Cave - diving event is not for the faint - hearted . It ’s an extreme sport that holds many peril , such as the ever - waver visibleness of being submersed and sudden strong water currents , so you ’re forgive if you ’ve not yet throw it a go . Well , now you could plunk into the depths of the world ’s largest cave from the refuge of your own home with a good internet connection , thanks tophotojournalist Martin Edström’sinteractive map .
go under out with his team in January 2015 , Edström trekked along the four - kilometre - tenacious ( 2.5 - sea mile - long ) cave to create the360 - degree interactional experience for National Geographic . Shot in eminent definition using 25 unlike tv camera and strong LED lights , Martin Edström ventured along Sơn Đoòng Cave in Quảng Bình Province , Vietnam with his team to catch and assemble the footage into an immersive experience .
Translating to Mountain River Cave from Vietnamese , Sơn Đoòng was officially name the reality ’s largest have a go at it cave in 2009 . Itslargest chamberis over five kilometers ( 3.1 miles ) long , 200 meters ( 660 foot ) high and 150 meters ( 490 feet ) astray . And atalmost 70 meters(230 feet ) tall , the stalagmites in the cave are the grandiloquent found in the earthly concern .
Photo Credit : Mats Kahström / Martin Edström . The thought from underneath the Garden of Edam , the 2d doline ( or sinkhole ) of Son Doong .
“ I make for with interactive news media because the terminal user gets a much more immersive experience — it ’s possible to get hoi polloi to take the air through the cave as if they were there,”saidEdström , talk to National Geographic . “ you could get the reader into the story and get them to explore it actively . ”
you’re able to access theinteractive map by Martin Edströmand ascertain more about the beautiful passageways of Sơn Đoòng using a smartphone , tablet , or desktop electronic computer . premier on June 2 , aweb seriesbyDellalso follows Edström ’s journeying of bringing Sơn Đoòng to the world .
[ H / TNational Geographic ]
