This video features Sweet Surprise and the Henkel Bypass at Ginnie Springs, also known as the Devil's System, which is located
outside of High Springs, FL. The video
is 71 minutes total. Sweet Surprise is a jump off of the main line
between 2100 and 2200 feet penetration. The Henkel Bypass is a jump
off of the main line around 3100 feet penetration and just before the
Henkel Restriction at 3130 feet.
The dive begins with Kelly Jessop laying the jump reel to Sweet
Surprise. Kelly leads the dive to 3100 feet penetration, where the passage ends. The exiting dive back to the main line is lead by Rick
Crawford. This ends the 40 minute portion of Sweet Surprise.
The Henkel Bypass features Rick Crawford leading the dive beginning
at the jump just before the Henkel Restriction. Once the Bypass ends
at the Berman Room, the dive continues upstream main line to approximately
3600 feet penetration where the dive was turned. The exiting dive follows
main line downstream through the Henkel Restriction and ends at the
Henkel Bypass jump, approximately 30 feet downstream of the Henkel Restriction.
Sweet surprise and Henkel Bypass Map
The photos below are digital still shots taken on the Henkel Bypass
and on the main line past the Berman Room at 3500 feet penetration. Rick Crawford is the lead diver in the photos below.
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