Upcoming Events

>> Boston Grotto meeting first Wednesday of every month in Room 32-124. See http://www.bostongrotto.org

>> Trips will be announced on our mailing list. E-mail caving-request at mit dot edu to subscribe.

Trip Reports

2013 April 27: Hasbrouck and Delaware Mines with the Boston Grotto (led by the Central Connecticut Grotto)

2013 April 20: Clarksville Gregory Entrance cleanup with the NCC

2013 Spring Break: West Virginia

2013 March 17: Ella Armstrong

2013 March 3: Clarksville

2013 March 2: Sellecks Preserve

2013 February 18: Clarksville

2013 February 17: Freedlyville Quarry with the Boston Grotto

2013 February 3: Bentley's and Dry Valley

2013 February 2: Ella Armstrong

2013 January 12: Onesquethaw

2012 November 10: Clarksville with the Boston Grotto

2012 November 3: Bentley's and Dry Valley

2012 October 14: Onesquethaw

2012 October 8: Quincy Quarries

2012 September 30: Merlin's Cave

2012 September 21 - September 23: Orientation to Cave Rescue

2012 September 14 - September 16: Fall NRO

2012 September 8: Merlin's Cave

2012 August 4: Merlin's Cave Leader Training

2012 July 7: Knox Cave

2012 June 9: Knox Cave

2012 April 16: Morris Cave

2012 Spring Break: West Virginia

2012 March 18: Clarksville and Ladder Dig

2012 March 17: Ella Armstrong

2012 March 10: Bentley's

2012 February 25: Howe Caverns

2012 February 19: Ken's Kave

2012 February 1: Onesquethaw, Ladder Dig, and Clarksville

2012 January 25: Clarksville

2012 January 8: Morris Cave

See more trip reports

Helpful Info

If you are part of the MIT community (defined very loosely) and would like to find out about upcoming trips and other MIT Caving Club activities, you can subscribe to our mailing list. Athena users may subscribe by typing:
mmblanche caving -add $USER

Other users may be subscribed or unsubscribed by sending a request to NOSPAMcaving-request@mit.eduNOSPAM. (Don't forget to remove "NOSPAM" from the address before sending.) If you are not MIT-affiliated, we'll probably refer you to the Boston Grotto, a great group (linked below).

Introduction To Caving

Caving or spelunking as non-cavers call it, is many things. The reasons why people go include adventure, sport, scientific study, companionship, fun, and other things as varied as the individual cavers. It is one of the few sports in which you can go places no one has ever been before.

The most commonly asked question is probably "What do you find down there?" The answers are as varied as the caves themselves: mud; beautiful rock formations and rubble; water and dust; vast rooms and tight crawlways; awesome rivers and puddles; strange and fragile animals; deep pits and waterfalls; ice and warm water; and of course, strange people. (READ MORE)

Gear: What You Need

Being prepared with the right supplies is essential for a pleasant and safe trip caving. CLICK HERE to find out what to bring.

Gear: Where To Get It

Outdoor gear in the Boston area:

Hilton's Tent City, near North Station
Bob's Wilderness House on Comm Ave, near BU
EMS on Comm Ave, right across the street from Bob's
REI in Framingham, Reading or Fenway.
Online sources of caving and related gear:
Bob & Bob
Inner-mountain Outfitters
Cheap clothing (including synthetics), in the MIT area:
Salvation Army on Mass. Ave
Garment District / Dollar-a-Pound on Broadway