We Can't Turn Around Here! Squeezing into Marchepied Cave Get your own Insta360 Ace Pro 2 via this link: https://www.insta360.com/sal/ace-pro-2?utm_term=INRGIFZ
L’ Emergence de Marchepied in France is one of the most legendary cave dives in Europe. With its notorious entrance restriction, divers risk everything to explore what lies beyond. Can we squeeze through this claustrophobic passage and reveal the hidden world inside Marchepied?
In this episode of DiveSAGA, we take you deep into the Dordogne valley, where a small rock opening leads into one of the most infamous submerged caves in France. The first 40 meters (130 feet) of the dive are a brutal restriction: too tight to turn around, too risky for the unprepared, and responsible for several diving accidents in the past.
Armed with our KISS Sidewinder sidemount rebreathers and several Insta360 Ace Pro 2 action cameras, we attempt to negotiate the squeeze, capture it all on camera, and continue toward the 500-meter (1600-foot) dry section at the end of Sump 1. Along the way, we’ll show you the true beauty of Marchepied: its winding tunnels, shallow summer waters, and hidden chambers carved by millions of years of erosion.
⚠️ Disclaimer: Cave diving is an extremely dangerous activity. Never attempt dives like Marchepied without the proper training, equipment, and experience.
👉 What do you think: is the beauty beyond the restriction worth the risk? Let us know in the comments!
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📍 Dive Site: L’ Emergence de Marchepied, Dordogne, France
🤿 Type: Cave Diving / Siphon Diving
⏱ Dive Objective: Reach the end of Sump 1 (500m / 1600ft)
⚒ Equipment: KISS Sidewinder Sidemount Rebreathers, Drysuits, Technical Cave Gear
⌚ The Time Stamps For You:
00:00 Introduction
00:56 Marchepied
03:40 Insta360 Ace Pro 2
04:36 Gearing up for the Dive
05:30 The Restriction
07:44 Cave Diving in Marchepied
10:00 The Shallow Passages
11:04 Reaching the Dry Section
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This is real cave diving, not polished perfection. Every bump, scrape, and squeeze is part of the journey. Join us as we test ourselves against one of France’s toughest cave entrances and discover what secrets Marchepied has been hiding.
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