[Rockhounds] A “death trap” is buried 300m below ground where temperatures can hit 58C – and one man has dared to explore it.

[Kreigh Tomaszewski]

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 300m below the ground, is filled with
enormous crystals capable of killing visitors in a matter of minutes, The
Sun
<https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/22554126/explored-deadly-crystal-cave-kill/>
reports.

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 glasslike shards deep beneath the Sierra de Naica Mountain in
the heart of Chihuahua are up to 10m long and weigh up to a staggering 55
tonnes.

George, 53, said it was the most amazing place he had ever visited – a tall
order considering the wild places he has graced around the globe.

https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/travel-stories/canadian-man-explores-mexicos-killer-crystal-cave/news-story/b61afe91ef8007e2c831b7e4b79db249