▁attempting ▁to ▁push ▁a ▁route ▁through ▁the ▁b ould er ▁cho ke , ▁but ▁progress ▁was ▁slow ▁and ▁the ▁cho ke ▁proved ▁un stable . ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁British ▁cave ▁divers ▁were ▁invited ▁over ▁to ▁d ive ▁the ▁sum p , ▁now ▁named ▁" You ng , ▁Free ▁and ▁Des perate ". ▁After ▁ ▁the ▁divers ▁emer ged ▁at ▁the ▁far ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁cho ke ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁voice ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁dry ▁ca vers ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁side . ▁After ▁expl oring ▁down stream ▁for ▁one ▁kilomet re ▁they ▁returned ▁to ▁help ▁dig ▁from ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁cho ke . ▁A ▁connection ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁week ▁later , ▁after ▁a ▁further ▁d ive . ▁ ▁of ▁cave ▁was ▁survey ed ▁beyond ▁the ▁cho ke . ▁This ▁began ▁with ▁a ▁short ▁stretch ▁of ▁passage ▁leading ▁to ▁sum p ▁ 4 , ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁by pass ed ▁from ▁above , ▁leading ▁to ▁ ▁of ▁un bro ken ▁can y on ▁passage . ▁The ▁extension ▁eventually ▁terminated ▁at ▁a ▁new ▁terminal ▁sum p . ▁The ▁new ▁section ▁was ▁named ▁" St . ▁Patrick ' s ▁Ext ension ", ▁and ▁the ▁can y on ▁passage ▁named ▁" P addy ' s ▁Par ade ". ▁The ▁sum p , ▁number ▁ 5 ▁in ▁the ▁system , ▁was ▁named ▁" Long ▁Way ▁From ▁Home ". ▁ ▁" Down stream ▁of ▁sum p ▁ 4 ▁the ▁stream way ▁compr ises ▁c . ▁ 4 5 0 ▁m ▁of