Month in Review: September 2012’s Must Read News
September 30, 2012
The leaves are falling off the trees, and the bats will soon be hibernating. It must be the end of September and once again time for a review of the …
September 2012 Archive
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Exciting New Cave Discovered in South Africa
September 29, 2012 / South Africa, AfricaEarlier this month an exciting new cave was discovered by members of South Africa’s Potchefstroom Potholing Club and it’s Independent Cave Explorers. The cave, located in South Africa’s North West …
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This Week on CaveChat: September 22nd – 28th, 2012 Edition
September 28, 2012 / By David GrimesCaveChat.org is the official forum of the National Speleological Society. Since its creation in 2005 CaveChat has quickly become the go to place for everything related to caving. With more …
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Romania’s Improved Meziad Cave Slated to Re-open
Romania’s Meziad Cave reopens this week following extensive upgrades and repairs to its tour route. First explored in 1859, the nearly five kilometer (three-mile) long Meziad Cave only began welcoming …
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Missouri Cavers Glue Together Fisher Cave
September 27, 2012 / Missouri, United States, North AmericaAn article recently released by Trav Talk features the work of Missouri cavers who since 1999 have been working on a project to undo the human damage done to Fisher …
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Ask Cavers: Do you Use a Rappel Backup Device?
September 26, 2012Caving News reader Lois wrote in with a question for her fellow cavers: I’d like to know how many cavers use a rappel backup device (shunt, stop, etc.), and which …
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2013 Naked Caving Calendar Supports Cave Rescue
September 26, 2012 / England, Wales, United Kingdom, EuropeCavers have once again decided to bare it all. This time it’s to support two UK cave rescue organizations, the South & Mid Wales Cave Rescue Team and Yorkshire’s Cave …
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Celebrate National Public Lands Day this Saturday
September 26, 2012 / United States, North AmericaNational Public Lands Day, the largest, single-day volunteer event for US public lands is happening this Saturday, September 29th. Launched in 1994 as a way to promote both enjoyment and …
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Impacts of Cave Closures on National Forest Lands
September 25, 2012 / West Virginia, United States, North AmericaA report studying the social and economic values of caves on National Forest Lands has just been released. Undertaken by Neal Christensen, a social scientist from Christensen Research, and Cynthia …
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Haunted Cavern Opening Soon at Tennessee’s Ruby Falls
September 24, 2012 / Tennessee, United States, North AmericaTennessee’s Ruby Falls, home to the tallest and deepest publicly accessible underground waterfall in the U.S., is opening it’s annual Haunted Cavern this Friday, September 28th. Voted one of the …
