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Porters contribute to success of ABC show on Vietnam’s Son Doong Cave

Porters contribute to success of ABC show on Vietnam’s Son Doong Cave

Monday, May 18, 2015, 14:18 GMT+7
Two porters are pictured moving inside Son Doong Cave. The photo looks romantic, but in actuality, the porters were having a hard time groping their way inside the pitch-black cave, with only a limited source of light coming from a small torchlight attached to their foreheads.
Two porters are pictured moving inside Son Doong Cave. The photo looks romantic, but in actuality, the porters were having a hard time groping their way inside the pitch-black cave, with only a limited source of light coming from a small torchlight attached to their foreheads.
A porter is seen wading in a stream with a bulky piece of equipment on his back
A porter is seen wading in a stream with a bulky piece of equipment on his back
An (last in line), a porter who speaks fluent English, is usually tasked with carrying cameras for film crews to Son Doong Cave.
An (last in line), a porter who speaks fluent English, is usually tasked with carrying cameras for film crews to Son Doong Cave.
A porter is pictured trying to get himself and a large sack through a crevasse.
A porter is pictured trying to get himself and a large sack through a crevasse.
A porter (right), whose sole was slashed by rocks, is seen being cared for by John, the British Cave Research Association’s safety specialist.
A porter (right), whose sole was slashed by rocks, is seen being cared for by John, the British Cave Research Association’s safety specialist.
Porters carried some 200 packages, or almost 4.5 metric tons of goods in total, into Son Doong and En Caves during the American Broadcasting Company filming trip in early May 2015.
Porters carried some 200 packages, or almost 4.5 metric tons of goods in total, into Son Doong and En Caves during the American Broadcasting Company filming trip in early May 2015.
Porters carried some 200 packages, or almost 4.5 metric tons of goods in total, into Son Doong and En Caves during the American Broadcasting Company filming trip in early May 2015.
Porters carried some 200 packages, or almost 4.5 metric tons of goods in total, into Son Doong and En Caves during the American Broadcasting Company filming trip in early May 2015.
Three porters are shown wading beneath the veil of mist at one of the entrances to Son Doong Cave.
Three porters are shown wading beneath the veil of mist at one of the entrances to Son Doong Cave.
As night fell, the porters amused themselves enjoying action movies on a small laptop.
As night fell, the porters amused themselves enjoying action movies on a small laptop.
The ABC crew members and porters pose with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam (C, with glasses), who had a live interview with the American broadcaster right in En (Swallow) Cave on May 13, 2015.
The ABC crew members and porters pose with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam (C, with glasses), who had a live interview with the American broadcaster right in En (Swallow) Cave on May 13, 2015.

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