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...stupid little thing I do to pass the time," explains the freshman, who would like to be known as "Spyder." But doesn't spelunking usually involve probing the dark, damp interiors of caves? To Spyder, caves have transformed themselves into the urban landscape...
...Apparently, it all started when Spyder's sister, a student at Cornell, introduced her little brother to exploring tunnels inside buildings. "We entered a steam tunnel [at Cornell]...which my sister said allowed her access to places all around campus." They didn't go very far that evening, but it got Spyder intrigued, and he avowed to continue spelunking, both below and above ground, at Harvard. "And that's where spelunking came from...
...have a competitive relationship," Spyder says. "There's a picture of her and a guy on the tallest building on campus, overlooking Cornell during a sunrise. She had to go into the steam tunnel, through a ventilation shaft and a nuclear accelerator, and then up an elevator shaft to get to it." Since then, Spyder has wanted to beat his sister at her own game...
...Spyder is bored and burned-out. He needs a break. In meticulous style, the adventurer slips on an entirely black outfit. "I usually wear dark clothes specifically not to get noticed." Stepping out of the warm dorm room, Spyder makes his way over to the building du jour and proceeds to scout it out. "The problem with Harvard buildings a lot of the time is they're so Harvardy--their roofs are very sloped, often slippery when wet, and the tiles aren't secure...
...wrecks of cars. Not simple thrill seekers, these folks have turned their kink into a cult, elevated making out in the backseat to sadomasochistic levels, converted rubbernecking into a black art. They preach "the reshaping of the human body by modern technology." Their grail is James Dean's Porsche Spyder 550; their relics are photos of Jayne Mansfield's fatal collision. Kinda creepy...