and took her travelling on expeditions across the world in her youth

To reach the correct spot she had to creep over scores of bones and then strip down to her bikini to surf


These nail-biting images show an intrepid surfer in the forbidden parts of the world's largest grave.

Real-life Indiana Jane, Alison Teal, 30, from Hawaii, USA, took her bright pink board 150 metres underground to surf with around six million skeletons in the Catacombs of Paris.

It is believed Alison became the first person to complete the surfing expedition when she went underground on October 13.

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Intrepid: Alison Teal, 30, took her pink board some 150 metres underground to surf with around six million skeletons in Paris

Pushing the boundaries: The surfer stripped down to her bikini as she negotiated the narrow tunnels in the Catacombs

Inspiration: Alison likens herself to the female version of adventurer Indiana Jones and has completed several expeditions

Secret spot: The Hawaiian native climbed down a drain and crawled through piles of human bones in the middle of the night

Exploration: Alison, who is also a filmmaker, spent hours in the caves, describing the conditions as 'suffocating'

Alison, who is also film-maker, said: 'I grew up listening to my father telling me stories about the catacombs on Halloween.

'We were taken down this secret passage way. It was very James Bond style.

'We were in the caves for ages, it was day light when we came back up.'

She added: 'The caves got narrower and narrower until we were crawling on all fours to get through. It was so suffocating, there was minimal oxygen and you couldn't see far.'

After snapping the stunning shots, Alison and her team were shocked to realise the water level had risen.

She said: 'After we took the paddling shots we couldn't go back the way we came.

'We had to go through the water to the other side to get out.

Cramped: Lighting the way with a head torch, Alison crawled on her hands and knees over piles of bones in the tunnels

Eerie: Alison described how it 'suddenly got crunchy' and she looked down to see she was crawling on skeletons

Atmospheric: The tunnel lit with a head torch and hand held torch, the Alison is photographed surfing one of the tunnels

Precautions: Alison prepared extensively for the expedition in Paris and was accompanied by expert cavers

Extreme conditions: Experienced surfer Alison said the 'freezing' water was some of the 'coldest she had been in'

'In the end we all had to swim through it and there was just a little gap at the top of the chamber to breathe.

'It was terrifying. I had to stop filming, it just became about survival.

'By the end we were just shaking.'

Alison went with expert cavers as guides and warned others not to attempt this adventure, even if you're a survival expert. She also said that a lot preparation went into this mission.

This is not the first crazy stunt the traveler has pulled off. The daughter of a wildlife photographer and naturalist has traveled to over 40 different countries across the world and was home schooled-not seeing the inside of a classroom until she was seven years old.

Risk taker: The surfer described the underground burial site as a 'maze' and said 'just one wrong turn and you'd be lost'

Burial site: The surfer pauses for a break during the hours-long adventure, sitting on what appears to be a pile of bones

Pioneer: The surfer is believed to be the first person to surf in the world's largest underground grave

Expedition: The catacombs in Paris hold the remains of over six million people from previous centuries

The adrenaline junkie revealed that one of her most memorable moments was her discovery of an ancient burial in Peru.

She said: 'In 2008 I teamed up with wild Peruvian pro surfer 'Octopus' for a surf adventure down the desolate coastline.

'While searching for a secret surf break we discovered an ancient burial in the sand dunes as the pre Incans buried their elite at the top of the dunes near the ocean.

'The mummy inside was laden with his possessions for the afterlife including a solid gold nose piece in the form of a surfer and a carved wooden paddle inlaid with precious stones.'

Uncovered: During her travels, Alison was lucky enough to happen upon a 3,000 year old pre-Incan mummy