Caving: The Sierra Club Guide to Spelunking |
Contents
Dark Wilderness | 1 |
Limestone Cave Development | 10 |
Cave Minerals and Speleothems | 29 |
Copyright | |
18 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
abrasion anchor animal approximately ascending system attached batteries become belay belayer bite body bolt bottom brake bar cable ladder calcite carabiner carbide lamp carbon dioxide cause cave diving cave entrances cave environment cave exploration cave passage cave systems cave walls caver caving accidents caving party cavities chest harness climber climbing cord deposits descending diver drop efficient energy equipment extremely feet flow flowstone foot formation formed friction Gibbs glacier caves guano hand heat helmet hole hypothermia important inch increased Jumar laid ropes lava caves lava tubes light limestone limestone caves load loop mineral move National Speleological Society nylon occur phreatic piton portions possible prusik knot pulley rappel rescue rigging rock safety seat harness seat sling Single Rope Techniques species Speleology speleothems stalactites stalagmites standing rope stream surface techniques temperature tion troglobites underground vadose vertical caving victim webbing weight