Caving
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Caving, also known as spelunking and potholing, is the recreational pastime of exploring wild cave systems. In contrast, speleology is the scientific study of caves and the cave environment.
Caving in a muddy section of Black Chasm Cave in California
Stephens Gap, a vertical cave in Alabama
Caving in the north of England
Caver in an Alabama cave showing common caving wear: coveralls, helmet-mounted lights, heavy boots and gloves.
Floyd Collins
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William Floyd Collins was an American cave explorer who became trapped and died in what became Mammoth Cave National Park. The incident earned major media attention during the efforts to rescue him.
Caving
…based on ropes and metallic ladders. Martel visited Kentucky and notably Mammoth Cave National Park in October 1912. In the 1920s famous US caver Floyd Collins made important explorations in the area and in the 1930s, as caving became increasingly popular, small exploration teams both in the Alps and in the…
Collins' home – 1st cave ticket booth – (left) and 2nd cave ticket booth (right)
Stairway built by Collins and his brothers leading down to Great Crystal Cave
Collins's entrance to Great Crystal Cave
Sand Cave at Mammoth Cave National Park