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I'm still fairly new, I have been to a few locations. However, I'm always trying to conscious that maybe for example.. I'm not the only one here, or what if the floor caves in?
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Posted by whitehawk28
I'm still fairly new, I have been to a few locations. However, I'm always trying to conscious that maybe for example.. I'm not the only one here, or what if the floor caves in?
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It is not an art. And you cannot perfect it.
Best you can hope for is to not get injured, not get arrested, maybe get some attention if you actually explore stuff and take decent photos.
Best of all though is if you explore with friends, many a good laugh and stories to tell later.
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What Explorer Zero said. Urbex is something that you'll always have room to improve at no matter how many location you explore. But if you want some tips that many explorers learned the hard way, check out the Common Thread Topics thread that's pinned in the Rookie section. That'll give you some knowledge to build a foundation upon.
"Sorry, I didn't know I'm not supposed to be here," he said, knowing full well he wasn't supposed to be there.
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Even experienced people have things go awry. There's a guy I know on UER that fell through a floor in an abandoned courthouse. It was by no means, his first explore. At the time, the guy was a seasoned bridge climber. Shit happens.
Then there's the guy known as Captain Aquafucked...
I'm NOT going to say his name, but this is the story:
In Van Courtland Park in The Bronx, NY; there's a waste weir that was part of the Old Croton Aqueduct. It is possible at various places to actually get inside the aqueduct and walk through it. There were no pumps in the aqueduct. It was all gravity and siphons.
In an attempt to gain access to the aqueduct, the explorer in question tried to get in the aqueduct via the weir in Van Courtland Park pictured below:
There is a doorway, but it has been sealed with cement blocks although there is a large hole in the roof. The explorer in question, using a rope, scaled the side of the weir and then rappelled into the weir via the hole in the roof.
He landed a little hard and twisted his ankle and discovers he can't walk, never mind climb back out. He also finds that he doesn't have very good cell service and can't make a phone call, but he does manage to get a text message out to another area explorer in the area. That person then assembled a rescue squad to go out to the weir and extricate him from the weir.
It took a heroic effort to get him out, but they did succeed. They got him to a hospital for medical care and mission accomplished.
In any case...
If you're not comfortable with something, by all means avoid it. This isn't the army. There are no rewards for heroics, although they do make for good stories.
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I guess the main theme so far is not to fuck it up. Learn from people's mistakes.
Also, don't evaluate an explorer based on social media popularity or media coverage. It's best not to follow the example of YouTubers.
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Posted by Steed
Also, don't evaluate an explorer based on social media popularity or media coverage. It's best not to follow the example of YouTubers.
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This, this, 100% this.
Also if a floor caves in when you're standing on it, there's not an awful lot you can do except go along for the ride and hope for the best. It happened to me once, it's not fun, and it can happen to anyone even if you assume something to be safe (like I did).
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Posted by Steed
Also, don't evaluate an explorer based on social media popularity or media coverage. It's best not to follow the example of YouTubers.
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Good advice.
You don't know the complete details of their exploring. There are a few videos that I have seen that appear to be extreme infiltration when actually they were made with legitimate access or were stupid easy access.
EDIT:
I tried to find a YouTube video of 2 guys exploring a fairly well-known NYC area location.
In the video, everything is well lit, the audio is perfect and there's even really long tracking shot with no camera shake. These guys were pros.
This location is moderately easy to sneak into, but difficult to sneak in carrying a Steadicam and a bounce board. However, another well known thing about this location is that if you stop at the guard shack and pay him a vig, site security will ignore your presence.
[last edit 8/24/2020 3:47 PM by Radio2600 - edited 1 times]
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Best advice is to find a good balance. Don't jump like a dog at every opportunity if it doesn't seem safe/subtle. In some places, this may mean waiting years for the right opportunity. But also, don't be so afraid that you end up never exploring shit.
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