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Bookmark or Share- A Beginner’s Guide: How to Get Into Caving - startcaving.comIs caving dangerous; what are the basic rules; and what should you definitely do before doing your first caving trip? So as always: let’s dive right in. In this article:
- Caving - WikipediaCaving, also known as spelunking (United States and Canada) and potholing (United Kingdom and Ireland), is the recreational pastime of exploring wild cave systems (as distinguished from show caves). In contrast, speleology is the scientific study of caves and the cave environment.
- What Is Caving Or Spelunking? - WorldAtlasCaving refers to the recreational activity of exploring caves. In Ireland and the United Kingdom, this activity is also known as potholing while Canada and the United States also call it spelunking. However, caving is the most popular term for the adventure.
- Home - National Speleological SocietySince 1941 the NSS has been at the forefront of cave science, conservation, and exploration. Join our 8,000+ member community and come caving.
- Caving 101: A Beginner’s Guide to SpelunkingSpelunking is an informal term for recreational caving, usually referring to shorter and more accessible trips into caves. Caving generally means long, more strenuous trips deep into caves that require specialized equipment, training, and the willingness to do something dangerous.
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