Cave pictures from the Port Alberni area, on Vancouver Island.
Caving is the recreational sport of exploring caves.
The Challenges of the sport depend on the cave being explored, this may include the negotiation of pitches, squeezes, water and on those rare occasions, bears. Climbing or crawling is often necessary, and ropes are used extensively. It is highly recommended to get proper training when using ropes to access any cave.
Caving is often undertaken solely for the enjoyment of the activity or for physical exercise, but original exploration is an important goal for many cavers. Unexplored cave systems comprise some of the last unexplored regions on Earth and much effort by the caving community is put into trying to locate and enter them. In well-explored regions, the most accessible caves have already been explored, and surveyed. Finding new caves often require endless hours of searching the karst for new entrances.
CAVE EXPLORATION IS A DANGEROUS ACTIVITY, WHICH POTENTIALLY COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY, PERMANENT DISABILITY OR DEATH.
If you are interested in exploring the many wonders found underground join your local caving club. Learn to cave safely.
Cavers and caving groups are encouraged to submit their articles and events.
on 2007/12/19 17:00:00 ( 280)
Gorgs08, Vth International Canyoneering Meeting and II International Canyoneering Congress
 The Comitè Canyon from FEEC (Federació d' Entitats Excursionistes de Cataluña) and the FCE (Federació Catalana d’Espeleologia), have already began working in the organization of the Vth edition of Gorgs, that shall take place at the end of May, in the area of Ports, Tarragona. Gorgs is the International Canyoneering Meeting event that was born in 2004 with the target of knowing the canyoneers, professionals and beginners, no exclusions.
Gorgs 2007 was a succes with 341 participants, it took place in Tremp (Lérida) and by the 1st time in Spain it was co organized with the FCE (Federació Catalana d’Espeleologia).
In parallel it will take place the II International CAnyoneering Congress, with a good number of proposals including technical and scientific conferences.They will take place during 23,24 and 25 May.
The dates to present proposals for projections, conferences,etc is already open. If you wish to participate please write to: barrancs@feec.org.
Registrations ends on May 15, 2008
http://www.feec.org/Activitats/barrancs/gorgs.php?g_lang=en Click here to download Google Earth Gorgs2008.kmzGracias Laura Samsó Dirección Técnica Comite de Barrancos FEEC
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on 2008/4/26 23:42:35 ( 30)
The FSUE European Cave Protection Commission (ECPC) organises during Vercors 2008 the 1st EuroSpeleo Protection Symposium, which will take place from 24th August to 29th August with one day break on the 26th for the GAM of the FSUE. Mikel Irujo Amezaga, Member of the European Parliament, will patronise the symposium and also participate in the congress. You can always find the latest news and more information about us under.
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on 2008/3/29 0:50:00 ( 61)
Posted by Fulvio Friday, March 28, 2008 The conference room at Naples' famed National Archeological Museum was packed, with standing room only spilling out into the hallway as a conference got underway, reviewing work in progress on a major archaeological project beneath the ancient original Greco-Roman streets in the city's historic center.
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on 2008/2/3 12:10:00 ( 171)
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by Fulvio Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008
This wonderful adventure video, shot and produced by speleologist, Luca Cuttitta, takes you along on a typical exploration through tunnels, 2.000 year old Greek and even later Roman aqueducts and huge cisterns and caverns that snake in an incredible honeycomb beneath the city of Naples.
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on 2008/1/30 19:40:00 ( 153)
DEC Asks For Cavers' Help to Prevent Spread of "White Nose Syndrome"
Thousands of hibernating bats are dying in caves in New York and Vermont from unknown causes, prompting an investigation by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), as well as wildlife agencies and researchers around the nation.
The most obvious symptom involved in the die-off is a white fungus encircling the noses of some, but not all, of the bats. Called "white nose syndrome," the fungus is believed to be associated with the problem, but it may not necessarily contribute to the actual cause of death. It appears that the impacted bats deplete their fat reserves months before they would normally emerge from hibernation, and die as a result.
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