Nutty Putty Cave
Posted on 6/17/2008 by Spencer Coles
OFFICIALLY CLOSED.... Our hearts go out to the Jones family and to all the rescue workers who dedicated so much time and effort into the rescue of John Jones. Let us respect their family wishes and say goodbye to one of Utah's most enjoyed caves.
Video Courtesy of KSL.com
This cave is located on Public School Trust land. After many years of rescues the land owners wanted to fill the entrance with concrete but an agreement was made with the Timp Grotto to gate and control access to the cave to help ensure the safety of visitors. This unfortunatly failed with the death of 26 yr old John Jones on Nov. 26th 2009. The cave is now planned to be permanetly sealed due to the fact that they were unable to recover John's body. The area where he was stuck is one that I did not push myself into nearly as far as John did because I felt it would be too tight to continue, and John weighed a good 30 pounds more than I do. We will just have to enjoy pictures and momories of this cave from now on.
Just below the entrance in the "Big Slide" at the breakdown ledges.
Upper section of "The Big Slide"
Lower section of "The Big Slide"
Some fun effects.
The lower section of "The Big Slide".
The drop off at the bottom of "The Big Slide".
Resting at the opening of "Bob's Push", better known as "The Birth Canal".
Michael coming out of "The Birth Canal" the right way. Although the "Breech" method is easier as well as less painful.
Nutty Putty is a hydrothermal cave in the west desert of Utah. It was recently gated due to the many accidents that were continually occuring there. In case you did not make it out there before its closure, here are a few pre-digital pics for ya. You can follow this link for a PDF map of the cave. http://www.jonjasper.com/MapGallery/Nutty%20Putty%20Cave.pdf
The entrance.
The infamous "Birth Canal". It is really not very tight, and if you weigh under 200 lbs you should be able to slide right through.
The "Aorta Crawl" is my favorite in the entire cave. It is 115' long and body tight the entire way. If you make it into the "Uterus" don't miss the hole in the ceiling that will get you there.
There are many places to get stuck and this is the primary reason that the cave is now gated. Just a warning if you go, don't go down "The Scout Eater" head first!
The entrance.
The infamous "Birth Canal". It is really not very tight, and if you weigh under 200 lbs you should be able to slide right through.
The "Aorta Crawl" is my favorite in the entire cave. It is 115' long and body tight the entire way. If you make it into the "Uterus" don't miss the hole in the ceiling that will get you there.
There are many places to get stuck and this is the primary reason that the cave is now gated. Just a warning if you go, don't go down "The Scout Eater" head first!
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7 Response to "Nutty Putty Cave"
Im so sad this closed down. :( I went there once and had a blast. Do you know any other caves near provo that are similar to this cave? Like one that goes down aways and you have to crawl around tight places to get around? If so, please let me know, im dying to go to one. Thanks!
now look what happen
Terribly sad about John Jones. I pray for his wife and family.
terrible, terrifying and tragic story
does anyone know where exactly in the cave John is stuck?
this is a first hand account that says it is Bob's Push:
http://emjoe.blogspot.com/2009/11/john-jones.html
but other rescuers are saying that it was not near Bob's Push:
"...Jones died late Wednesday after becoming stuck in an unmapped finger of the cave near the end of the main passageway, about 100 feet below the surface and 400 feet from the entrance, not near "Bob's Push" as previously reported...."
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_13879115
is there a rescuer out there that can describe maybe which unexplored hole it was?
could it be Scout Eater?
I believe it was in an unmapped section below Ed's Push. I will have more details to post soon.
i wondered if it could be there as there are many unexplored holes. There or the scout hole, though they've rescued everytime from there.
please let us know, thanks.
I almost got stuck in Scout Eater myself. That is a difficult one to really get wedged into though. It is just steep and you can't turn around so you have to do two finger pushups on a slick round tube to get out. Scarry, but definately not a life threatening tube.
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