit of an
you can always call this a bit of an
you can always call this a bit of an accident so my caving buddy and me Rick
accident so my caving buddy and me Rick
accident so my caving buddy and me Rick we were out exploring this cave on a
we were out exploring this cave on a
we were out exploring this cave on a Friday night and we’d gone into a very
Friday night and we’d gone into a very
Friday night and we’d gone into a very remote section of the cave part that I’d
remote section of the cave part that I’d
remote section of the cave part that I’d never been in before and in that
never been in before and in that
never been in before and in that sectional we stumbled upon fossils yeah
sectional we stumbled upon fossils yeah
sectional we stumbled upon fossils yeah at first we didn’t exactly know what
at first we didn’t exactly know what
at first we didn’t exactly know what fossils yet we felt looking around a bit
fossils yet we felt looking around a bit
fossils yet we felt looking around a bit more until we found a mandible and that
more until we found a mandible and that
more until we found a mandible and that was when we knew this was probably
was when we knew this was probably
was when we knew this was probably hominid that was even Rieger they got
hominid that was even Rieger they got
hominid that was even Rieger they got excited about it and since this
excited about it and since this
excited about it and since this discovery it’s crazy what’s happening
discovery it’s crazy what’s happening
discovery it’s crazy what’s happening yet Pedro was off is a geologist
yet Pedro was off is a geologist
yet Pedro was off is a geologist he’s been caving in this country for 30
he’s been caving in this country for 30
he’s been caving in this country for 30 plus years and he was asked by Li T
plus years and he was asked by Li T
plus years and he was asked by Li T basically go and look for fossils in
basically go and look for fossils in
basically go and look for fossils in deeper areas of caves and he’d then
deeper areas of caves and he’d then
deeper areas of caves and he’d then spoken to myself and Rick and a few
spoken to myself and Rick and a few
spoken to myself and Rick and a few others and said oh he needs us to come
others and said oh he needs us to come
others and said oh he needs us to come start looking for hominids and on this
start looking for hominids and on this
start looking for hominids and on this whole expedition he has been in charge
whole expedition he has been in charge
whole expedition he has been in charge of the cavers coordinating who is here
of the cavers coordinating who is here
of the cavers coordinating who is here and what we have to do and getting
and what we have to do and getting
and what we have to do and getting everything organized for us since the
everything organized for us since the
everything organized for us since the start of this expedition from the cavers
start of this expedition from the cavers
start of this expedition from the cavers side we’ve been putting in over two
side we’ve been putting in over two
side we’ve been putting in over two kilometers of cabling those are four
kilometers of cabling those are four
kilometers of cabling those are four cameras lights communications within the
cameras lights communications within the
cameras lights communications within the cave
cave
cave and we’ve also put up safety ropes
and we’ve also put up safety ropes
and we’ve also put up safety ropes straight throughout the cave for the
straight throughout the cave for the
straight throughout the cave for the safety of the scientists making sure
safety of the scientists making sure
safety of the scientists making sure there’s no injuries and we’re here for
there’s no injuries and we’re here for
there’s no injuries and we’re here for backup that in case something does go
backup that in case something does go
backup that in case something does go wrong we are here to assist as soon as
wrong we are here to assist as soon as
wrong we are here to assist as soon as possible
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