Friends of Wind Cave National Park, a group which formed last summer in order to help “preserve and promote Wind Cave National Park as a natural and cultural treasure”, has …
The journal, Speleology and Karstology, has recently released an English language version of their website. Found in 2008 by the Ukrainian Institute of Speleology and Karstology, the semiannual peer-reviewed publication …
A new page on Petzl‘s website has been created to help encourage folks to think twice before leaving their helmet at home. The page, called Tales from the Edge – …
Google Street View, which provides 360-degree street-level imagery around the world, recently moved off the street. Google sent one of their teams to record Japan’s Akiyoshi-do Cavern in it’s full …
Petzl has discontinued it’s classic Ecrin Roc helmet. A favorite helmets for cavers world-wide, it was known for its durability, good ventilation and the compatibility with an assortment of headlamps. …
A powered rope acsender will be getting it’s debut tonight on the History Channel show, “Modern Marvels“. The device, sponsored by the US Office of Naval Research (ONR) through the …
Recently the National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI) launched its new website at nckri.org. For those who haven’t heard of the NCKRI, it is a non-profit government-supported institute with …
Recently uploaded to YouTube, this series of five videos shows how to tie some common caving knots. All videos come from the DVD Speleo-Vertical. Speleo-Vertical is a fully indexed video …
The European Speleological Federation has just announced its newest venture, the first European Speleological “channel”, Speleo-TV. Created to allow all European cavers to freely show, broadcast, exchange and watch high …
The Speleolympics held at the recent National Speleological Society Convention included a new cave sim. Developed by caver/electrical engineer Dave Jackson of the Southern Colorado Mountain Grotto, the electronic simulator …
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