10/28/2023 0 Comments John jones nutty putty feet![]() ![]() ![]() Were there any indications not to traverse the passage? "In that cave, if people explored it, there was black limestone- worn paths everywhere. Michael Leavitt, Cave Access Manager ( RadioWest Interview) ![]() The hole was put into the map, but the passageway wasn't put on, because we didn't want to promote anybody going up there!" Michael Leavitt, Cave Access Manager, Nutty Putty ( Nutty Putty Site) "Through the years it had been mapped a couple of different times, so the passages were documented- and there were a few passages, such as the one that John Jones was in, that were never put onto the map. But even still, the 1965 map rendering is just a best guess because that passage was so small that it was never fully explored." "It is more clearly shown on the 1965 map than the newer 2004 offering. Was the passage on the survey map? Both maps combined with the general location. Lindsay Whitehurst ( Salt Lake Tribune) Jessica J ( KSL News Comments) "Was there a back entrance to the tunnel? No, it ended shortly after the crack where John was stuck." This offshoot is located in one small corner of the cave, and is very out of the way." John Valentine, Cave Rescue (WJW News) "Jones didn't get stuck in the 'birth canal', he got stuck in a small offshoot down near 'Ed's push'. where the cave peters out to virtually nothing," Shaun Roundy, Cave Rescue ( Nutty Putty Site) "This particular area is very, very difficult. Add to that the tight squeeze to get into that spot at the end of 50′ of crawling through a tube narrow enough to induce a panic attack in many ordinary people." Josh Jones, Brother of Jones ( Salt Lake Tribune) "John got stuck in the single worst spot in the cave, head down a 70 degree slope, and unable to get himself out. Bill Putnam, NSS Chairman ( Cavechat Forum) "The group split into two, with several children and some adults staying behind in the less treacherous area while some others went looking for "an adventure" in the more advanced parts of the cave." There are apparently several additional constrictions within the body-tight passage, however." Anyone with an affinity for crawls might have gone into and pushed such a passage, hoping to find a new part of the cave, or larger passage beyond. Michael Leavitt, Cave Access Manager, Nutty Putty ( Nutty Putty Site) "I am told that the crawl in which John was trapped does not start out going steeply down, but rather goes, in, up, and around a bend before turning downward at a steep angle. Very few people have been up there and he was crawling along head first." John was exploring a passage that is not on the map and you have to go out of your way to locate it and try to crawl. Michael Leavitt, Cave Access Manager, Nutty Putty ( RadioWest Interview) "After reading the articles and hearing the news stories, much of the information regarding his location were not reported accurately. But there was a well marked hole, known as the Birth Canal, everyone wanted to try to make it up through. Now where John went, was about 8-10 feet further down the cave, and on the opposite wall. Sam Penrod and Marc Giauque ( KSL News) "The Birth Canal is the most popular portion of the cave. The actual area in which he is trapped is described as being 18 inches wide and just 8 to 10 inches tall." Andy Armstrong, Cave Rescue ( Incident Report) "The spot he is stuck is known as Ed's Push and is described to be 125 feet below and about 700 feet away from the cave's entrance, requiring someone to meander through numerous confined spaces. The remainder of the passage to its dead-end is very tight and slopes downward at about a 60 degree angle." The passage is mostly belly-crawl size and undulates up and down before taking a decisive turn to the left and downward. "They proceeded to a tight, nasty, passage beyond the well-known Bob’s Push.
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