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Louisville Grotto Announces 2014 Speleofest Caving Festival
April 7, 2014 / Kentucky, United States, North AmericaThe Louisville Grotto today announced the 2014 Speleofest caving festival will be held from May 23rd to 26th, 2014 at the Lone Star Preserve in Bonnieville, Kentucky. Celebrating paying off …
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This Week on CaveChat: March 29th – April 4th, 2014 Edition
April 4, 2014CaveChat.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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This Week on CaveChat: March 22nd – 28th, 2014 Edition
March 28, 2014CaveChat.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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A Caving Trip to Peak Cavern’s Far Sump Extension
March 26, 2014 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeA new video by Keith Edwards features a trip through the very wet and very muddy passages of Peak Cavern from the cave entrance in Castleton through Speedwell to the …
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2014 International Children’s Cave Art Contest Announced
The Ukrainian Speleological Association has announced the 2nd annual international art contest for children, “Caves in the Eyes of our Children.” Organized by the editors of the Ukrainian Speleological Association’s …
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This Week on CaveChat: March 15th – 21st, 2014 Edition
March 21, 2014CaveChat.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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Virginia’s New River Cave Becomes 14th NSS Cave Preserve
March 17, 2014 / Virginia, United States, North AmericaThe NSS Board of Governors, meeting this weekend in Richmond, Virginia, voted to add a 14th preserve to the NSS Cave Preserve system—the five-mile-long New River Cave, longest cave in …
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White-Nose Syndrome Discovered along Mammoth Cave Tour Routes
February 25, 2014 / Kentucky, United States, North AmericaFollowing the discovery of white-nose syndrome in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave National Park early last year, park staff have now found the devastating disease present along Mammoth Cave’s tour routes. Since …
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This Week on CaveChat: February 15th – 21st, 2014 Edition
February 21, 2014CaveChat.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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This Week on CaveChat: February 8th – 14th, 2014 Edition
February 14, 2014CaveChat.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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This Week on CaveChat: February 1st – 7th, 2014 Edition
February 7, 2014CaveChat.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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New Compass Update Adds Quad Map Exporting
February 4, 2014A recent update to Compass, the popular cave survey software, introduces the ability to save the plot data from each section of a quad map. The feature, which allows quads …
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Crashed Tanker Spills Fuel into Kentucky Cave
February 3, 2014 / Kentucky, United States, North AmericaKentucky Department of Environmental Protection crews are working with cavers after a fuel spill late last week. Early on the morning of January 30th 2014, a gasoline tanker truck left …
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This Week on CaveChat: January 25th – 31st, 2014 Edition
January 31, 2014CaveChat.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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Sneak Peek: Inside the February 2014 Issue of NSS News
January 30, 2014NSS Members, check your mailboxes, the February 2014 issue of NSS News could be waiting. The upcoming issue begins with a feature by caver Philip Rykwalder on his adventures climbing …
