All caving that involves water should be considered advanced caving<\/strong>. \nDo not attempt a wet cave without proper training and skills. This section will give you a \nsome basic rules and a simple checklist of skills you should develop \nbefore exploring wet caves. You will develop most of these skills by actively \nparticipating in cave trips with more experienced cavers and watching how they \nmove. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You Should Learn to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n More Advanced Skills<\/p>\n\n\n\n This site is not designed to teach you all the techniques involved in \nexploring vertical caves. Below are several very good references to help you \nlearn more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cave Exploring by Paul Burger. 2020. Good beginning to intermediate book on cave exploring.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Alpine Caving Techniques by Georges Marbach and Bernard Tourte \n(translated into English by Melanie Alspaugh) Speleo Projects (2002) \nExcellent guide to European-style caving with good sections on technical rigging \nof waterfalls and stream passages. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What Do I need to Know? All caving that involves water should be considered advanced caving. Do not attempt a wet cave without proper training and skills. This section will give you a some basic rules and a simple checklist of skills you should develop before exploring wet caves. You will develop most of these … Continue reading Wet Caving<\/span> Basic Rules<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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