>>1662858Repelling into vertical shafts when you dont know how deep they are. Throwing rocks help give an estimate. But is always scary roping down into darkness.
A lot of ladders shift and make noise. Every now and again one of the rungs will break, that is never a good feeling
Some mines just give you a bad feeling and make the hairs on your neck stand up.
Sometimes its just sections of a mine that you know are unstable or show signs that it will collapse.
Parts of mines where your voice sounds muffled instead of echoing. That is a good sign you are no longer in a section of the mine that is hard rock meaning it is more prone to collapse.
narrow paths near vertical shafts underground especially with loose dirt and rock around it.
Falling is always a big concern as that is the most likely way you will die if you make a mistake.
This was an area that had a lot of narrow sections and was stoped out. The stope was about 100 feet deep. not something you would survive if you fell.