it plunges 586ft underground   twice the height of the statue of liberty   and the interior has been described as 'pitch black' but these adventurers have descended into fantastic pit in ellison's cave, georgia, famed as the deepest pit in america intrepid explorer amy hinkle and a group including shane streetman and elliot hellman tackled the pit  last month and were able to produce a stunning set of photographs from their challenge scroll down for video  fantastic pit in ellison's cave, georgia, usa, is 586ft deep   almost twice the height of the statue of liberty  the climb is strictly for the experienced, and the equipment as well as the training for the descent has to be of the highest standard  the pit is part of a 12 mile long underground system, has been on the bucket list of the explorers for some time  amy revealed the pit, which is part of a 12 mile long underground system, has been on her bucket list for some time in order to capture her spectacular shots she carries a lightweight camera kit and travels with a lighting assistant, brian stoltz amy, 28, from huntsville, alabama, said: 'i've been doing this for quite a few years now so the depth doesn't bother me as much 'i just think to myself 'yes, that's a deep pitch black hole in the floor' fantastic pit, that is taken on as a challenge by many thrill seekers, is almost twice as high as the statue of liberty  one of the group, amy hinkle, insists if proper training is done, 'caving is a relatively safe sport' climber ken williams gets himself warmed up, before descending the 586 feet of america's deepest pit  intrepid explorer amy hinkle (pictured) and a group including shane streetman and elliot hellman tackled the pit last month  'we communicate via radio so i can direct the lighting for the shot 'caving is a relatively safe sport if it is done with proper training, gear and experience' also in the area is incredible pit, the second deepest pit in the us at 440ft due to the technical and dangerous nature of ellison's cave, it is generally explored by only the most experienced and capable cavers beginning cavers  are severely discouraged from entering and negotiating the cave there have been a number of deaths, largely due to hypothermia, on various climbs in ellison cave  the vertical sections of the cave require extensive knowledge and practice of single rope technique climbing, including practice on heavy ropes and in wet environments there have sadly been a number of fatalities concerning ellison cave on march 10, 1999, a caver climbing the incredible pit became tangled in multiple ropes and was stranded 140 feet off the cave floor underneath water falling into the pit the incident resulted in fatality due to hypothermia the vertical sections of the cave require extensive knowledge and practice of single rope technique climbing  the entrance to the pit is very deceiving, and you wouldn't believe it hides an underground world  then on february 12, 2011 two university of florida students died of hypothermia after becoming stuck on rope near a waterfall close to the bottom of a 120 foot pit on may 26, 2013 a caver was rescued and hospitalized after falling 40 feet in the cave it took 21 hours to evacuate the caver, including hauling up fantastic pit
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fantastic pit in ellison's cave, georgia, usa, is 586ft deep   twice the height of the statue of liberty  climbers completed the descent and and produced a stunning set of photograph of the cave system  one of the group, amy hinkle, insists if proper training is done, 'caving is a relatively safe sport'