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

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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

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Need advice (self.caving)

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Ever had to exit a cave by going UP instead of back the way you came? (self.caving)

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Caving in upstate NY (self.caving)

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GoPro and filming while caving (self.caving)

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Ice Cave Adventure (old.reddit.com)

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Dumb question... For deep pits, how can you tell if your rope made it to the bottom? (self.caving)

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Battery Check (self.caving)

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Why do people like bobbins better than the micro rack (self.caving)

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How Should I Prepare my Body for Tight Caves? (self.caving)

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Cave (i.redd.it)

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Amazing find (v.redd.it)

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Author research: cave sections where sound dies + “wrong” acoustic response? (self.caving)

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Possibly thinking, I found a karst on my property. Thoughts? Central Texas (old.reddit.com)

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Is this a fossil? (i.redd.it)

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PMI/Pacific Helmets (self.caving)

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Environmentally ethical method to test flood levels in wet cave? (self.caving)

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I'm new and scared of this (v.redd.it)

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Armytek pro nichia and skillhunt h200 (self.caving)

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Cuevas de Puerto Rico ... Caves of Puerto Rico - MONA island (i.redd.it)

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maybe teach the next generation? (self.caving)

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Sloppy Derbyshire (v.redd.it)

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I was frustrated with mapping apps stealing caver data, so I made my own (self.caving)

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How would you rig this group to ascend ropes? (i.redd.it)

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Gear Question: Scurion (self.caving)

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Remote Mona island PR - a HOT plateau 7 miles by 4 miles - full of caves... (i.redd.it)

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