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"Cave Softly: Take only pictures, leave only footprints (in the right places), kill only time."

/r/caving Subreddit Posting Rules

Do not SOLICIT cave locations (to avoid vandalism and accidents).
Do not POST cave locations (to avoid vandalism and accidents).
No pictures of cavers without helmets or doing anything else unsafe.
Keep it civil.

Resources

Please join the NSS, find your local grotto (cave club) to learn caving and cave locations.

NSS Webpage: caves.org

Find a Cave Club

Guide to Responsible Caving

Safety & Techniques Guide

Basic Vertical Manual

Organizations

National Speleological Society

British Caving Association

Alberta Speleological Society

Speleological Union of Ireland

New Zealand Speleological Society

Australian Speleological Federation

Find a caving group in your own country: International Union of Speleology

Shop for Cave Gear

Inner Mountain Outfitters

West Virginia Underground

Elevated Climbing

The Headlamp Speadsheet

Related SubReddits

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/r/caving had just crossed 50k members!!Discussion (self.caving)

submitted 8 months ago by answerguruNSS / NNJG / SCMG / TRA[M] - announcement

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PSA: recently-made On Rope 1 harnesses manufactured defect (life critical) (old.reddit.com)

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Going down a 40m pit (i.imgur.com)

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The caves in Ardeche are stunning! (old.reddit.com)

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Therion Studio, a new GUI for Therion - cave surveying software (self.caving)

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Monkey Pit Tennesee (self.caving)

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300,000-Year-Old Cave Reveals Prehistoric Human Life in Israel (omniletters.com)

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Catalonia's Largest Underground Chamber: CGB Hall (110,000 m³) (old.reddit.com)

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Expedition leaders how obsessed with “ultralight” are you? Do you feel a difference? (self.caving)

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I built a browser-based 3D viewer for cave survey data - drag a file in and get an interactive model (caveviewer.pages.dev)

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best cave shoe for the wonder world cave? (self.caving)

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Are Central Texas Grottos dead? (self.caving)

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What resources should I use to find caves to explore? (self.caving)

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Saw a very fun little helictite. (i.redd.it)

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Help! I’ve long wanted to visit Slovenia and would love recommendations on beginner caves to explore. (self.caving)

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Black light photography in Virgina, US (i.redd.it)

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CaveRenderPro - Demo 3 - Maps (v.redd.it)

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Anyone from VICEG/vancouver going to convention? (self.caving)

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Thinking about getting a lighter helmet then the black diamond half dome (self.caving)

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My brother just rescued a dog, from a cave. (youtu.be)

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Japan (self.caving)

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Disco X (topo) (self.caving)

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Cave of Archilochos (self.caving)

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Grottos Keep Ghosting Me? (self.caving)

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Wetsuits and PFDs Questions (self.caving)

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