This cave kicked my ass. I went back for a rematch. 

Without wanting to spoil the ending: by popular request, there's a final shot of us leaving the cave, just so people don't feel like we got stuck in there this time...!

I thought the bit where Tom identified his mood as being the same as when he'd had accidents before showed a great deal of self-awareness and maturity. A lesson for everyone there.

I just want to say that, even though I am a small channel, Tom Scott and team reviewed my documentaries + previous work and trusted me to take them through one of my favourite caves. I can't thank the team enough :) I had a fantastic time and quality of the video looks so amazing. For those Geologists- yes, I made a big mistake at 13:03 by saying 'carbide' instead of 'carbonate', I must have been thinking of carbide lamps! Simple slip of the tongue Also, if you were interested as to how the water is creating that Vados Trench at 14:30. The water is carrying debris and carbonic acid, which is why along with the weight, the trenches are formed slowly over time. I'm sure I'll get round to explaining all this in detail on my channel at some point! Thanks again, Tom ! :)

"I've been sitting in an Icebath in this wet suit at home" PLEASE DON'T TELL ME YOU DIDN'T FILM THIS TOM.

Freshwater-Blizzard is one of the coolest last names I've seen in a long time.

Excellent subtitles! "Laughs triumphantly" "(grunts)" "(groans)" "(crew chuckles)" "(cackles)"

This is an excellent example of how to go into a potentially panic-attack inducing situation. Bring tools that make it easier (wetsuit), build up to the situation (ice baths), have someone there to ground you (Elise), regularly communicate your status and needs (Tom making requests and constantly updating the camera), and don't rush (Tom getting too excited and stopping himself).

Tom: gets beaten by a cave. Also Tom: relentlessly parkours, welds, flies blind and does all sorts of other things to practice. Buff Tom: Hello, cave. Have I told you how I got this scar on my face?

I admire you so much for two things Tom. Being able to say you needed to leave last time, and coming back and beating this cave! Love it.

Tom really is just a big ol child. Him explaining his scar gathering process was adorable. What a treasure of a person.

Now I have an image in my head of Tom Scott sitting in this suit in his ice water bathtub while blasting the training music from Rocky on full volume

Tom, here is a brief explanation for why Americans dont like wet caves (at least in my experience of a few of our caves from over here). This video seemed a lot "safer" than many of the caves in the states. Mud and rivers are "easier" to navigate without something catastrophic happening because they tend to just cause you to fall nearby. Also, you had a direct walking path surrounded by walls. American caves tend to have just enough water to be slippery, and they tend to be steeper to navigate with much more serious risk factors, such as underground cliffs over a drop that will definitely cause a nasty fall. Also, for some reason i cant figure out, we treat these as tourist spots where you are expected to walk around in casual clothes (so you had better hope your shoes have good grip). Proper safety equipment, a small group with a knowledgeable guide, and a clear walking path make your video look a lot more fun than my previous experiences.

Where I've lived in the U.S. you learn that wet caves are a flash-flood hazard and not to go in them. That's not really 100% true, but casual amateurs who don't know what they're doing can and do get killed, so it's a warning the general public should observe. The commenters are presumably familiar with those warnings. Many wet caves around here, if there's good monitoring and you have an accurate weather forecast, are perfectly safe under the right conditions. Some of the ones that kill people can have as little as 10-15 minutes warning before the exit route is submerged in flowing water, which is enough time to escape if you're calm and fast, but they should absolutely not be entered by inexperienced spelunkers.

"...also, my brain started to shut down." I don't need a cave for that!

My respect for Tom just went way up. Going back isnt easy when you have a bad experience. Exposure therapy does wonders.

"We're coming up to something called 'Surprise View' now" "Oh, hello Pete!" was... was Pete the view

"AAAAWWWWHHH, RIGHT down my back!" 'Burt Bacharach, back, crack, and sack'-memories come flooding back...😅

As an American who is not a caver but enjoys going into caves, I'm curious about the Americans being shocked by wet caves for non-cavers? I guess maybe I haven't been to wet caves actually in the US, but there are some very popular and frequently-touristed wet caves I've been to and loved, like ATM in Belize and Waitomo Caves in New Zealand, and it's not like they're "easy" but they're definitely done and safely doable for tourists.

Ah man, this is so wholesome. Tom's clearly overjoyed to be successfully doing this, and Elise seems just as happy that he's come back and conquered it.

I love how Tom overcomes himself like this without regard for how others might judge him. Some people try to hide their flaws and put on a facade, and other people like Tom embrace their mishaps and work to improve.

I actually feel proud of Tom, which is weird because he is much older and more accomplished than I am, but, man, this is just something that requires you to be brave and I feel proud.

Thank you for having such great subtitles. It shows you care a lot. Always at the best place on the screen when needed. Color coded by speaker. Made by human instead of the auto function by youtube. Thanks!

5:40 I love how friendly and accommodating Ellise is

Hi Tom, I have an idea for a new Tom Scott Plus video: mountain biking! I want to see if you kept practicing after the initial video, we want to see that learning curve! You could maybe start by going over small hills on a parkour to practice the techniques and than try a final big jump! Love your vids, groetjes uit Nederland🇳🇱.

I remember caving in southern france during the nineties. we entered a part that looked like a ~50m deep triangular rift, from the top and crept along it's upper edge, when a friend of mine suddenly lost grip and fell... about 5m to smash to the,until then perfectly invisible plane of perfectly clear, perfectly still and surprisingly cold water... still far better than dropping another 45m, or so.

I love how supportive Elise is. She's absolutely delightful to watch in videos, and seems like genuinely a wonderful person.

haha tom going ahead and using tech to defeat the cave is like getting the cheat codes to beat the difficult part of a game (but also good on you for going back at all! I wish I had that kind of persistence to go at something again after failure)

Tom Scott went caving Episode II : revenge of the Tom

American non-caver here. When I was in the boy scouts we booked a special off-the-regular-tourist-route guided tour of Longhorn Cavern in Texas, and it was very wet. They fitted us with helmets and knee pads and whatnot, and the water was maybe waist deep in some parts. It's a state park, though, so they had checked all the water levels beforehand and they knew it was safe. I certainly wouldn't venture into a wet cave without a guide

If the purpose of this channel is to answer the question "Is there anything Tom Scott can't do?", then until now the answer was "Caving". After this video, I don't think we know the answer. Good stuff! I never thought we'd see Tom go back to the cave.

In a weird, parasocial way, I'm really proud of Tom for this.

So happy to see Elise back on the channel!! You guys have great interactions

I love that you've pushed yourself to go back and do this again, and it's amazing to see how supportive Elise is. Also - very good shout on the wetsuit!

As someone who has caved in various parts of the US (mostly Eastern, some Western), we have more caves that are "dead"/dry and/or have dry sections. A wet suit is not typical gear for caving here. Multiple light sources, clothing for 50° temps which can get muddy, appropriate footwear, gloves if desired... There's a cave in the SE half "living"/wet and the other half dry/dead as the water flow changed such that one side is still "growing" while the other is completely dry. So wet mud is expected, but little standing water. I caved for years until I got my feet wet. Plenty of crawling through. There are three other categories of caves which are different experiences, that many US cavers don't do, "wading" which correlates to what you did; diving underwater, which is a whole other very deadly thing; and vertical caves, which require ropework, abseiling and ascending.

"I'll never not be more ready than this" So ... you'll always be more ready than this. Got it.

I like that Tom is way way more happy this time. The little bit of prep that he did went a long way.

Tom shows up again. This time in full gear. The cave: Why do I hear boss music?

I remember spelunking as a child in a cave that you had to crawl on your belly to get through, without all the fancy gear and lights. Sometimes I'm amazed I am still alive.

Last summer, my partner tried to hike the Superior Coastal Trail. A couple of days in, she slipped in mud, fell hard, and had to be carried out on a back board (for over an hour on uneven terrain). She seemed to have familiar feelings about it to what you expressed in the previous caving video. I'm pleased for you that your second attempt went so much better. I'm hoping she'll have similar success when she tries again in September.

Elise seems so sweet and genuinely excited to show people these things

Round of applause for Elise, being the exact patient and brilliant guide Tom needed in such circumstance. You were very reassuring, encouraging. And even when you weren't certain what was going on with Tom, you displayed tact and leadership to talk him down in just the right way. He had a great time in the end.

I was amazed by your ability to keep talking about your feelings last time. I am even more amazed by your ability to go back and face something that defeated you before, especially when it did do so in such a brutal way. And then to have you recognise that your mood can lead you to doing things fast and dangerous so asking to be checked is another great example of how to be.

A tad off-topic, but are the multi-colored captions something done by the producers or is it a new smart YT feature? Either way, it's great and really helpful.

Respect for the attempt in the first place. Extra respect for breaking up, when you did not feel save. Extra respect for coming back after what you went through last time. No extra respect, for going through this time, but glad for you it worked out.

Good on ya Tom for not letting it beat ya. Having been in the same sort of position I'm glad I went back in.

Watching Tom conquer his fears and get through difficult situations is legitimately inspiring.

Thank you, Tom, for the excellent captions you and your team provide! Really sets the standard for RU-vid captions.

I've always appreciated your candidness during your adventures and it was great to see your honesty and openness about this experience. I often remember your resolve at difficult times and it helps me be braver. I'm glad you got to see the cave, well done!

This video is one of those things where I didn't realize how much I wanted it until I saw it. I'm so happy to see some closure. This channel practically has an entire plot, now.

Good on ya mate! Takes real character to go back in and face a situation like that again. I'm impressed! Thanks as usual for the captions!

I'm totally made up for Tom going back and getting to see the chamber this time. Huge props to Elise, both accomplished and very informative & entertaining.

Thanks for the amazing subtitle job on this video. So rare to see videos so complete and feature rich.

i'm claustrophobic and physically disabled, so stuff like this terrifies me, but good on you tom for facing it a second time

Major respect for even attempting again after such a tramatic previous experience.

These two cave videos are very inspirational.

Good on you working on going back through and confronting a place/thing that gave you a panic attack previously! A big problem from panic attacks can be aversion to perceived triggers so doing this kind of prep and exposure can be really hard for many people.

I knew I should have kept this video for when I was feeling sad. Whole mood improved by a 18 minute video. Tom never disappoints

12:20 What's a boulder? Is it like a big rock? And to anyone who understood this reference: Over my shoulder. That's what I told ya.

Good job Tom! I think that feeling of this type of compliments being patronizing is worth talking about. It’s probably based on personal insecurities and false assumptions of others expectations on you. But what you did is so strong! It’s not easy to face your fears! You should be proud!

I absolutely noped out of the last video before Tom got far at all. It's cool to have another go at seeing the cave.l

Yeah!! So glad you decided to have a go at it again. It looks like an amazing (and huge) cave to explore, and I'm glad you found a way to deal with the cold water that works for you. Ever since the last/first one, I've been watching Elise's channel, and she's SO good about caving, I don't think you could have hoped for a better person at your side. Well done - and glad you had fun!

backing out of it not beeing able to complete the full way trough but still comming back to finally get trought with it...mad respect Tom!

As a fellow underground explorer, I applaud your determination to go back under.

Glad to see you back, and also need to thank you for introducing me to Elise’s channel in your first visit. I really really enjoy her content and am proud to be a supporter on Patreon.

Conquored! Heard the nervous excitement in your voice... the whole way through! But you did it. Rock on (pun intended)!

Wow I haven't wanted to purchase from an ad-read in a long while. But when you said that you've looked at your viewer statistics, and a lot of us like long video essays/documentaries, I was like, "WAIT A SEC, THAT'S ME." I watch so many long videos that my *therapist* and I get distracted with me talking about the random things I know. Jack of all trades, master of none. When money isn't so tight, I may just have to give Wondrium a shot. Might take a year, but I'll get there I hope.

I’m incredibly proud of you for training, going back in, and actually going through the cave! As someone with a lot of cave-related fears, this actually quelled quite a few of them, and I just have to give full props to everyone who took you through the cave. The words of encouragement and advice obviously made the trip a lot easier and I hope I have people like you if I ever decide to go caving myself!

Elise is so professional and caring, wow!

I'm so happy for you that you were able to revisit and conquer a personal stumbling block. I'm also very impressed with how effectively you're able to introspect and see how you're feeling, intuit what effect it will have, and mitigate (or delegate) to stay safe and healthy!

On the topic of wet caves, there was a scene in Moon Knight involving a wet cave, it took me a while to understand what happened after the scene, I guess Americans really do care about wet caves a lot more.

Still so psyched to see Tom in the Peak District caves, so close to where my family lives inn Edale/Castleton! I grew up visiting these caves.

Tom is always so adorably giggly.

Unbelievable timing on this; I was thinking about this very video last night before bed and Im pumped to see the rematch

Props to the cameraperson getting that shot from above of Tom and Elise walking through the stream.

Well done, Tom! Kudos for giving it a second chance. Peak Cavern is beautiful and it’s a delight to see the parts beyond the public tours.

I'm alright with dry caves, not sure about wet caves. I guess I will have to experience it for myself to find out how I cope with it. And Elise is the kind of person I would trust to guide me through it!

I’m impressed that you gave it another go, but I’m astonished by the way that through both videos you kept presenting the video. You really are an absolutely top notch presenter.

Elise being an absolute gem. I'd go see it, just to meet her

The most exciting "Previously" since "Previously on Avatar"

As a caver, I love to see that you re-attempted this with great success.

man the person who writes subtitles on your videos needs a pay raise!!

Shoutout to the cameraman, who had to do this as well

I am glad you where able to go back and surpass yourself this time.

Okay, I was alright until you got to that last watery bit with "less headroom." Then I couldn't breathe. Good on you for going back! That vadose trench was so cool.

I'm so glad you decided to retry it

Tom. Well done for going back, have some more respect. 👍 Years ago I had a mental breakdown, months later I tried to go back to work but it didn't work out well, I only lasted 10 minutes before having a massive panic attack. I'm just glad that it worked out well for you. 🙂👍

So glad Tom returned to this! Elise's enthusiasm is infectious!

Kudos to you for doing it again, Tom! And kudos to the safety team, they seemed to be really good at their jobs (again).

Well done, you may be a derp, but you're a good derp. On ya Tom.

Not sure if this is Tom being brave or stubborn. Either way, I'm once again impressed.

Elise Freshwater Blizzard. Awesome. Well done Tom, and thanks for taking us back down there.

You are SO incredibly BRAVE! My last time caving it went from daylight to pitch black dark incredibly fast. We didn't bring any torches, but we knew which way to go. Or at least, the guides told us where. Mayor panic attack! I think I was struck by temporary claustrophobia or something like that. I now don't want to go anymore, so in my eyes you're a hero for recovering from whatever happened to you there before!

Very honestly we need a park bench video on these two caves videos, these seem very frightening to watch.

The comeback of the century

Tom, if you are truly interested in stalactites/stalagmites, caves etc. you should have a look at Mammoth Cave National park. It is known as the world's longer cave system (with 405 miles mapped). It really is an amazing place. I used to live not too far from the park. Beautiful park, beautiful caves. Cheers to you and congrats!

You're an inspiration, Tom. Being honest with yourself and knowing your limits by cautiously testing them is very wise!

If you like dripstone you have to visit the Atta-Cave (Atta-Höhle) in Germany!

Im so proud of all of you

14:22 - the "a what?!" for some reason sounded so comical xD

Dude great job going back and facing the cold water and getting to experience an exploration. It really is all about your equipment trust me. I will go crabbing at night in the Oregon coast at low tide and catch crabs with my hands and a strong flashlight. If I wear the right material im fine. I also walk my dogs at night in cold weather in the woods here in Oregon and my super strong flashlight. It's been a new hobby of mine since getting a insane Ryobi flashlight with 2 rechargeable battery packs. I love exploring nature in new ways