The Objectives

1. To locate the next cenote up-stream from cenote Tikim Chim in Dos Ojos system.
2. To look for leads in that area to decide if an exploration project in that region would be worth while.
3. To attemp to penetrate the small restriccion discoveried in the EJPP Jan 2004 leading towards Nohoch Nah Chich
4. To test some of the new video equipments we adquired in 2004 for the documentation of EJP.
   

The Project

The project was centered around making 3 push dives in a week time. Two of the dives were in the upstream section of Dos Ojos trying to reach the next cenote upstream, and looking for new leads in that area. The third one was in the Pit area to approach a small restriccion that was discoveried in a previous project. This structure is heading in the direccion of Nohoch Nah Chich and it has good potential for exploration.

Attenting 3 push dives in 6 days was only possible because of the 11 DIR divers that were part of the EJPP 2004 team. The divers we organized in several teams which specific tasks. Teams would start diving at 8:30 in the morning and would finished at about 5:30 in the afternoon just before darkness would set. The tasks were divided in daily and push related activities. The daily tanks included setting up reels and jumps in the Dos Ojos Cavern area, locating safety tanks at 5K near the Tikim Chim cenote, and removing anything that was left by others team in the 5K range. The push dive activities included putting 4 fresh stages at 10K before a restriccion going upstream, and removing them inmediatly after the push dive from 7-8K feets. Basically we needed one day to put fresh stages at 10K, and one day to dive them and clean everything from the cave. In several ocasions teams would cross paths underwater while performing their duties, which was the only way to accomplish the clean up dives and leave the cave before darkness.

Push Dive 1

Push Dive 2

Push Dive 3

Summary