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Beatriz Flamini, a Spanish mountaineer is seen leaving the cave after 500 days of isolation and hugging teammates in Motril, Spain. Forta/Handout via REUTERS© Forta/Handout via REUTERS
An elite athlete emerged from a cave 230 feet underground in Spain on Friday after spending 500 days alone as part of research to understand the effects of long-term solitude.
Beatriz Flamini, 50, left her "home" of more than a year and came into the sunlight on Friday morning, telling reporters she was in need of a shower — which she had not done in more than 16 months — and hoped to have a plate of fried eggs and chips with her friends.
The mountaineer from Madrid descended into the cave on November 20, 2021. In a social media post just days before entering the cave, Flamini wrote to followers they would see each other again in April or May of 2023.
Flamini's feat was monitored by a team of Spanish scientists as part of a "Timecave" project designed to study how a person would cope with being underground for an extended period of time. Flamini documented her experiences with cameras and placed the recording at an exchange point — and her colleagues would drop off food and other living essentials in return.
Elite athlete emerges from a 230-feet deep cave after 500 days of solitude, calling the experience 'unbeatable'
Story by ivanhagen@insider.com (Isobel van Hagen) • 1h ago
Beatriz Flamini, a Spanish mountaineer is seen leaving the cave after 500 days of isolation and hugging teammates in Motril, Spain. Forta/Handout via REUTERS© Forta/Handout via REUTERS
- An experienced mountaineer spent 500 days in a cave alone as part of a study in Spain.
- Beatriz Flamini emerged on Friday, telling reporters she had lost track of time in the cave.
- Before going underground in 2021, Flamini said she did not want to know what was happening in the outside world.
An elite athlete emerged from a cave 230 feet underground in Spain on Friday after spending 500 days alone as part of research to understand the effects of long-term solitude.
Beatriz Flamini, 50, left her "home" of more than a year and came into the sunlight on Friday morning, telling reporters she was in need of a shower — which she had not done in more than 16 months — and hoped to have a plate of fried eggs and chips with her friends.
The mountaineer from Madrid descended into the cave on November 20, 2021. In a social media post just days before entering the cave, Flamini wrote to followers they would see each other again in April or May of 2023.
Flamini's feat was monitored by a team of Spanish scientists as part of a "Timecave" project designed to study how a person would cope with being underground for an extended period of time. Flamini documented her experiences with cameras and placed the recording at an exchange point — and her colleagues would drop off food and other living essentials in return.
