What specialities are there in caving?
Single Rope Technique (SRT) – is a method for ascending and descending pitches in caves. This is a skill that most cavers use. The use of electron (wire) ladders is also employed but most people regard SRT as the favourite choice. Climbing is often a way to find new cave passages and can involve placing bolts and safety lines to protect the climber. Digging is a method of finding new cave passages and can involve regular digging trips for weeks, months or even years, in efforts to breakthrough. Various tools and methods are employed in digging and it can involve camping underground if the dig is a long way into the cave. Cave Diving is a method for passing sections of cave that are full to the roof with water. These sections can be a few feet long or several kilometres. Free diving very short flooded sections (sumps) is practised by some cavers. This involves holding your breath for a few seconds and ducking through. Full diving equipment is used by a handful of highly trained cavers t
