Cave Exploring

The Definitive Guide to Caving Technique, Safety, Gear, and Trip leadership

If you haven't seen gypsum flowers, cave crickets, or stalactites made of ice, you don't know what your missing. Cave Exploring shines a light on the unique underground world of rock formation, flowing rivers, and crawling critters. In this definitive guide, veteran caver Paul Burger clearly and carefully describes the techniques needed to safely climb, crawl, tread softly, and swim in the quest for underground discovery.

Learn how to:

- Get into horizontal caving, vertical caving, wet caving, cave camping.

- Select the right gear for a caving expedition

- Sidestep common hazards and navigate safely underground

- Investigate caves with minimal impact on the environment

- Connect with established cavers in your community

- Organize and lead a caving trip -- or simply be a good team member.