Hawaii Volcano Lava Tube Exploration H#4 Part 3 Full Version

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The full version of part 3. (No short version)
This video covers my grueling exit.
I'm breathing a little hard because I had just spent an hour or so searching for my old connection to the main tube and exit. I wanted to be sure I hadn't missed it as it's very easy to miss.
I have numerous markers down there for various reasons. The one for that small opening led to nothing but a large pile of rocks.
There's a good chance that opening got buried. It wouldn't have taken much to do so.

So now I needed to either find an alternate exit or hike back the way I came.
Going back the way I came would have taken at least 5 hours so I proceeded in the direction the nice airflow was coming from.

There were a few different small tubes that all led to the same spot.
Not knowing if any were large enough to also drag my backpack I left it behind and explored which one was the right one. You can't get lost even though it may seem like it. I left a glowstick along the way to make it easier. I also left a spare headlamp at a key location so when returning with my pack I went in the easiest tube.

By this point in the hike, my left shoulder was getting pretty bad and it would only get worse.
While returning to my backpack a layer of the ceiling collapsed onto my helmet driving my forehead into either my Lumecube light or the rocks and awkwardly compressing my left shoulder. This further damaged my already injured shoulder. I also got a deep cut on my forehead and a slight concussion.

I wasn't aware of the cut until I got back to my Jeep because I wear a buff to keep sweat out of my eyes. The concussion presented itself the next morning along with a large knot on my forehead and several veins bulging out of my head. Having torn that rotator cuff 20+ years earlier I knew what needed to be done & it was going to take 6 months to fully heal.

At the time of the incident, all you hear me say is "That hurt".

The chunk of rock was about 10"s thick and roughly 2' x 3'. I tried moving it and figured it was 50+ lbs. It fell from 4' above me as I was crawling from a smaller tube into a larger one.

I was inside of the tube for 7 hours and the adventure in total was 11+ hours.

Watch parts 1 and 2 and read their descriptions for more details.

This tube system has at least 2 more videos to complete it. Hopefully, I can do them before 2021 is over. The shoulder injury kept me from returning for several months.

I don't show the location of these lava tubes to keep them and you protected.

No respirator is needed as it's an old tube system with plenty of ventilation. If it's windy sometimes I cover my face to prevent breathing in dust and lava shards.
In this section, I used my helmet.
I've been hiking this system since late 1991 and 99% of the ceiling sections that collapsed have been there since then. Even our 2006 6.8 and 6.7 earthquakes did little damage. The same with the 2018 6.9 earthquake.

This area should never be developed.
It should be an extension of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

This is yet another addition to my new series of hiking videos.
They will appear in my Hike-U-Mentaries playlist.
If you're staying at home due to the worldwide pandemic, go on a hike with me.

No fancy editing or cool music. Just everything I heard while out there.
Wear headphones or watch in a quiet place to avoid distracting sounds and take in the peacefulness of the area. Taking social distancing to the extreme.

Why would I show an area I love to hike that I never see other people in?
I'm hoping that it helps to preserve this location by becoming a park status of some kind.

I used the GoPro Hero 8 Black and a Holhem iSready Pro 3 stabilizing gimbal.
No enhancements.

The rest of my gear list is shown near the end of the video.
I'm not sponsored by anyone. These are just the items I use.

The nice thing about watching videos is you can skip ahead and watch at any pace you want.

Photos in my website gallery were shot with my older Nikons or my Panasonic GH5, G9, and the Leica 8 - 18mm. Dual image stabilization. I'm really enjoying the micro four-thirds camera system. My entire kit weighs only 7.5 lbs covering 8mm - 400mm (16mm - 800mm 35mm equivalent).

Photos from this section can be seen here. They vary from multiple years of hiking.
http://lavapix.com/gallery/hawaii-volcano-lava-tube-exploration-h-4/

The volcano stopped months ago and it could be years before it gets going again. I have tons of other videos I've been wanting to make so, now I can get busy on them.

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