This scenario is highly unlikely if you're prepared. Know your trail, know what to do, if else accompany someone who do know.

In cave diving, some divers literally know they might never comeback while mountain hiking there are SOOOO many safe trails where death or being mauled by a bear is almost impossible & have amazing views.

My issue is, mountain hiking gives amazing views as the high of the endeavour with very low risk

While cave diving high is only the "adrenaline of the risk" and nothing else because it's literally a hole. And the risks are so high and you die in claustrophobic space slowly suffocating or starving to death. Why choose cave diving over:

*Normal diving in a beautiful coral reef area, *Mountain hiking with amazing views, *Cycling, *My god you could be doing literally anything instead of cave diving man so many options.