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Post by fots2 on Oct 20, 2013 21:01:14 GMT 8
Part 3E: The Malinta Tunnel – Current StatusThis concludes our present day tour of the Malinta Tunnel System. Earlier this year I recorded some poor quality videos while wandering around the tunnels. They were made for myself to keep track of what was where and originally I had no intention to post them. I was thinking that for people who may not have the opportunity to visit Malinta Tunnel, they may find them of interest. Anyone want to see them?
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Post by Registrar on Oct 20, 2013 21:12:49 GMT 8
Fots,
Let me be among the first of many whom I assure you will praise the outstanding work you have done on this chronicle of Malinta.
Not just good, great doesn't do it sufficient justice ....but o u t s t a n d i n g ! .
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Post by okla on Oct 20, 2013 23:55:02 GMT 8
Hey Fots....I have made a quick "pass thru" in preparation to spending my whole Sunday afternoon and evening enjoying (and probably much longer)a closer, slower inspection of this latest Fantastic Fots Foto Tour. I have told wife to forget any ridiculous "Honey doos" being scheduled this day, I assure you. Methinks, that you should receive some type of official award for the gathering, compiling and presenting of this, absolutely magnificent project. We "Geeks", now have it all right at our finger tips for quick reference and refreshing of failing memories. I, and I am sure other "Geeks", can't thank you enough. "Overkill", I think not. Cheers and thanks, again.
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Post by JohnEakin on Oct 21, 2013 8:56:55 GMT 8
Thank you, thank you, thank you. You've set an even higher bar for your routinely great Fots Foto Tours. This is even better than being there because there's no way I'd go in some of the places (on Corregidor) that you do.
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Post by fots2 on Oct 21, 2013 13:57:14 GMT 8
You are very welcome gents. Malinta Tunnel is one of the most important structures on Corregidor Island so highlighting it was a pleasure.
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Post by chadhill on Oct 22, 2013 9:48:03 GMT 8
Great job, fots! I've been thru these pics twice now, what a treat. I see you found some rail spikes in the same place I did in the '80s, the main north-south tunnel in the south system. I guess scrappers must have taken any rails long ago. Can you say where this section of ventilation shaft was? It sure looks familiar to me, but I can't remember where in Malinta it was. Thanks, Chad. P.S.-I'm with okla, eagerly awaiting the publication of your first edition. (photo courtesy fots2)
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Post by fots2 on Oct 23, 2013 12:58:17 GMT 8
Hi Chad, So that makes at least two of us that has found rail spikes in this area. I think it was Patty who posted text about a crude rail line constructed here for the transportation of torpedoes. The view you see in that photo was taken in the Central System’s north ventilation tunnel. I was standing at the end of lateral E13 and looking west towards lateral W12. If you stand at the end of lateral W12 and look back towards E13, this is the view.
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Post by oozlefinch on Oct 23, 2013 14:52:12 GMT 8
Fots - Your exceptional photo tour took me back to the late 80's when I spent several hours crawling through the '34 entrance and as far as I could South through the QM tunnels. I hope you had someone with you while scrambling over those slag heaps; however, I'll wager the intrepid Fots was by his lonesome. I don't know about you, but, I was scared shitless crawling in those spaces alone. Back at that point in time all of the laterals were open, unlike today.
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Post by chadhill on Oct 23, 2013 22:11:16 GMT 8
Thanks for refreshing my memory about the ventilation shaft, fots. I think I may have had your photo confused with something somewhere else, though. It's been 27 years since I crawled (in some cases) thru those tunnels! Here's a rail spike (and spring) I found in the main north-south tunnel of the south system in 1986: Comparison with fots' recent find in same area: (photo courtesy fots2)
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Post by fots2 on Oct 24, 2013 16:01:00 GMT 8
Oozlefinch, I wish I had had the opportunity to explore Corregidor back in the '80s like you did. It was in more of “post battle” state than it is now. My first visit to the island was in 1996 and most of the changes I have seen since then have shifted it closer to being a park.
You are correct about my exploring habits. There have been exceptions but alone is my preferred M.O. It is a “rush” to be in those places however safety has become more of a priority in the past few years.
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