![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/i-explored-the-killer-crystal-cave/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/newspress-collage-22554126-1685714090630.jpg&description=Exclusive DEPTHS OF HELL Published : 7:12, 23 Jul 2023 FOR just a short window one of the world's most stunning yet lethal wonders became accessible. Canadian explorer George Kourounis was one of the few who were able to - and dared to - enter the beautiful but deadly crystal cave in Mexico. 7 George Kourounis was one of the few people able to explore the cave Credit: George Kourounis 7 The cave is almost 1,000ft below ground Credit: George Kourounis 7 He went in clad in safety gear as the conditions could prove deadly Credit: George Kourounis The treacherous cavern, concealed 1,000ft below the ground, is filled with enormous crystals capable of killing visitors in a matter of minutes. Anchored to the walls of the blistering hot cave are hundreds of otherworldly crystals that grew uninterrupted for at least half a million years. The dazzling glass-like shards deep beneath the Sierra de Naica Mountain in the heart of Chihuahua are up to 36ft long and weigh up to a staggering 55 tonnes. George, 53, told The Sun it was the most amazing place he had ever visited - a tall order considering the wild places he has graced around the globe. He said: "It is fascinating, it really is. I was one of the few people who had the privilege of going inside that cave years ago when it was still accessible. "The opportunity is now lost but it is like going into another planet. "The air temperature is so unbearable - it is so hot and so humid that the air just hits you in the face like a hammer. "Even with special chilled air respirators and ice-filled suits, we could only go in for around 40 minutes at a time." Although equipped with the assets to make it the perfect tourist hotspot, the cave has all the makings of a death trap. The air is acidic and temperatures can hit sweltering highs of 58C with humidity levels close to 100 per cent. But even wearing heat-protection suits and breathing apparatus, they can only tolerate the cave's conditions for around 15 to 60 minutes before likely){kind=link}
FOR just a short window one of the world’s most stunning yet lethal wonders became accessible.
Canadian explorer George Kourounis was one of the few who were able to – and dared to – enter the beautiful but deadly crystal cave in Mexico.
The treacherous cavern, concealed 1,000ft below the ground, is filled with enormous crystals capable of killing visitors in a matter of minutes.
Anchored to the walls of the blistering hot cave are hundreds of otherworldly crystals that have grown uninterrupted for at least half a million years.
The dazzling glass-like shards deep beneath the Sierra de Naica Mountain in the heart of Chihuahua are up to 36ft long and weigh up to a staggering 55 tonnes.