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After 45 years, mystery surrounding missing boys remains

Missouri's Route 79 is a beautiful roadway that cuts through the state's eastern hills and tiny, subtle towns.

Forest Service considers tweaking cave-access policies to protect...

Lawyers said former President Hosni Mubarak's life sentence as an accessory in the killing of unarmed protesters was vulnerable to appeal, and charges of corruption were dismissed.

Underground labyrinth at Devil's Peak

We were about to slither into an abandoned tin mine in Vredehoek well tucked away on the lower reaches of Devil's Peak.

Mysteries of the deep

As summer's heat is settling in, June's Mountain State Mini moves us toward a cooler climate near the foot of Allegheny Mountain east of Harman where two major caving excursions are offered.

New Tomb Raider Trailer, "Crossroads," Shows Parts of E3 Demo

One of the best games at E3 2011 was Tomb Raider, a visceral, intense re-imagined "prequel" for the Lara Croft series that detailed just how she got her spelunking, platforming and puzzle-solving skills.

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Shiloh Cave - Part 2, May 2012, Bedford, Indiana

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Shiloh Cave - Part 1, May 2012, Bedford, Indiana

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Onesquethaw cave.mpg

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Alexa and Roan at torys cave

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LaNina-Huasteca

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20120131 Millipede

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I've changed my mind, I see no reason to close this site down, I like it a lot and it sould be kept going. If you advertise this site via your own in-house documentation and other online caving sites…

I've changed my mind, I see no reason to close this site down, I like it a lot and it sould be kept going. If you advertise this site via your own in-house documentation and other online caving sites at no or reduced cost people will find out about it and join it I did not know of it's existance until last week via caving news.

If you place more ads on here it will pay for itself and maybe your advertising for this site plus if you find a cheaper ISP provider (and one with a faster…

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Posted by Conrad Bateman on May 3, 2012 at 1:30pm — 2 Comments

Petition to Re-open Public Caves

Please everyone sign the petition created by fellow caver John Dunham. John is petitioning the Obama administration to open access to caves on public land that are currently closed due to the USFWS White-nose Syndrome management plan.

We need 25,000 signatures in order to get our petition to President Obama so we need everyone to sign. Follow the link below to sign the petition.…

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Posted by David on April 13, 2012 at 4:46pm

puerto rico caving

Looking for some info on caving in puerto rico. Any info out there? Gonna be in san juan.

Posted by Carl Erickson on April 10, 2012 at 2:09pm

The Future of Online Cavers

Once again the future of Online Cavers is in question. I want to point out first that no one in the Executive Committee or on the BOG has requested that this website be shut down. I have made the recommendation that we need to review the value vs the cost of Online Cavers.

We tried a trial advertisement period which the ads are still active but were completely unsuccessful. Since we introduced the ads we have not received any clicks or made even a single cent from…

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Posted by David on February 21, 2012 at 11:41pm — 7 Comments

Latest Posts From Cavechat.org, the official NSS Discussion Board

Re: Training for SRT

Lava wrote: It consisted of a rope tied to an eyebolt in my garage ceiling, with an in-line figure-8 knot hanging right about at stomach height. I would stand on a chair then clip my harness into the figure eight which would leave me hanging with my feet just off the floor. Then I would clip the upper ascender of my frog system, with footloop, into the rope at a typical height above my harness. From there it was a simple matter of standing and sitting back down over and over again, simulating the frog motion but never moving the upper ascender.

That sounds interesting, had to read it twice before my dumb self got what you were saying. I'll give it a go and see how it goes. hopefully going to the krubera-voronja next year so 2km+ of ascending, ill probs be doing that routine every day till then.

Re: Smokers in a cave

Chads93GT wrote:If you haven't read the book then you shouldn't be feeling sorry for him. Everyone can benefit from the lessons learned in that book. Especially when dealing with people who are ignorant about conservation. Sure you can tell them how stupid they are for smoking in a cave but the goal is to let them realize that themselves without any criticism from the "teacher". That is a skill that most people do not naturally have. Our first reaction is usually along the lines of stupid spelunkers!

I wouldn't dream of telling a smoker, or anyone else (I didn't know :big grin:

) how stupid they were. That wouldn't be polite. I don't even agree with Brian's determination that wrestling fans are incapable of learning. My point was that educating people (crwaff's plaintive dream) will not make them stop smoking or littering. My issues with the book you endorse are mostly based on a probably unfair judgement of the title. The name of the book suggests that winning friends is some sort of phsychological trickery, that with the given formulas one can get what they want out of others. I always thought you got friends by being a decent person. I've never read it, though. Maybe I will.

Re: Smokers in a cave

This thread has an insane amount of views...

I know :off topic:

, Im just sayin'...

Re: Cave Presentation Videos

Great video! Exciting exploration.Some clarification, I need a video of someone giving a PowerPoint (slides) presentation. Kind of like a TED talk video, but about a cave. Surely someone videoed themselves or a friend giving a presentation in US Ex or at VAR or etc.