We used helicopters to get to the caves. This can be pretty iffy travel, as the weather is variable and can change quickly.
Helicopter taking off for the tepuis. Note that is is cloudy.
We made the trip to the top of our tepui with two helicopters and several trips by each. This was great, as we could have been weather-bound and not got up there for days.
Piles of gear being offloaded.
While we got everything right, and went about our caving exploits...
This happened.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/19/venezuela-helicopter-crash_n_1217327.html
The people who died in that helicopter crash were friends of our VZ hosts, and there was much sadness on the tepui. But we finished our work, and truly understood why the helicopters couldn't fly and pick us up on-schedule due to clouds and rain. We got off the tepui only a day late, as there was a break in the weather.
This happened.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/19/venezuela-helicopter-crash_n_1217327.html
The people who died in that helicopter crash were friends of our VZ hosts, and there was much sadness on the tepui. But we finished our work, and truly understood why the helicopters couldn't fly and pick us up on-schedule due to clouds and rain. We got off the tepui only a day late, as there was a break in the weather.
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