Year in Review: The Top Caving News of 2013
December 31, 2013
From new discoveries in South Africa, to the opening of Indiana Caverns to rave reviews, Caving News has covered all sorts of exciting news stories this year. Before we say …
December 2013 Archive
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New DistoX2 Upgrade Kits Are Now Available
December 28, 2013The long awaited DistoX2, electronic cave surveying tool, is finally available. An upgrade for the Leica Disto X310 (known as the E7400x in North America), the kit adds a 3-axis …
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Father and Son Die While Testing New Diving Equipment
December 28, 2013 / Florida, United States, North AmericaA father and his 15-year-old son died while testing new diving equipment at Eagles Nest Sink location in Weeki Wachee, Florida.
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Kartchner Caverns Announces CaveFest 2014
December 26, 2013 / Arizona, United States, North AmericaCelebrate Arizona’s Kartchner Caverns during CaveFest 2014! During this exciting event, happening on February 8th and 9th, visitors to the park will be able to enjoy presentations, live animal displays …
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Therion Releases New Version: 5.3.12
December 24, 2013Just in time for Christmas, a new version of Therion, the popular open source cave survey processing software, has been released. Version 5.3.12 adds support to enable/disable spay-shots in VRML …
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Aenigma Holds Eighth Annual Cave Photography Contest
December 23, 2013The 2013 Speleo Photo of the Year cave photography contest has begun. Now in its eighth year, the contest is open to anyone who has been in a cave who …
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Back Sight Correction Factors Added in Latest Compass Update
December 22, 2013Compass, the popular cave survey software, now supports correction factors for back sight instruments. An update earlier this month introduced the feature which supports both compass and inclinometer individually for …
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This Week on CaveChat: December 14th – 20th, 2013 Edition
December 20, 2013CaveChat.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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Ask Cavers: What are the Top Caving Discoveries of 2013?
December 18, 2013As we quickly approach the end of the year, for this weeks Ask Cavers question we want to hear what, in your opinion, was the biggest caving discovery of 2013 …
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CRO Rescues Three Cavers Trapped by Rising Water
December 18, 2013 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeThree cavers were rescued in North Yorkshire’s King Pot earlier this week after rising water trapped them underground. The group of young cavers — two young men aged 18 and …
