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  • @Diz_XS
    @Diz_XS 6 месяцев назад +118

    Great protein hit

  • @Sarah.Riedel
    @Sarah.Riedel 2 года назад +2820

    Saying "the amount of spiders in here is significant" is sort of like arriving in Hell and saying "the heat down here is significant" lol 😂

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +50

      Bahahaha! Great comment. We’ve tried “down” quite a bit on earth. After this it will be all up.

    • @ReD-gj5wt
      @ReD-gj5wt Год назад +5

      LMAO 🤣👍

    • @TalkingAboutGames
      @TalkingAboutGames Год назад +35

      Wouldn't it be better to say it's sort of like arriving in Hell and saying "the amount of politicians in here is significant"? 🤔

    • @asliceofgreen6155
      @asliceofgreen6155 Год назад

      @CORKY calm doon corky son

    • @dr3dnaut38
      @dr3dnaut38 Год назад

      @CJ JC or atleast he better hope he’s not wrong? Because if he is yikes. If he’s not then nothing to worry about. But on that slight chance he is it’s going to suck.

  • @tommylandrix6070
    @tommylandrix6070 2 года назад +2174

    This is insane. You legit created an entrance to a hidden cave with a boulder, then crawled into it despite it being a spider den.

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +157

      That’s exactly what happened. Imagine the surprise we must have been to the resident arachnids.

    • @christophercarrillo4726
      @christophercarrillo4726 2 года назад +28

      @@billsanders9387 I get so nervous being in a cave because I think it'll collapse. How do you know what caves are safe?

    • @drizzle952
      @drizzle952 2 года назад +16

      Absolute madness.

    • @mirmirone4248
      @mirmirone4248 2 года назад +6

      Sounds like a video game.

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +39

      We explore them with proper gear and lots of common sense. (Which isn’t all that common anymore).

  • @krokeman
    @krokeman Год назад +400

    I recommend this experience to anyone with both claustrophobia and arachnophobia

    • @CalvinHikes
      @CalvinHikes  Год назад +56

      Correct

    • @alschbachb
      @alschbachb Год назад +7

      Me lol

    • @laurabu6459
      @laurabu6459 Год назад +2

      Bet :D

    • @littleauk8271
      @littleauk8271 11 месяцев назад +2

      also me

    • @Nameless_TF
      @Nameless_TF 8 месяцев назад +18

      bro i would shoot myself in the face before ever going into the hole its my worst nightmare

  • @dogoloco6024
    @dogoloco6024 Год назад +397

    Give this man an award. He makes entrances into unknown caves that are spider infested and decides to do it for fun and content. What an absolute unit.

    • @Tina37212
      @Tina37212 11 месяцев назад +3

      @@pianist-yx6ot John had a ego and zero common sense. Calvin is a pro.

    • @flonkplonk1649
      @flonkplonk1649 9 месяцев назад +3

      fun,content,clicks (money)!

    • @angrycamping
      @angrycamping 9 месяцев назад +1

      Sounds like my wedding night😆

    • @phvrodrigues
      @phvrodrigues 9 месяцев назад +8

      I remember when I was a kid I went to my friend's granddad's farm and he had a small abandoned hut in the middle of the woods. I went in there to explore and it was exceptionally tight. It was really dark and I saw that the ceiling and walls had this weird "grass" all over them. It was not grass, it was milions of these arachnids and when I touched the ceiling they all fell on me and some got into my mouth and everything.
      I ran back to the house as fast as I could and I brought hundreds of them inside the house in my hair and clothes and everyone got so mad at me. Funny because after that I stopped being afraid of spiders.

    • @angrycamping
      @angrycamping 9 месяцев назад +3

      @@phvrodrigues Hehe, great story🤣 Loved how everybody got bad at you bringing the spiders into the house😅

  • @stevefranks9873
    @stevefranks9873 2 года назад +879

    I really can't overstate how much this entire video had me saying "nope, nope NOPE!". It's like watching someone checking off a laundry list of intense common phobias. "Unlnown passage into dark places?" Check, "extremely narrow and claustrophobic spaces?" Also check, "But can it also be filled with spiders? Oh and make sure the spiders fall on top of you? " check!
    Madmen.

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +36

      But, are we having fun? Check! Are we away from the maddening crowds? Check! Are we going to need new skin in places? Check.

    • @charlesg7926
      @charlesg7926 2 года назад +6

      Technically it’s mad MAN, since it’s only 1 guy not plural, lol

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +12

      We work as a team. Check behind the scenes and find other family crazies with helmets.

    • @losfromla1480
      @losfromla1480 2 года назад +9

      @@billsanders9387 you have an interesting definition of fun. Only my fear of heights exceeds my fear of underground cramped spaces.

    • @gideonhawk
      @gideonhawk Год назад +9

      @@losfromla1480 id climb a crane before ever laying on my stomach in one of these. I have a severe fear of heights btw

  • @yieldofblood
    @yieldofblood 2 года назад +1119

    I keep praying you guys make it to old age. You are rare and valuable underworld pioneers. Not many men would squeeze themselves into spider infested crevices just to peer into the unknown. I hope you guys discover something huge one day.

  • @romey9640
    @romey9640 Год назад +174

    Small spaces and spiders climbing on my face and into my shirt?! That’s what my nightmares look like!! Kudos to you two. Keep up the good work and amazing content.

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 Год назад +6

      Glad we could help. 🤗

    • @AK1892
      @AK1892 Год назад +1

      Lmaooo i dont recommended watching this while 🍃

    • @johnjason1251
      @johnjason1251 Год назад

      @@AK1892 while what? Sleepin?

  • @alisonmercer5946
    @alisonmercer5946 Год назад +133

    Most scary thing to me is imagine you are walking through the woods, no other plans just a nice walk , and you end up slipping through a cave hole entrance.

    • @sam.2566
      @sam.2566 Год назад +21

      there is a image floating around on the internet of missing person reports and known cave systems in the US. So that might have happened to a few people

    • @Pepe-pq3om
      @Pepe-pq3om Год назад +9

      Is a small hole, just get back out of it

    • @Nessy-of-the-Lynn
      @Nessy-of-the-Lynn 9 месяцев назад +6

      @@Pepe-pq3om Not all are. Watch the action adventure twins and you will see them go down small holes in the woods that drop down into caverns over 200+ deep.

    • @5ve1e79
      @5ve1e79 9 месяцев назад +8

      What between unknown caves, and settlements that were never mapped A lot of people have fallen into Wells and never seen from again it’s really wells in the middle of a forest from some long, forgotten village, that you have to worry about.

    • @ml8443
      @ml8443 6 месяцев назад

      @@5ve1e79now I have a new thing to be afraid of 💀

  • @robpatton5913
    @robpatton5913 2 года назад +480

    im grateful that you're doing this. no way i would ever keep my cool in a place thats raining spiders

    • @fred6907
      @fred6907 2 года назад +18

      Those spiders are less harmful than a ladybug though, although I can understand it's uncomfortable if you don't like spiders. I'd like to see him do the same, only this time with giant tarantulas. THAT would freak me out :p

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +43

      We shut off the cameras when we lose our cool. Now you know.

    • @lawrencetrujillo7365
      @lawrencetrujillo7365 2 года назад +1

      @@fred6907 or black widows!!

    • @jacobburr3570
      @jacobburr3570 2 года назад +6

      That is quite literally nightmare full for me.

    • @toastybillionaire4047
      @toastybillionaire4047 Год назад +11

      @@fred6907 fear of being harmed isn't always the reason for a fear. Some fears are irrational. I go into a state of panic over any spider, no matter the danger level or even size. Daddy long legs are the worst one

  • @BeauTIFFul22
    @BeauTIFFul22 2 года назад +183

    Those spiders (opiliones) raining down on your head and face is the most horrific thing I've ever witnessed. This one will guaranteed stick with me in my future nightmares.

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +10

      With nightmares like that, you’re almost ready to go caving and experience the real deal! 🤗

    • @BeauTIFFul22
      @BeauTIFFul22 2 года назад +12

      @@billsanders9387 I get anxiety just watching u guys do it lol. My heart would blow out of my chest.

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +6

      We deal with a certain amount of anxiety under some conditions. The underwater push in one of the videos was a case in point. We surveyed and planned that trip for a couple weeks. Thanks for watching.

    • @jimmynesbit1803
      @jimmynesbit1803 2 года назад +10

      I think they cute for spiders they looked so scared haha i love how they let off a smell when scared like they just shit themselves at this massive ape thing that burst into their home

    • @BeauTIFFul22
      @BeauTIFFul22 Год назад +5

      @@jimmynesbit1803 I didnt know they released a smell. Interesting little tidbit of info. Thank u.

  • @fredriksvensson2797
    @fredriksvensson2797 7 дней назад +4

    The spriders thought it was safe down there and suddenly an enormous worm in red shirt show up

  • @rogerbivins9144
    @rogerbivins9144 Год назад +41

    When I myself consider activities to enjoy in my free time, I must say that backing into a previously unknown spider infested slit in the earth, to have slightly better odds at not becoming stuck is at least 5 activities below parachuting with a pillow case.
    That said, it's like I can't look away from these videos. Even knowing there must be a favorable outcome I find myself holding my breath to the point of light headed-ness.
    Sending prayers the caving gods will be with you always.
    Not my cup a tea, but every one of those days invested with your son will be forever cherished by the both of you.
    Cheers!

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 Год назад +6

      Very nice comment. I’m Caveman’s dad and Jacob is his nephew. We all cave, (see Even Darker) and the preparation is extensive. I did my first cave in 1957. Calvin and Jacob take it to a different level, however.

    • @god8348
      @god8348 Год назад

      Lmao

  • @CATASTEROID934
    @CATASTEROID934 2 года назад +49

    Harvestmen are a gregarious bunch and form these dense, dark bunches that look almost furry from all their long legs. They can pack themselves into a surprisingly small volume which makes it even more dramatic when they are disturbed and they begin to scatter and flee, it's just a shame how fragile they are- they drop legs so easily when pinched or dragged and I feel terrible when I clumsily damage them like this. That cave has likely been a popular overwintering spot for myriad animals including all the Opiliones for the entire time it has been open to the surface (and it may have been blocked off for some periods by movement of soil or debris), the temperature is likely quite stable if somewhat cool in the lower portions year-round.

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +4

      Will there be a test? 🤔

    • @tikimillie
      @tikimillie Год назад

      Dw, they grow back in a couple of molds

  • @thecityman1910
    @thecityman1910 2 года назад +319

    Well, just when I think I've seen the worst you guys can show, along comes the claustrophobic horrors with a liberal dose of spiders raining down by the hundreds. No. Just no. But God bless you guys for living it!

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +10

      And loving it. In the bigger picture, what we encounter matters little. Caving is just our hobby. Thanks for watching

    • @littleauk8271
      @littleauk8271 11 месяцев назад +1

      a democratic dose of cave spiders would be worse

  • @henryhancockhenry542
    @henryhancockhenry542 Год назад +39

    You two are something amazing. Not many people would willingly shove themselves into tiny caves filled with thousands of spiders. You are one of the people that would though. Props

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 Год назад +7

      We learned to crawl as babies. We refuse to grow up. 🤪

  • @richardwalsh5458
    @richardwalsh5458 Год назад +31

    Man I’m a plumber and I have to crawl under houses sometimes but I can dig it out or worst case I could cut through the floor ( on a remodel lol) but this is next level. It made me uncomfortable to watch, I don’t think I could calm myself enough to do it. Props to you both

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 Год назад +3

      We can do the tight crawls for you, but you will need to make the connections. 🤪

    • @richardwalsh5458
      @richardwalsh5458 Год назад +3

      I’ll talk you through it sir. You can even use my tools but if someone’s house has plumbing in a cave I’m calling you guys 😂

    • @Ephyne
      @Ephyne Год назад +1

      You could say this is advanced plumbing of the geological variety, lol.

  • @buttscarlton1830
    @buttscarlton1830 2 года назад +183

    you prove that the human body and mind are just the most incredible things ever. the body because you are able to control and contort yourself to fit and the mind for being able to stay calm and not having a panic attack. another great and very informative video, I'd love to go down a cave one day but i have negative experience and i would just end up injuring myself and more than likely others.

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +16

      Kind words. The sheer joy of discovery puts ones mind and body to the test at times. Failure is not an option underground.

    • @zoobiezaa
      @zoobiezaa Год назад

      a brain says it is just the most incredible thing ever, well thanks - a fellow brain

    • @Bellavlogtalktruecrime
      @Bellavlogtalktruecrime 9 месяцев назад +1

      Guys why ?? Why???

    • @eliwilson1146
      @eliwilson1146 7 месяцев назад

      I think some fears are there because they're incredibly practical.

  • @EvenDarker
    @EvenDarker 2 года назад +228

    *Yes we are aware that harvestment are harvestmen.
    *No, we cannot wear different clothes.
    *Yes, it is generally recommended to leave the critters in caves alone.
    *No, it is not generally recommended to dig open your own caves. This can be both dangerous to you and harmful to the environment.
    *The music is slightly self made. It's music I like, turned backwards and slowed down.
    *Shout out to Brantly, Waylin, Jackson and Lakai. I'm sure I spelled your names wrong, but thanks for supporting just the same.

    • @JohnsWRLDS
      @JohnsWRLDS 2 года назад +3

      Interesting

    • @frankhobsonKJ4CDM
      @frankhobsonKJ4CDM 2 года назад +2

      Very nice 👍 we love you guys 💕

    • @DocBree13
      @DocBree13 2 года назад

      Fair enough :)

    • @mysticalmisty9772
      @mysticalmisty9772 2 года назад

      Well said guys!

    • @thatguyonyoutube989
      @thatguyonyoutube989 2 года назад +2

      Were you guys not worried about getting stuck going in? Genuine question. I'd personally be really bothered about getting stuck while almost or all the way inside.

  • @giorgitatarashvili3875
    @giorgitatarashvili3875 Год назад +6

    Happy, found you guys. Great chemistry and atmosphere. You are brave man raising a brave son. Huge respect.

    • @CalvinHikes
      @CalvinHikes  Год назад +3

      Thank you and welcome to the dark frontier.

  • @Aicusi
    @Aicusi 2 года назад +450

    4:50
    Calvin: “Jacob’s out there freezing.”
    Jacob out there: “BRBLRGBblblbl!” 🤣🤣
    This is literally why I watch you guys. Yeah the caving is neat and all, but you two are fun to watch no matter what you’re up to.
    Also 7:50, I did not know that! That’s super interesting. How would you describe the smell?

    • @CalvinHikes
      @CalvinHikes  2 года назад +75

      I do not have a sense of smell... But according to everyone else it's just mildly stinky. Like a general bad smell.

    • @bengrant8819
      @bengrant8819 2 года назад +8

      Haha a general bad smell lol like a normal bad smell haha or the General of all bad smells lol

    • @Shaw_The_Hunter
      @Shaw_The_Hunter 2 года назад +16

      @@CalvinHikes I don’t have smell or taste so I can’t taste the harvestmen when they fall in my mouth 🤩

    • @sper.1
      @sper.1 2 года назад +2

      @@Shaw_The_Hunter what

    • @Smokeyxz
      @Smokeyxz 2 года назад +1

      No sense of smell? How is your taste when eating?

  • @asliceofgreen6155
    @asliceofgreen6155 Год назад +55

    There is something beautiful about watching and feeling anxiety throughout your videos thank you for bringing us on your adventures man, it's weird I can't explain this but early I felt at rock bottom and the last hour of watching your channel has really soothed me. Really thanks for what you do!

    • @CalvinHikes
      @CalvinHikes  Год назад +11

      Cool thank you. You are welcome.

    • @iso-didact789
      @iso-didact789 Год назад +3

      @Caveman Hikee Looks like old shelob's been having a bit of fun.

  • @isabelleee3463
    @isabelleee3463 Год назад +1

    I’ve just found ur guys pages and have been watching new videos every day . Your amazing ! Stay safe 🫶🏼 thanks for the videos !

  • @tetermc
    @tetermc Год назад +5

    It's crazy to me how few subscribers you guys have. All these videos are one of a kind, top tier quality. I've seen crappy, half assed stuff with millions of views, I don't understand how every one of these videos doesn't have a couple million each at least. Well, thanks for the education and great entertainment. Stay safe guys.

    • @CalvinHikes
      @CalvinHikes  Год назад +5

      Thank you! I for one am shocked that we have any subscribers. We never ask, we don't do any promotion, I say no to everybody asking to use our content even if they are trying to promote it. Our goal is to have a good time and make fun videos. We never have popularity in mind even if the whole world ends up watching.

  • @fastenuf
    @fastenuf 2 года назад +11

    I stumbled upon your channel recently, and I am hooked. Like most of the other people commenting here, I feel tremendous anxiety and fear, but your narration helps me to feel calmer. So many times I find myself thinking things won't end well, but then I remember you must have survived if the video was uploaded. :) I truly admire you and what you are teaching Jacob. The world needs more men like you.

    • @CalvinHikes
      @CalvinHikes  2 года назад +4

      Thank you. It always ends well.
      And welcome to the dark frontier.

  • @martinstuvland8620
    @martinstuvland8620 2 года назад +18

    At first when I began to watch your videos I was all tensed up when watching you crawl the narrowest passages. But....after a while, after hearing you talk about how you approach this, I understood that even though it looks bad, and for all intents and purposes is bad. There's a method behind your madness, and a very specific mindset. Which in turn made watching you a little less nervewracking, and let me empathize with the calm you must have when doing stuff like this. It's both fascinating and interesting to watch. Subscribed!

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +3

      Thanks for subscribing. Our adventures are carefully planned and well equipped. Occasionally, we encounter times we need to calm ourselves down, which we do with PBJ. 🤗

  • @Eliddinn
    @Eliddinn Год назад +9

    I love and hate your videos at the same time, sometimes i have to sit and just breath as i watch it lol. It is good to see this because i'd never go in myself.

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 Год назад +2

      That love/hate relationship works for us. We appreciate you taking the time to watch.

  • @NobungaGames
    @NobungaGames Год назад

    Educating people on ophiliones!! Awesome stuff guys! Been binging your content all week!

  • @lucidrebuilds6129
    @lucidrebuilds6129 2 года назад +131

    You guys are like astronauts to the earths depths!

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +9

      Must be our rocket underpants! Great comment.

    • @rafaelb.m.4756
      @rafaelb.m.4756 2 года назад +8

      Awesome comment. They're lithonauts!

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +8

      We just learned something. Lithonauts has a nice educated sound to it. It will probably be translated “Lithonuts” soon.
      Ok, school’s over. 🤗

    • @Aztesticals
      @Aztesticals Год назад +4

      @@billsanders9387 pretty sure that's some kind of furry thing before you make it into a shirt. Just check that before you accidentally let the internet ruin caving

    • @SB-gy2vx
      @SB-gy2vx Год назад

      nice comparison

  • @saltgunner8876
    @saltgunner8876 2 года назад +21

    You two are so hardcore, I think my head would explode if I ever tried that . Keep it up and stay safe

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +3

      It’s toughest on knees and elbows for us. Thanks for watching

  • @mact1564
    @mact1564 Год назад +2

    your videos are awesome. slowly over coming my fear of tight spaces because of you two!

  • @chrisbahll5593
    @chrisbahll5593 9 месяцев назад

    You have the scariest and most adventurous channel and you make it all so fun and thought provoking, I love listening to your thoughts when you are squeezed down there, what a unique man you are!

    • @CalvinHikes
      @CalvinHikes  9 месяцев назад

      Thank you so much for all the kind words.

  • @bruceeads631
    @bruceeads631 2 года назад +101

    The patience and self-control are amazing. would you say the skills learned in caving help you guys in other parts of life?

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +27

      And vice-versa. Mental discipline comes at a price. Pay it!

  • @aliciagayewall179
    @aliciagayewall179 2 года назад +23

    OMG I have arachnophobia so bad & there's no way I would ever be able to endure what you put yourself thru. Glad you made it safe! Hello from Mississippi!

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +3

      I think this cave extends to Mississippi. Probably not, but spelling Mississippi is tougher than caving through spiders. 🤪

  • @toolthoughts
    @toolthoughts День назад +2

    I think we invented houses to eliminate the need to go into caves.

  • @mikezbr
    @mikezbr 3 месяца назад +1

    6:57, is the calmest way of saying, DON'T PANIC! I ever heard, and will be stealing for the future.

  • @andreasklindt7144
    @andreasklindt7144 2 года назад +7

    You guys are amazing! When I first discovered your channel(s) I literally got nightmares from tight caves. But now this video I'm at a point where, if I had to choose between tight spots and an endless amount of harvestmen crawling over me, I would choose the tight spots anytime! At least as long as there is nothing crawling over me...

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +3

      Wait until you see what we recently met in a new cave. Thanks for watching

    • @TrollerNinja69420
      @TrollerNinja69420 2 года назад

      @@billsanders9387 why do you have a different channel and not comment on your own one?

  • @nova3530onyt
    @nova3530onyt 2 года назад +10

    I once had a recommendation for Cave exploration videos, and now I'm hooked!

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +2

      Nice addiction you have going. Join the family.

    • @playboytower2262
      @playboytower2262 2 года назад +3

      Exact same thing as me. Can’t stop watching

    • @nova3530onyt
      @nova3530onyt 2 года назад +1

      @@billsanders9387 Thanks. Glad to be apart of the family. I've been missing out as it appears!

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +1

      Ya gotta be a bit whacked to fit. Caveman’s dad.

    • @Ray-lw2rh
      @Ray-lw2rh Год назад

      Same!

  • @catpoke9557
    @catpoke9557 8 месяцев назад +4

    They group up like this because they're trying to keep warm! I love these arachnids. They're so docile.

    • @CalvinHikes
      @CalvinHikes  8 месяцев назад +4

      Then come put 1,000 of them in your mouth. They will stay warm and you can love your arachnids

    • @TheBigSmoker
      @TheBigSmoker 5 месяцев назад

      @@CalvinHikeshahaha that was a little less fun huh. Great content though!

  • @WeWhoSurvived
    @WeWhoSurvived Год назад +7

    Watching your videos is therapeutic. It makes some of my life circumstances seem not so bad because I could not imagine being in these circumstances... geeez

    • @CalvinHikes
      @CalvinHikes  Год назад +4

      It's also therapeutic for us. It's why I'm down here.

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 Год назад +4

      Caveman’s dad here. He’s a two tour gulf vet. Caving is the therapy. Freedom comes at a price.

  • @samanthatollstam6302
    @samanthatollstam6302 2 года назад +38

    They are harmless spiders. Not deadly. Just trying to find a safe place... And now they're terrified because the only safe place they knew suddenly becomes a scary and deadly place... Bless them and their families.

  • @L0neFollow3r
    @L0neFollow3r Год назад +31

    My anxiety is going through the roof and I’m not even in the cave! You got me checking my room now! Thanks for the content. 🙏

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 Год назад +3

      Thanks for the prayers. We’ll take that every day.

  • @MightyMattTM
    @MightyMattTM 10 месяцев назад +1

    I've never had the creppy crawly shivering chills sensation more in a single watch of a video than I have with this one..... *shuddering noises*

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 10 месяцев назад

      We’ve had hundreds of spiders fall on us at once. Right on our face and head. I think it was the cave security force.

  • @Neptune_Epoch
    @Neptune_Epoch Год назад +2

    These are amazingly entertaining videos, I can’t help but notice how perfectly human sized these canals are you keep finding. Almost like you were meant to stumble upon them and explore.

    • @CalvinHikes
      @CalvinHikes  Год назад +2

      Well probably the biggest reason is because if they weren't human size we wouldn't go in. But I do think there is something about the way caves form that just happened to be in line with human body size approximately.
      The same way that when it rains most water droplets are roughly the same size. Some things in nature just come out roughly about a certain size. And Cave tubes seem to be human body proportionate.

  • @brucewayne5339
    @brucewayne5339 2 года назад +26

    Its risky way of Life but you doing what you Love full respect. Greetings from Poland

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +6

      Poland has amazing caves...we’ve been told. Thanks for watching

  • @spangdeez498
    @spangdeez498 2 года назад +6

    Great video, fellas! Anxiety inducing, crazy, good quality, informative, respectful and got my heebie jeebies going with all those spiders….great job, once again!

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +2

      Thanks much...and to think we’re just having fun.

  • @RAG1NGxxINFERN0
    @RAG1NGxxINFERN0 Год назад +1

    Dude you are absolutely amazing, I just came from watching caving and scuba diving accidents. Please be so careful 🙏 I love watching your videos and you are so passionate about something that most of us are terrified of!!!!!

    • @CalvinHikes
      @CalvinHikes  Год назад +1

      Thank you! But we are not going to be careful.

  • @raiden72
    @raiden72 Год назад +3

    "I don't know what I want to do with my life" best words ever said. Godspeed man. After I lost my dog to cancer I said the same thing.

  • @therealab4
    @therealab4 2 года назад +2

    you are a madman, Calvin. Thanks for the upload

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +1

      Enough to explore the dark underground frontier. Now we just enjoy the uniqueness of our strain of madness. Caveman’s dad.

  • @marcelgowa
    @marcelgowa Год назад +40

    entering a cave, knowing no human being has been there ever before must be such a amazing and adventorous feeling.

    • @CalvinHikes
      @CalvinHikes  Год назад +13

      It's the most fun I've ever had. Even these small caves.

    • @guitarplayerfactorychannel
      @guitarplayerfactorychannel 10 месяцев назад

      Did a first expedition with a caving team, and being thinnest got asked to enter a narrow bend sliding under an overhang. Got stuck. Had to get pulled out by feet. Scary as, not again. But did get to be first person ever to see a cavern. Next day that space was under 20 feet of water.

  • @kylie_neo
    @kylie_neo Месяц назад +1

    You are a legend to deal with spiders in such a tight space. Respect

  • @h1man99
    @h1man99 6 месяцев назад +2

    You just had the perfect storm of nightmares. Spiders in a hole I cant get out of. lol

  • @dontwatchmydoomvideos
    @dontwatchmydoomvideos Год назад +5

    2:30 reminds me of Minecraft Beta 1.6 terrain generation. Caves would generate, and the world would form on top of them

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 Год назад

      That is exactly what happened here approximately 8000 years ago. Geologically speaking, this is a very new lava flow.

  • @thomasallen4340
    @thomasallen4340 Год назад +4

    The humor is what makes it fun. Keep on caving guys

  • @mockingblue7788
    @mockingblue7788 Год назад

    Dude. You got a sub and like out of me, as a man that has worked in mud holes and crawled under houses, you are definitely reliable and relentless. Those are some of the best traits to have as a genuine person.

    • @CalvinHikes
      @CalvinHikes  Год назад +2

      Thank you and welcome to the dark frontier.

  • @user-vr5fr6mv4p
    @user-vr5fr6mv4p 11 месяцев назад

    I nearly threw up when I first watched your hell hole cover. Now I enjoy watching these and have subscribed.. Thank you both for helping me expand my comfort zone!
    Actually looks kinda fun...

  • @swiftlyswiftin4836
    @swiftlyswiftin4836 2 года назад +20

    I can’t be the only one who thinks this, “if I was caving like this dude, I would carry a 38 with some hallow points JUST in case I get stuck like ole dude in that nutty putty cave, I would just blow my brains out… imagine no way out just stuck all constrained barely able to breath, no one can help you! So much anxiety to even watch lol but the videos do help with giving me nightmares.

    • @trexbait895
      @trexbait895 2 года назад +5

      I was thinking incase I got stuck with a raccoon then. u turned it dark 0.o

    • @GLmig
      @GLmig 2 года назад +1

      How do you put the gun to your head? Lol your arms would be stuck :p

    • @swiftlyswiftin4836
      @swiftlyswiftin4836 2 года назад

      @@GLmig well aren’t you just a party pooper! Back to the drawing board!

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +7

      Our research of caves includes all the necessities to make it back to the truck. Everything is in our ...Backpack. 🤗

    • @quickdisk0940
      @quickdisk0940 2 года назад +9

      2 minutes after you do that rescue shows up

  • @FreeFallingAir
    @FreeFallingAir 2 года назад +22

    Whoa, this is insane, and awesome! Enjoyed as always!
    Claustrophobia isn't enough, gotta throw in arachnophobia as well!😜

  • @hubertmantz1516
    @hubertmantz1516 Год назад +1

    Glad i discovered this channel ! You blokes are tremendous 👍🏽 😁

    • @CalvinHikes
      @CalvinHikes  Год назад

      Thank you and welcome to the dark frontier

  • @Zcoolestgaming
    @Zcoolestgaming 11 дней назад +1

    bro just casually crawled into deepnest from hollow knight

  • @adamscotera2378
    @adamscotera2378 Год назад +3

    Really can barely believe my eyes. I wish you guys safe returns forever.

  • @kimmaree2296
    @kimmaree2296 Год назад +3

    Just got into watching these kind of videos after watching the guy who passed away in the nutty putty cave,I admire your guys thirst for adventure and is an experience for me to watch this 🙂Amazing

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 Год назад +1

      Nutty Putty tragedy is a tutorial on doing everything wrong in the sport of caving. We occasionally are compared to John Jones, but caving is our life, not our death.

    • @littleauk8271
      @littleauk8271 11 месяцев назад

      same! such a rabbithole

  • @ksemi02
    @ksemi02 Год назад +1

    This is all my fears rolled into one right there! You guys are my hero’s:)

  • @weedcat1683
    @weedcat1683 5 месяцев назад +1

    Watching the thousands of spiders crawling across the pitch black ceiling fills you will determination.

  • @kennydings3879
    @kennydings3879 Год назад +255

    Do you sell timeshares ?

    • @CalvinHikes
      @CalvinHikes  Год назад +37

      Lol. Good one.

    • @josephdutton.3133
      @josephdutton.3133 Год назад +12

      @@CalvinHikes only fans?

    • @nnaheim.
      @nnaheim. Год назад +8

      @@josephdutton.3133 help me oh lord. Lol

    • @NothinsM
      @NothinsM Год назад +9

      @@josephdutton.3133 nah, only holes

    • @exploreexplode6531
      @exploreexplode6531 Год назад +2

      @@josephdutton.3133 which diameter do you need em? How many blades? Should it be able to cut someone's head off?
      Just let me know👍🏼

  • @mont9150
    @mont9150 Год назад +6

    I hate tight space but when u explained and talk to the camera, I feel like u r guiding and comforting me. Thankyou

  • @ByGraceIGo
    @ByGraceIGo Год назад +1

    Man that's just crazy especially since no one else has been in there! I would not want to go in a passage that tight. I would not want to get stuck and you don't know how stable the place is. I pray you will be safe! And also you really should have an O2 meter.

  • @dannywaider
    @dannywaider 10 месяцев назад +1

    I always love the little animations, just kinda moving the person around, like coloring outside thenlikes

    • @CalvinHikes
      @CalvinHikes  10 месяцев назад +1

      It's so hard to do. I realize it's low rent illustrations but it's pretty fun. I draw them then move them on my phone screen.

    • @dannywaider
      @dannywaider 10 месяцев назад

      @@CalvinHikes no, no hate at all, I absolutely love them! Much better than me, it’s just fun to watch is all 💪🏻

  • @kristimcgowandarkoscellard3126
    @kristimcgowandarkoscellard3126 2 года назад +4

    I am having a panic attack just watching you scurry around in this cave 😱 so glad I am comfortably watching you from my warm bed!
    Cheers

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +2

      Our panic attacks don’t start until we are tired, cranky, and encounter something we weren’t prepared for. We have bad days too.

    • @kristimcgowandarkoscellard3126
      @kristimcgowandarkoscellard3126 2 года назад +1

      @@billsanders9387
      I am fascinated by caves. Have been since I was 7 years old and went in a giant one on vacation at Devil’s Den Arkansas. It had huge rooms with one tight crawling on floor squeeze that opened up to a giant room with a beautiful waterfall at the end. That I could manage, but what y’all do is too much for me so I thank you for sharing your adventures underground 🙏
      Cheers

  • @parabolicpanorama
    @parabolicpanorama 2 года назад +5

    stuck in a cramped space with spiders raining down on you and you're calm enough for an exposition

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +4

      Caveman’s dad here. Two tours in the gulf may have set Calvin up for such demeanor. He’s pretty tough.

  • @roldanching
    @roldanching Год назад +1

    respect brother, thanks for sharing

  • @GJP1169
    @GJP1169 Год назад +2

    This is the stuff nightmares are made of

  • @Auny111
    @Auny111 2 года назад +61

    I wonder how making your own entrance will ultimately effect the overall cave structure and integrity. Just curious. Maybe one day these caves could be larger and more exposed due to just the small act of forming an entrance.
    Edit: the spider cave scene made me actually scream in panic for you lmao

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +12

      Unfortunately, none of our screams have made it on video yet. Thanks for watching

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +22

      We returned and secured the entrance as found.

    • @davidlundberg9924
      @davidlundberg9924 Год назад +12

      water and debris will now fill the tunnel and change the ecosystem

    • @nondescriptbeing5944
      @nondescriptbeing5944 Год назад +1

      @@davidlundberg9924 I hope the spiders are ok

    • @nondescriptbeing5944
      @nondescriptbeing5944 Год назад

      @@davidlundberg9924 I hope the spiders are ok

  • @joshswimmerly7110
    @joshswimmerly7110 2 года назад +20

    So I'm not scared of spiders. Not much fear of them at all except the healthy fear of the poisonous ones, but watching those , THOUSANDS! of them crawling all over you was intense to say the least. Once again a great video making my palms sweat and my heart race. Keep it coming we can't get enough of these.

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +2

      But Josh, it’s just so much fun. (For us, not the spiders)

    • @pauln6803
      @pauln6803 Год назад +2

      Minor correction; spiders are venomous, not poisonous.
      And pretty much EVERY species of actual spider is venomous.
      It just depends on if that spider has the right cocktail, the volume of venom and the physical ability/personality to deliver a bite that can harm humans.
      Harvestmen are not spiders but I can see why the video creators used "spiders", as let's be honest, a den of Harvestmen (often called Daddy Longlegs) isn't going to have the same attention grab!

    • @Willppyro
      @Willppyro Год назад

      Bruh. Imagine if you got stuck like the nutty putty kid and you had alll those spiders crawling on you for days but you can’t even move

    • @catpoke9557
      @catpoke9557 8 месяцев назад

      Harvestmen are incapable of biting you, so no need for concern! You'd barely even notice them on you.

  • @cabooey2905
    @cabooey2905 Год назад +1

    man my claustrophobia is kickin just watching you, i dont know how u have the guts to this but youre beyond strong

  • @sizzle111
    @sizzle111 Год назад +1

    You two are absolute legends. I could never ever do that. Cheers.

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 Год назад

      Our only goal is to enjoy life in the flavor we find most fulfilling. The line at this barista is short.

  • @forsakenfionn4715
    @forsakenfionn4715 2 года назад +5

    I've just learned something about myself today. I have extreme arachnophobia, literally everyone I know jokes about how scared of spiders I am, more than what is normal. Yet those opiliones do not bother me in the slightest. Weird.

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +2

      You are almost ready to try caving. 🤗

  • @IoannisS84
    @IoannisS84 2 года назад +14

    Jacob is such a good kid. Understated, humble, hard worker and respectful of the things around him. What a fine man he will be in his life.

    • @Marco-717
      @Marco-717 2 года назад

      That's cause he hasn't discovered coochie yet lol

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +4

      Quiet and shy...until a cave appears.

  • @seq2488
    @seq2488 Год назад +1

    i love those direct experiences and the sound design is great

    • @CalvinHikes
      @CalvinHikes  Год назад +1

      Thank you!
      Its a symphony, turned backwards, then slowed down.

  • @hfisc3point2
    @hfisc3point2 Год назад +1

    At 10:53 it literally looks as though you're crawling out of the mouth of a demonic face, what you've done there is unintentionally opened the entrance to hell the spiders are just the welcoming party. But with 99% of my free time away from work being on the internet for the last 14 years there's almost nothing that gives me genuine anxiety in video form but God damn these videos put me on edge.

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 Год назад +1

      Thanks much! Great compliment. High praise indeed. B

  • @hsvision8051
    @hsvision8051 Год назад +3

    No amount of creative horror story writing could ever compete with what this man does just for fun.

    • @CalvinHikes
      @CalvinHikes  Год назад +5

      Thank you. It's holesome horror. No violence no guts no killing, no cursing... just the infinite darkness.

  • @jeremystark3350
    @jeremystark3350 2 года назад +3

    You have the inner strength that 99.999% of people do not have to do these type of cave exploring. I just can't comprehend how it would feel to be so tight in small areas 100s of feet under the earth. Thanks for showing us into your world. I still get a certain feeling watching these videos & cant explain it but it's a fear for sure. 😰🤘

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +1

      We share so many feelings you might feel, but have to suppress so much to see the unseen and explore the unexplored. Thanks for watching

  • @theredeyedjedi701
    @theredeyedjedi701 5 месяцев назад +1

    Amazing how you managed to capture 2 of my fears in 1.

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 4 месяца назад

      Just like a big 2 for 1 sale. Thanks for watching.

  • @JawasRandomStuff
    @JawasRandomStuff Год назад +1

    This is one of those videos i find really interesting to just listen to xD that's enough for me, glimpsing once or twice and then juuust listening xD

  • @channel-eq4qf
    @channel-eq4qf 2 года назад +4

    I love you guys, I really do. I've been into caves with my son here in Idaho and we have so much fun. I'm originally from Oregon and haven't explored many caves in Oregon yet though. I've been to the lava tubes outside of Bend and done some stuff at Spencer's butte.
    I love the feeling, I love the videos you guys make. I love the messages you give.
    It just makes me smile. I could say more but I'll leave it at that. Thanks for sharing what you do, thanks for being amazing!

    • @CalvinHikes
      @CalvinHikes  2 года назад +1

      Cool. We do quite a bit of caving in Idaho.

  • @joshchesnut8430
    @joshchesnut8430 2 года назад +3

    I started to "feel" spiders crawling across my neck as the video went on!
    CREEPY! CRAWLY!
    Thanks for the upload.
    Cave on!

  • @mark05996
    @mark05996 7 месяцев назад

    Bro your a great personality keep the good work up

  • @bluelagooon
    @bluelagooon Год назад +2

    People always say they would never go caving because its too dangerous and scary, but i feel like thats the part that always takes me back to the deep. The exploration, and the thrill of a new adventure is the best part.

  • @Teborasaur
    @Teborasaur 2 года назад +4

    Wow this is insanely impressive.. You found a new cave never discovered from looking at the ground and knowing where to dig. Then went in, unknown, into a tiny passage 😱 It was terrifying watching you go down.. Thinking OMG how are you going to get back up! What if there's a sudden drop and you're going backwards.. Very cool. Very scary!

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +2

      These extremely remote areas are still so undiscovered. A lucky hunch on this lava ridge paid off in spiders. Glad you enjoyed the terror.

  • @x2b1800
    @x2b1800 2 года назад +6

    Never seen anyone break their way into a cave before, that’s awesome !

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад +2

      Thank you. Lucky hunch paid off in arachnids. 🤪

    • @badcornflakes6374
      @badcornflakes6374 2 года назад +1

      @@billsanders9387 luckily it wasn't stuffed with cobwebs

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 2 года назад

      Right. These little rascals have no silk glands.

  • @donjulio1846
    @donjulio1846 Год назад

    possibly one of the craziest things i've ever seen. Well done.

  • @Lemon-jn9bt
    @Lemon-jn9bt Год назад +1

    Insane. Crazy. Mental.
    Every video makes me want to go caving even more.

  • @PinvinoPiggg
    @PinvinoPiggg 2 года назад +3

    Holy crap, when I finally understood when you lay there in that tunnel what it was falling all over you I seriously shat myself(thought it was small rocks or something).. sorry for that but that was one terrifying image right there. Thanks for doing it though, inspiring in a scary way.

    • @CalvinHikes
      @CalvinHikes  2 года назад +2

      I was basically calm because I didn't even know what was happening. In fact I didn't know what was happening until I look at the video later. If you watch it I literally have no reaction because I can only see a couple spiders in front of me.

    • @PinvinoPiggg
      @PinvinoPiggg 2 года назад +1

      @@CalvinHikes Yup, it was practically moving all around you. But I doubt you would have freaked out. You seem so composed and in your element even though it’s moving. And one important thing I learned watching you is panic doesn’t get you anywhere but in deep trouble. Thanks for sharing your adventures, stay safe out there!

  • @christophermoon3717
    @christophermoon3717 2 года назад +3

    1st vid, I subscribed after he said there is nothing nice about the spider's den, lol!

    • @CalvinHikes
      @CalvinHikes  2 года назад +1

      Welcome to the dark frontier

  • @flakdampler11
    @flakdampler11 Год назад +2

    Just watching this literally made me anxious lol. NOW THAT’S CONTENT

  • @susanfrancisquez6190
    @susanfrancisquez6190 24 дня назад

    You are really brave sir lmao! I like how you were all happy and said, "Cave dig"! Then smashed your way in haha. Cool

  • @rodd555
    @rodd555 9 месяцев назад +33

    one of those things that requires so much self knowledge that I fell like it is ignorant of peole to critisize

    • @CalvinHikes
      @CalvinHikes  9 месяцев назад +9

      You are very correct and I appreciate your comment. However I think that's true of almost everything people see on video. There's just such limited information there's no way a person watching could have any idea what's going on.
      So it's interesting to learn not what a person criticizes but why they criticize it. What do they think they are watching or what do they think is going on. It's definitely an interesting social study from this side.
      *very very few reasonable human comments like yours.

    • @rodd555
      @rodd555 9 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@CalvinHikes I usually like watching those urban climbers. kind of similar but completely opposite at same time. as a kid I would have been up for this up to a point . did crawl through a muddy water tunnel once for no reason

    • @catpoke9557
      @catpoke9557 8 месяцев назад +3

      There are some things laymen can criticize. I saw a video just earlier of a guy going into a cave with fast flowing water in it, and all the water was basically ice cold since it was freshly melted snow. He went in this cave (that he could tell might be flooding) without a wet suit, so he wound up extremely cold and, risk of drowning aside, could've also gotten hypothermia and maybe even frostbite. He came out fine thankfully. But it's pretty clear why going into that cave in that condition was a bad idea, even if you aren't a caver.

    • @Nameless_TF
      @Nameless_TF 8 месяцев назад

      yeah i do alot of rooftopping but i would never in my life do this maybe due to my whole fear of not being able to move that why i prefer being on roofs@@rodd555

    • @CalvinHikes
      @CalvinHikes  6 месяцев назад

      ​@@catpoke9557nope! Still just a video. It might have been our video. We have a video of going into a freezing cave that's full of water and swimming through it. But it's still almost a charade. We do it all the time. It's presented as dangerous but in reality nobody is putting themselves in that much danger for a video. I can at least speak on behalf of caving videos.

  • @williamburnett5337
    @williamburnett5337 Год назад +7

    I am extremely claustrophobic, like I can't do a MRI without having anesthesia. You have me wanting to push myself and do something like this. I'm 49 and had a widow maker heart attack almost a month ago, once I recover enough to get myself in the best shape I have been in since my 20s I plan on going caving. Thank you and Jake for the inspiration!

    • @CalvinHikes
      @CalvinHikes  Год назад +5

      Thank you and you are welcome. It's not even really about caving but pushing to improve oneself physically and mentally and get out in the fresh air.
      It is a better life. There are answers to questions that we just aren't going to find by sitting at home slowly dying.

  • @TonyTube407
    @TonyTube407 8 месяцев назад +2

    I'm very impressed. That looked horrific.

    • @CalvinHikes
      @CalvinHikes  8 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah this was kind of weird but mostly fun. I mostly didn't know what was happening until I watched the video.

  • @eastcoastkongsmokebackmo5970
    @eastcoastkongsmokebackmo5970 Год назад +2

    U just took my 2 biggest fears am combined them with a Grace that I wouldn't last 40 seconds in

    • @billsanders9387
      @billsanders9387 Год назад

      And it was not something we did on purpose. Caving is always a new adventure.