Quote: (Originally Posted by EBT)
isnt upstream pretty much sidemount? or backmount no stages for a very determined and weaselly diver?
Upstream has 2 entrances...one is very much sidemount, the other is easily backmount/Rebreather passable. The main trunk of the cave, all the way to the end of the line, is backmount. Several of the offshoots are sidemount only.
I have entered upstream backmount(I'm not a small guy - 6' tall and 220lbs) with a single stage, and sidemount with two stages. Never did I have to remove them when going in the "normal"(backmount) entrance. I know of several people that have been in there with Rebreather's.
It's a beautiful cave, especially considering the amount of people that dive there.
Mike