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Climber Rescued on Mount Eldon After Fall into Cave
July 26, 2012 / Arizona, United States, North AmericaRescuers came to the aid of a man who became stranded on Arizona’s Mount Eldon this past Wednesday after falling into a cave. The 29-year old man had been rock …
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Carlsbad Caverns Reopens After Experts Give All Clear
July 26, 2012 / New Mexico, United States, North AmericaCarlsbad Caverns is once again open for business after chemical vapors caused its temporary closure on Monday afternoon. Employees complaining of headaches and other illnesses prompted the emergency closure of …
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Ask Cavers: What is your Biggest Complaint about other Cavers?
July 25, 2012Caving is a great way to meet new people and build camaraderie. Despite the positive relationships that it builds, there are bound to be some things that other cavers do …
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Contaminated Air Prompts Emergency Closure at Carlsbad Caverns
July 24, 2012 / New Mexico, United States, North AmericaThe Carlsbad Caverns Visitor Center is closed and it’s cave tours have been cancelled after the air became chemically contaminated during the ongoing elevator renovation work. The visitors center was …
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MayaCon 2012: NSS Convention Update #4 – The Wrath of Mayacon
July 24, 2012 / West Virginia, United States, North America / By Dean WisemanSo, true to form at NSS Convention, the weather on the final night simply blew us away. A weather front originating from around Chicago gained strength and plowed southeastward from …
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Poll: Has your vehicle ever been vandalized/stolen while caving?
July 23, 2012Has you ever come back to your vehicle after a caving trip to find that it’s been vandalized or stolen while you were away? This weeks question was unfortunately prompted …
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Forest Fire Forces Closure of Wind Cave National Park
July 23, 2012 / South Dakota, United States, North AmericaWind Cave National Park has cancelled cave tours and closed the visitors center due to a forest fire burning only a few miles west of the park boundary. The Myrtle …
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NSS Biology Section Holds Logo Design Contest
July 22, 2012 / United States, North AmericaThe NSS Biology Section, an internal organization of the National Speleological Society dedicated to subterranean fauna, is holding a new logo design contest. The contest, open to anyone who would …
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How Climbing Ropes are Made
July 21, 2012Due to the popularity of the previously posted video showing how a carabiner is made, we’ve now hunted down a similar video highlighting the construction of a climbing rope. Like …
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This Week on CaveChat: July 14th – 20th, 2012 Edition
July 20, 2012CaveChat.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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Colorado’s Glenwood Caverns Announces Cave Tour Expansion
July 20, 2012 / Colorado, United States, North AmericaColorado’s Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park, which already added three rides this year, has just announced an expansion to its cave tours. Plans began last winter after a team exploring the …
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Evidence of Ancient Domesticated Animals Found in African Cave
Researchers investigating remains found at Leopard Cave in Namibia have discovered evidence of the earliest known instance of domesticated sheep or goats in southern Africa. The finds, two teeth, are …
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Ask Cavers: What is the Best Caving Book?
July 18, 2012We love to read here at Caving News, and we were recently looking for a new caving book to enjoy. In our previous searches we found that most caving books …
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Stuck Teen Rescued from Virginia Cave
July 17, 2012 / Virginia, United States, North AmericaA teenage boy was rescued from a Virginia cave on Monday after he became stuck. The 14-year-old boy was one of about a dozen teenagers exploring Glade Hill Cave, near …
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55th Annual Bat Flight Breakfast at Carlsbad Caverns
July 17, 2012 / New Mexico, United States, North AmericaThe 55th Annual Bat Flight Breakfast is scheduled for this Saturday, July 21st at Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Since 1957 visitors have attended the annual event, which encourages the public …
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