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Caving
Caving is the sport of exploring underground caves and caverns. Learn more about caving, caving equipment, caving skills, cave safety, cave conservation, and where to go caving.
Caving Equipment -- What You Need to Go Caving
You want to go underground and crawl around in caves? Here's all the essential equipment that you need to get out caving, including helmet, headlamp, oversuit, and personal gear.
Yoga Cave -- Exploring a British Cave System
Yoga Cave, a small cave system in England's Peak District, offers an excellent caving adventure for novice cavers. The cave is relatively easy to explore and has a notorious section called The Corpse Crawl where the caver has to crawl through a passageway half-filled with water.
Build Safe Rappel Anchors
Rappel anchors are an important element for safe rappelling. Bad anchors can fail and lead to dire consequences. Learn how to use existing rappel anchors and how to create new rappel anchors if you have to retreat from a route. Also follow my rappel anchor tips for safety and what you need to carry in a rap anchor kit.