>>775852Seems like a quick and horrible way to die but time has suggested otherwise. People have been messing around recklessly in Carolin Mine every sunny weekend for decades and I haven't been able to find a single recorded death or serious injury. I'm not denying that it's extremely dangerous and that there are countless hazards around every single corner but that danger is part of the thrill, some of us get off on that shit. Yes I'm reckless, yes I'm tempting fate, yes I'm not as prepared as I could be, yes I'd be safer staying at home exploring mines in Oblivion or Skyrim, but it wouldn't be as fun or as interesting, and I'm still alive, so it was worth it.
Carolin Mine is a special opportunity for us southern BC folk. It's absolutely massive, it's relatively young so a lot of the original equipment/buildings are still there, it's unguarded and fairly easy to get to, it's not full of toxic gas, and it has been remarkably stable with no reported deaths in 30 years.
Emancipation Mine however, being 100 years old and seeing that a huge portion has collapsed within the last 9 months, I can't defend the choice to explore that one. That was a very reckless move on my part, I'm glad I did it because it was a visceral experience and a memory I'll have forever, but I would never push somebody else to do it.
