Caving Links

Grottos | Causes | Student Grottos | Gear | Safety | Youth Groups | Events | Caving Specialties

Grottos

• NSS -The official National Speleological Society website
• DUG -Dayton Underground site
• BIG -Bloomington Indiana Grotto
• ESSO -Eastern State Speleological Organization
• CIG -Central Indiana Grotto
• Grotto Finder -The official NSS Grotto locator

Causes

• BCI-Bat Conservation International
• KWI -Karst Waters Institute
• KSS -Kentucky Speleological Survey
• IKC -Indiana Karst Conservancy

Student Grottos

Recently, WUSS has been trying to develop a network between collegiate caving organizations. If your university has a club that goes caving, please drop a line to {webmaster@wusscavers.com}.

• IUCC -Indiana University
• WVUSG -West Virginia University
• VPI Cave Club -Virginia Tech
• Nittany Grotto -Penn State
• MUSG -Madison University
• MITCC -MIT
• UTG -University of Texas
• SUOC -Syracuse University

Gear

• Karst Sports -Karst Sports
• OR1 -On Rope 1
• IMO -Inner Mountain Outfitters
• B & C -B & C Wunderwear
• Petzl -Petzl

Safety

• NCRC -National Cave Rescue Commission
• First Aid Courses -Red Cross First Aid
• NSS Medical Section -Medical information for cavers

Youth Groups

• Boy Scout Caving Guidelines -Good review for anyone
• Project Underground -Educate school-age kids about caves and cave creatures
• Cave Safely - Cave Softly -Complete training program for scouts and youth groups, developed by the Timpanogos Grotto
• Girl Scout Caving Badge -Requirements to earn Junior GS badge
• Youth Group Caving -Official NSS youth page, lots of good information. Especially look at:
  • General Information
  • Guide to Responsible Caving
  • Legal Issues
• Exploring Caves -USGS packet for grades K-3
• Caves : A Window into Edwards Aquifer -University of Texas, includes PDFs, videos, and lesson plans for K-12
• Learn More about Caves -NSS education site

Events

• Winter Adventure Weekend -Held at Carter Caves
• OTR -Hosted by The Roberston Association
• Cave Capers -Hosted by CIG
• VAR -Hosted by BATS and DINGO
• TAG Fall Cave-In -Hosted by the Dogwood City Grotto
• NSS Events List
• Wormfest -Hosted by DUG
• Karst-O-Rama -Hosted by GCG
• Speleofest -Hosted by the Louisville Grotto
• SERA Carnival -Hosted by the Nashville Grotto
• FloydFest -Hosted by Horse Cave
• Florida Cave Cavort -Hosted by FSS
• Hodag Hunt -Hosted by WSS

Caving Specialties - NSS Sections

• Cave Photography -Photography primer
• Cave Diving
• Vertical Caving
• Survey and Cartography
• Cave Conservation
• Biospeleology
• Cave Geology