Cave Exploring: The Definitive Guide to Caving Technique, Safety, Gear, and Trip Leadership »

Paul Burger has explored and mapped extensions of caves in Colorado, South Dakota, and New Mexico, most notably at Lechuguilla Cave in Carlsbad Caverns National Park. He serves as that park’s official geologist-hydrologist and is also the co-author of Deep Secrets, a book on the discovery and early exploration of Lechuguilla Cave.

This intructional guide to cave exploring will help readers select the right gear for a caving expedition and understand the proper techniques for exploring safely and with minimal impact. Cave Exploring also discusses the very important topic of trip leadership, something most other caving books give only passing treatment to if any at all.

(1) An Introduction to Caving (2) Caving Basics (3) Horizontal Caving (4) Caving Hazards (5) Wet Caving (6) Trip Organization and Leadership (7) Advanced Caving (8) Glossary of Caving Terms (9) Additional Resources (10) Index