What is Cave Exploring?
Cave exploring (also known as caving or spelunking) is the art of safely moving through a natural cave to a destination and returning to the surface without hurting yourself or the cave. There is no way to learn how to explore caves without getting out of the house and getting underground, but you can learn where to go, who to contact, and what skills you need. That is the purpose of this site. I have also produced a very good guide for beginning to intermediate cavers that covers all of this material in much greater detail than a website could. The book can be found by following this link or by clicking the book cover below the menu. This website contains areas for those just getting started in caving, students wanting to learn more about caves, and teachers who want to integrate cave-related information into their curriculum. In some cases the information is located on this site, and in others, I have linked to other websites that have good information. The one thing you will not fin