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Alabama Cave Explorer Rescued After Flashlight Batteries Died
June 4, 2013 / Alabama, United States, North AmericaA young man was rescued on Monday evening after he became lost in Hughes Cave in Alabama’s Morgan County. Three people were exploring the cave when the battery in 18-year-old …
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Fundraising Campaign to Benefit Ellison’s Cave Rescuers
June 3, 2013 / Georgia, United States, North AmericaIn response to last week’s massive rescue in Georgia’s Ellison’s Cave, friends and family of the now recovering Dwight Kempf have organized a fundraising campaign to benefit his rescuers. Over …
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Sign Up For an Upcoming NSS Webinar on Underwater Exploration
June 2, 2013The latest NSS webinar will feature underwater explorer Jarrod Jablonski as he shares his incredible stories of cave diving and shipwreck exploration. The Founder and CEO of Global Underwater Explorers, …
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Wind Cave Breaks Memorial Day Visitation Record
June 1, 2013 / South Dakota, United States, North AmericaCool and windy weather during last weeks holiday weekend contributed to record-breaking Memorial Day Weekend attendance at South Dakota’s Wind Cave National Park. Over the holiday weekend park rangers were …
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This Week on CaveChat: May 25th – 31st, 2013 Edition
May 31, 2013 / 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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Month in Review: May 2013’s Must Read Caving News
May 31, 2013The end of May means that it’s once again time to recap of the ten most popular tidbits of caving news published on Caving News in the last 31 days. …
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Sneak Peek: Inside the June 2013 Issue of NSS News
May 30, 2013The June 2013 issue of NSS News has been mailed out and will soon be arriving in mailboxes. This upcoming issue features a short summary by David S. Blehert of …
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Ask Cavers: What are Your Best Decontamination Tips?
May 29, 2013With the spread of white-nose syndrome across the land, decontamination protocols will be a reality for North American cavers for the foreseeable future. Although the protocols do a pretty decent …
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More Details: Caver Rescued From Georgia’s Ellison’s Cave
May 29, 2013 / Georgia, United States, North AmericaDetails continue to emerge about the rescue of a caver from inside Georgia’s Ellison’s Cave earlier this week. Caver Dwight Kempf, 54, was part of an experienced group of four …
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Unicycle Caving: A Unique Combination
May 28, 2013 / New Zealand, OceaniaCaving can be strenuous and challenging enough, but two folks in New Zealand Wales had the crazy idea to combine it with their other passion, unicycling. Not only do they …
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Caver Falls During Trip in Georgia’s Ellison’s Cave
May 27, 2013 / Georgia, United States, North AmericaA group of cavers ran into trouble while exploring Georgia’s Ellison’s Cave this past Sunday, when one member of the party fell some 9 to 12 meters (30 to 40 …
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Two More Seffner Homes Fall Prey to Killer Sinkhole
May 26, 2013 / Florida, United States, North AmericaNearly three months after Jeff Bush was killed when a sinkhole opened up under his home, two neighboring homes have now been demolished. The two homes, both condemned shortly after …
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Timpanogos Cave Opens for Summer Tours
May 25, 2013 / Utah, United States, North AmericaToday Utah’s Timpanogos Cave National Monument is kicking off its 90th summer season. With the opening this morning, the monument is introducing adjusted spacing of the tours. Ranger led tours …
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This Week on CaveChat: May 18th – 24th, 2013 Edition
May 24, 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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Newly Discovered Collapsed Cave Would Have Been World’s Largest
Scientists studying Hang Son Doong, currently the world’s largest cave, in Vietnam, have stumbled upon a collapsed cave that would have been even larger. The joint US and British team …
