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A world of silent beauty lies undiscovered in the wilderness caves. This unforgettable realm combines a fragile environment with unexpected danger. You must be prepared to deal with both.

This book is a practical guide to help you find your own underground adventures without damaging the cave or yourself. Based on his nearly thirty years of active caving in the United States, Mexico, Yugoslavia, and other countries, David McClurg covers everything the first time or advanced caver should know about techniques and equipment.

• Step by step instructions telling how to
• Find a club or experienced group for safe caving.
• Explore caves safely and responsibly.
• Select the right clothes, helmet, and light.
• Be prepared to meet unexpected caving hazards.
• Negotiate tight squeezes, scrambles, and traverses.
• Tie the basic caving knots and select ropes and slings.

• Detailed descriptions and illustrations showing how to
• Pick the best vertical caving system.
• Improve your rappelling and prusiking techniques. Drop deep pits of 300 to 1000+ feet.
• Safely belay another caver.
• Free climb vertical pitches and chimneys.
• Test your own caving and vertical skills.

ADVENTURE OF CAVING emphasizes the need for good safety and conservation attitudes to reduce the risk of personal injury and to protect fragile underground beauty that took countless thousands of years to create.

Complete, up-to-date, and fully illustrated, ADVENTURE OF CAVING leads you into the world. of underground adventure.

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