Well it's been done a fair few times here to say the least so I won't go over the history of the catacombs again just some context and photos - apologies in advance for the quality , iPhone 5c's aren't exactly known for their great images
Lost my last account here after not using it for 6 or so years and though it'd be right to get a report up here sooner rather than later
Had just gotten home from work to receive a text from my mate " allons-y ce soir, ça fait trop longtemps " fuck I'd been down the night before so despite feeling exhausted I agreeded and got my stuff together - meeting point arranged underground I got my waders on and started to cycle over to the access , it's one you probably all know and conveniently lies about 10 minutes from my place
After coming down into the system I take the route 90% of people take on their first time here , a bit of a tourist highway as I pass group after group passing to and from le plage , almost a surprising amount for a wet Thursday evening but that quickly drops off as I pass the turnoff for le plage and the Jc sarette plaque,keeping going as the amount of tags drops off to nearly none for a while .
After stopping off for a quick Madelines and some much needed water I spot some new paintings by a friend of mine and snapped a photo before moving on again - running late for a meeting with friends down here isn't as convenient as sending them a message , you need to just hurry up
Finally I reach a ladder going up into a service tunnel for Paris telecoms - at the top the ladder you reach a thin metal plate which you need to push aside as you pass through effectively a vertical chaterie where cataphiles have cut directly through the concrete and rebar used to close the catacombs off from the tunnel , even more impressively is that it's been done a second time at the other end of the tunnel to pass into a second area of the catas
Having arrived late to the service tunnel ( Galerie technique in proper terms) and expecting my friend to be here already I'm a little confused as almost exactly on cue the other hole pops open and he climbs out
We had a Few beers and ciders together whilst sharing some baguettes with copious amounts of truffle , saucisson and good music as we'd planned , however after realising that we'd passed to nearly 2am there we switched off the lights in the tunnel and plunged ourselves back into darkness.
Heading back to the same exit a little more enjoyable , jostling each other on and keeping a much quicker pace than we would of alone - all until we reached a section that we'd already debated on using or not as its 15 minutes of jumping between underwater power cable bars ( to hold them off the floor before they were all removed in 2005) in water that's almost neck deep without the cable bars , whilst holding small screws coming off the wall near the ceiling - it saves 45+ minutes of walking but the risk of getting soaked is extreme however I'm not sleeping there that night so im willing to take that bet , you can see a photo of the bars + screws in the last few photos - super precarious!
Thanks if you've read the report , hopefully once I have some better photos and write my reports a little better like I used to be in the habit of then the quality will be a bit better
Lost my last account here after not using it for 6 or so years and though it'd be right to get a report up here sooner rather than later
Had just gotten home from work to receive a text from my mate " allons-y ce soir, ça fait trop longtemps " fuck I'd been down the night before so despite feeling exhausted I agreeded and got my stuff together - meeting point arranged underground I got my waders on and started to cycle over to the access , it's one you probably all know and conveniently lies about 10 minutes from my place
After coming down into the system I take the route 90% of people take on their first time here , a bit of a tourist highway as I pass group after group passing to and from le plage , almost a surprising amount for a wet Thursday evening but that quickly drops off as I pass the turnoff for le plage and the Jc sarette plaque,keeping going as the amount of tags drops off to nearly none for a while .
After stopping off for a quick Madelines and some much needed water I spot some new paintings by a friend of mine and snapped a photo before moving on again - running late for a meeting with friends down here isn't as convenient as sending them a message , you need to just hurry up
Finally I reach a ladder going up into a service tunnel for Paris telecoms - at the top the ladder you reach a thin metal plate which you need to push aside as you pass through effectively a vertical chaterie where cataphiles have cut directly through the concrete and rebar used to close the catacombs off from the tunnel , even more impressively is that it's been done a second time at the other end of the tunnel to pass into a second area of the catas
Having arrived late to the service tunnel ( Galerie technique in proper terms) and expecting my friend to be here already I'm a little confused as almost exactly on cue the other hole pops open and he climbs out
We had a Few beers and ciders together whilst sharing some baguettes with copious amounts of truffle , saucisson and good music as we'd planned , however after realising that we'd passed to nearly 2am there we switched off the lights in the tunnel and plunged ourselves back into darkness.
Heading back to the same exit a little more enjoyable , jostling each other on and keeping a much quicker pace than we would of alone - all until we reached a section that we'd already debated on using or not as its 15 minutes of jumping between underwater power cable bars ( to hold them off the floor before they were all removed in 2005) in water that's almost neck deep without the cable bars , whilst holding small screws coming off the wall near the ceiling - it saves 45+ minutes of walking but the risk of getting soaked is extreme however I'm not sleeping there that night so im willing to take that bet , you can see a photo of the bars + screws in the last few photos - super precarious!
Thanks if you've read the report , hopefully once I have some better photos and write my reports a little better like I used to be in the habit of then the quality will be a bit better
I think you only get a day to piss about with reports before they're locked.
