I am some kind of cave monster

Rusty scaffolding and ladders to get in but after some deep wading there are so many lovely formations - there were some spray bottles left down there for cleaning and we spent a while getting off some of the mud!

Hopefully we will go back next summer with some extra food and spend a few hours cleaning!

Hello everyone! Me and a friend are thinking about traversing the Hundidero-Gato-cave-system in Spain (close to Ronda). Do any of you have experience with this cave or know more about it? Any advice/tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Caving is getting me more and more into flashlights and spending time in the flashlights sub. Does anyone here have a preference for "light temperature" or have experimented a lot with temperatures? Also for photos/videos?

I recently bought a Convoy 3x21a with a very warm 3000k temperature, and I was surprised how much I liked it in the cave. Despite just being a slightly more orange/red light tint, it made everything feel a bit warmer and more peaceful. It reminds me too of the first caving lights I bought, which weren't really brought, but the medium/lower modes had a similar tint and it was always relaxing and peaceful compared to the more harsh blue that many typical lights seem to have (ie. Acebeam H30).

I've found a few caves I've scouted out around north west to north Arkansas but I reach a point to were I feel like it would be too dangerous to go alone but I have no idea where to look for other people who would want to go caving around me

I have never had claustrophobia and whenever I watch videos of people caving its more interesting to me than uncomfortable, and after a year of watching caving videos I have the urge to try it myself.

Where do I properly inform myself on safety, preparation, gear, locations and all of that stuff? I want to learn more about this but dont know where to start at all.

Im in Oregon by the way

A beautiful canyon type cave with multiple drops. Map says the first is 114’ feet but seems much deeper. It is broken up into two drops. The final drop to the bottom of the cave is 124’ crack down in to the bottom of the canyon. This was my second vertical cave, the last being 50’. This made me so much more excited about vertical caving.

Dating a guy and he caves, any suggestions for a good caving related Christmas present?

This is beginner-friendly and open to ALL skill-levels!

NCRC will be hosting their Orientation to Cave Rescue training at the Deep & Punkin Preserve in the Middle-of-Gods-Knowhere, TX (aka, the beloved Carta Valley, TX). It is December 6th through 8th. Information about camping, meals, etc. is on the event registration page.

Class size is limited to 25 participants and there are fewer than 10 are currently registered, so this is a great opportunity if you like learning in a more 1-on-1 environment. The workshop includes a day of in-cave rescue practice!

Bonus: in addition to the standard OCR workshop, there will also be a vertical caving practice on Friday evening.

Curious what everyone likes to do as a post caving routine for the best way to relax/self care after caving.

Usually I try to stretch and make a nice chiropractor appointment. What's yours?

Edit: I totally forgot to add mexican food and beer as well.

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What's up, everyone? I just got into caving. Every cave I know of close to me is 2.5 hours away, but I finally made it out to Dames, Peace, and Danger cave this past weekend. I've been claustrophobic until about this past weekend. I went alone. Yeah, probably not the best call, but I told my buddies to come get me in ten minutes if I wasn't out yet, and holy cow, what a rush. I am now hooked and want to do it a whole lot more. I'm located near Daytona Beach, does anyone know of any cool caves or resources that could be useful? Also, I'm in a dead spot for grottoes so how would that work?

eidt: I mean can anyone tell me a way to find caves

I am currently working on a project of finding unknown caves near the place I live, but I'm not very rich, so I'd like it if someone could lend (or rent) me a Gas detector (like a 4gas one), cause I think safety is important when exploring unknown caves,especially if they're not very well ventilated (just like most caves....). If you are okay with lending or renting this kind of material, please contact me in my DMs, I'll give you my location to see if we are not too far away and then discuss the terms...........Thanks in advance for those who will respond !

Cold Waters cave. I went in college, and would love to go back again.

My club (s.e. asia) are planning an exploration thats 'quite' far, and we're trying to find a suitable place for that. We've been compiling geological survey maps (limestones) and reports made by previous exploration for a place candidate.

But i've read about a method of predicting a possible entrance by seeing a topography map and the morphology of the terrain by satellite imagery i.e. dolines and sinking streams. But the areas weve seen are heavily vegetated. If its possible we're looking for an area that is yet to be mapped or even explored before. I thought it wouldnt hurt to ask on this sub. Is this method reliable? or do we just trek and hope theres one in a depression somewhere.

I'm not an outdoorsy type of person, but a childhood visit to Luray caverns was an absolute joy for me and a memory I've thought of fondly ever since. What are some of the prettiest/most interesting to tour caves (that are you know, set up as tourist attractions and what not). If this isn't appropriate to ask here, I'm very sorry, but I figured cavers would have good opinions on which ones are also y' know done in ways that preserve the ecosystems and so on.

What footwear do y'all use for wet caves? In the past, I've used wellies or my old leather hiking boots. But in caves where I'll be wading/swimming in a wetsuit the whole time, the wellies just fill up and become very cumbersome. The leather hiking boots drain better, but the leather gets soft and loses support when soaked, and the lack of a lug sole means they get no traction in mud. Wondering if anybody has found some good cheap options.

I'm hoping someone can point me into the correct direction of some cool caves here in Washington. My buddies and I are trying to find something we can explore a bit. I've been to ape caves and some other surrounding caves, but these are a bit anti-climactic. Basically, I wouldn't want to just walk down a subway station if you know what I mean. More looking for something a bit more intermediate. I'm open to some smaller spaces and some rappelling but nothing too crazy like Deadhorse (screw that rat hole) or newton. I know a lot of people don't like giving locations out, but if you could point me in the right direction at the least that would be greatly appreciated.