Getting Started Caving - An Introduction to Project Caving

Part 4 of the 4-part series on how to get started caving. This video gives a brief overview of underground project activities including conservation, survey, science, cave rescue training and photography.
For more detailed information on caving techniques, caving gear, and cave projects, visit my website at: www.derekbristol.com
Caves are delicate and potentially dangerous places. For more information on wild caving, vertical caving techniques, and cave survey, visit the National Speleological Society website:
caves.org
To find a local grotto (caving club) visit:
caves.org/committee/i-o/grott...
White Nose Syndrome (WNS) is a disease that is devastating to bats. To learn more about what you can do to help, along with information on how to properly decontaminate caving gear, visit:
caves.org/WNS/index.shtml
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[@chekov885]

Caving is a lot of fun. Be sure to join a local grotto and do not try to learn this on your own. I did about 20 caves when I was 9 to 11 years old and also learned a lot of rope skills above ground. Wet and muddy is a very good description. Crawling in tight passages is only about 2% of a cave route. Caves are chosen by NSS Grotto for their accessibility so the nasty endless tight passage caves are typically avoided. Join a group and Wear the right gear and follow advice.

[@evanepic3599]

I am really excited about caving, but my mom is really busy and I'm not sure I will be able to join a grotto, is there any way I could possible get into caving?

[@nick11crafter]

@@evanepic3599 Find a grotto in your local region, and reach out, plenty of groups will carpool and oftentimes will allow the borrowing of gear for trips.

[@MrDeleoco]

Taking notes!

[@islandjason]

Nice work Derek. Sharing because of the great message you are able to convey.

[@DerekBristol]

Thanks Jason!

[@AZDesertExplorer]

Definitely would love to see more of this!

[@robertdyer4972]

What a great job you are doing!

[@DerekBristol]

Thanks Robert!

[@kayveroutdoors5411]

I recently found your channel and you are putting out incredible content! keep it up!

[@JoshBrinson]

I am loving this series!

[@syzygy2043]

This is great, thanks so much Derek.

[@meldale6267]

WOW! Very interesting! Thanks!

[@expierreiment]

Great work! And nice to see the similarities and little differences between caving in the US and Europe

[@TheTel]

awesome video!

[@dalealyea6019]

Great video with excellent content.

[@DerekBristol]

Thanks!

[@UndergroundAdventures]

Great video. The beautiful shots and informations in this video are awesome. My passion is filming my cave tours to make the beautiful underground world accessible to others. Not at such a professional level as you, but let's see what time brings :)

[@leeprice9]

might be a book talking but here on new river in southwest va seems to have some connecting caves same as green ky

[@leeprice9]

sounds like you read the longest cave. me too and I love caves. here in montgomery county I only have been in ja.es cave and new river cave and some small ones. I would like to do morr.

[@aarong5996]

If you want to get into caving, read this article, and do all the recommended things if you haven’t already

[@bulldogger1467]

Thanks Derek! Would love a video guide to finding new caves

[@brayandiego7096]

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[@luccaimmanuel7664]

@Brayan Diego instablaster ;)

[@brayandiego7096]

@Lucca Immanuel thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site thru google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff atm. Takes a while so I will get back to you later with my results.

[@brayandiego7096]

@Lucca Immanuel It did the trick and I actually got access to my account again. Im so happy! Thank you so much, you really help me out :D

[@luccaimmanuel7664]

@Brayan Diego happy to help xD

[@pacitanspeleologysociety4405]

my videos in cave in indonesian. Nice

[@leeprice9]

more. like to map caves

[@arizonii3747]

Cartography is fun