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I didn't mean my comment about the shallow cave entrance and his frozen body to be critical of the men's efforts to help one another.

It was intended to pose questions aloud about what do we really know or understand about what was going on there? When his protection, whatever it was, ended up with his body frozen to death. I'm not saying that those who built it were derelict or something. I AM noticing that perhaps only the entrance to the cave where his body was found was very shallow, and that there was more to the cave than that. I didn't get that full picture from what the man said on NG. He was emphasizing how his tool accidentally broke through the surface it was so shallow, when he first entered it.

I AM also noticing that the first cave to be FOUND on rescue day 1 is being called the second cave in terms of the men's movements, and that the second cave found that day, with the body, is being called the first cave in regard to their movements. It's also dawning that the equipment was found in the lesser built cave which the two built, apparently, upon leaving James, just to shelter in. So, perhaps I misunderstood the Sheriff when I thought he said the equipment was found in the best built cave.

If I'm following this now, the best built cave, even though according to the man who discovered it had a very shallow entrance, was where James was left. And no equip. was there. And from which they think he made his call, having been left behind there as he said. (So much for him being TOTALLY incoherent...ya see, he did say SOMETHING right).

My interest in the article is because I'm backtracking to see how the cave info was presented before I got confused listening to what seemed to be conflicting accounts, and how that info has stayed with me as I try to harmonize it with what I'm hearing now. Now that I'm getting a better handle on the here and now info, I think this early info is not conflicting, except as has been pointed out, cave 1 for the climbers was found second, and cave two for the two climbers was found first. So stating it either way depends on whose point of view is used...the searchers or the climbers POV.

My thanks to all who contributed info that I'm not always able to spend time gathering. Got to get off again now. Duties call.

Any follow ups??