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Caving is a sport that only a select few people choose to embrace. But for
those that do there are few places they would rather be than in a cavern away
from from all the concepts of living that we picture when planning our day. The
unexplored caves hold the greatest lure for spelunkers and are getting hard to find.
Almost every cave known to modern man has been explored and possibly even
surveyed to provide a map for those that follow.
There are of course the commercial endeavors like the Mammoth Cave and
Carlsbad cave that anyone with a few dollars can visit and go in with a guided
tour. We recommend this to anyone who is curious and is not prepared to go through
tight crawls and squirm in mud. Caving can be fun and adventurous but also dangerous. See our Caving
Checklist before going even if you plan to go for just a couple of
hours.
The following locations offer some sites to practice your skills in caving.
This is by no means a comprehensive list and are hoping some of you out there
would like to add to this. See contribute.
Cadomin
Cave - Cadomin Alberta Canada - Huge rooms. surveyed, maps
available. Free. See our Canada
or our Alberta
page for more information about the country and the
province that this huge cave is located in.
Caving
in Arkansas Over 2000 caves to choose from, featuring
subterranean lakes and streams, mazes, crystals, fossils, cave
creatures such as blind trout and salamanders, and an array of
formations with names like flowstone, helictite, stalagmite, and
stalactite 13 of the caves are considered public and a fee
is charged for admission. See our Arkansas
page for additional information on this state.
"Silent Splendor
Room"
at Cosmic Caverns- Arkansas
Cayman
Islands
Multitude of unexplored caves - - some of which are reputed to hold
pirate treasure. Antelope
Canyon Page Arizona Not exactly a cave, but you are still
underground. in these slot canyons. See our page on the colorful State
of Arizona.
Naturally like any other sport there is
equipment that has either been developed specifically for this
one or at
least works well when coupled with this activity. We will
try to cover the basics of what to look for in future editions and yet
try not to focus on specific brands. Before we can
recommend a particular product we will have to test it against
similar equipment. Some of this will be in real world testing
situations. These studies will be covered in our upcoming Equipment
Evaluations. If you have
any suggestions as to what you would like to see evaluated or
would like to volunteer for the Real World testing portion of
our evaluations, then contact us by filling out the
guestbook
and tell us of your interests and in the "comments
section" let us know what you would like to help us test.
You may have to be patient but as soon as the product comes into
the evaluation schedule you will be notified.
Be cautious when in the wilds as Ticks
and Chiggers can pose a serious problem. |
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