Getting Started Caving - An Overview

Part 1 of the 4-part series on how to get started caving. This video provides a broad overview on the sport of caving, how to get started, and the importance of safety and conservation.

Caves featured in this video:
Lechuguilla Cave (New Mexico, USA)
Mammoth Cave (Kentucky, USA)
Jewel Cave (South Dakota, USA)
Fossil Mountain Ice Cave (Wyoming, USA)
Fort Stanton Cave (New Mexico, USA)
Deer Cave (Borneo, Malaysia)
Skull Pit (Arkansas, USA)
Picos de Europa landscape (Spain)
Great Expectations Cave (Wyoming, USA)
Unnamed lava tube (Hawaii)
Buffalo Cave (Colorado, USA)
Crystal Ice Palace (Colorado, USA)
Systeme Fagnoules-Buc (Wallonia, Belgium)
Wind Cave (South Dakota, USA)
Ogof Ffynnon Ddu (Wales, United Kingdom)
Clearwater Cave (Borneo, Malaysia)
Ogof Draenen (Wales, United Kingdom)
Carlsbad Cavern (New Mexico, USA)
Fulford Cave (Colorado, USA)
Goatchurch Cavern (England, United Kingdom)
Groaning Cave (Colorado, USA)

For more detailed information on caving techniques, caving gear, and cave projects, visit my website at: https://www.derekbristol.com

Caves are delicate and potentially dangerous places. For more information on wild caving, vertical caving techniques, and cave survey, visit the National Speleological Society website:
https://caves.org

To find a local grotto (caving club) visit:
https://caves.org/committee/i-o/grott...

White Nose Syndrome (WNS) is a disease that is devastating to bats. To learn more about what you can do to help, along with information on how to properly decontaminate caving gear, visit:
https://caves.org/WNS/index.shtml

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