Years ago, I remember reading a story in Outside magazine about a team of modern day explorers who were mapping out a system of deep underground caves in South America. I recall feeling both fascinated and terrified as I read about the adversities that they had to overcome: darkness, dampness, creatures, and mold! I found this story inspiring and it made me realize that it was time to face my own fear of these underground worlds! Then an offer came to join a group of friends that were about to be led deep within a mountainside cave that had a small creek running through it. Here was my big chance!