It seems that after finding the highest spot on the planet – that’s Mount Everest, man is now obsessed about looking inside the crust and what actually lies under his feet. Deep shafts, natural mines and underground series of caverns and caves are not a cup of tea for everyone, places where even the most experienced climbers and adventure sports specialists can get claustrophobic in the depths very quickly.

Climbers explore one of the world's deepest shafts in China

The 3,100feet (1,026 meters) deep underground shaft discovered by an international team of cave explorers near the village of Tian Xing can really send the chill down the spines of even the very best.

The shaft with series of tunnels, underground caves and a network of passages was explored extensively for several months with the adventurous guys camping deep down for several days at a time. The tunnel looks almost like a bottomless pit, but still has some breathtaking sights hidden in its depths with waterfalls and underground rivers adding to its beauty.

Climbers explore one of the world's deepest shafts in China

If you are scared of closed places, this is not the place to be though. While its is not the deepest tunnel in the world, it no doubt figures right along with some of the deepest across the planet. It is the heights that are normally dizzy, but here are depths that can replicate the same effect. Check out the gallery below!

Photographer Robert Shone – via DailyMail

If you're new here and you like our articles, how about subscribing free for our updates via RSS feed.

Related posts:

  1. Crystal Maze – Mexico’s Crystal Cave of Giants, 1000 ft below Mexican Desert One look at the spectacular pictures that are captured in the depths of the Crystal Cave of Giants, 1,000 ft below the Chihuahua Desert...

  2. China is Major Contributor to World Food Security? Toot toot! That would be China blowing its own horn. China’s agricultural minister is claiming that the Middle Kingdom is a major contributor to...

  3. Long March Series – China Second, Third Guesses Mother Nature China is second guessing, third guessing Mother Nature. The Middle Kingdom launched its third geostationary meteorological satellite – the Fengyun-2-06 as part of its...