Upcoming Events
>> Boston Grotto meeting first Wednesday of every month in Building 36. See http://www.bostongrotto.org
>> Trips will be announced on our mailing list. E-mail caving-request at mit dot edu to subscribe. IAP 2008 will hopefully contain a few caving trips.
Trip Reports
2007 November 24: Morris Cave
2007 Nov. 11: Beginner Trip, Clarksville Cave
2007 Oct. 27: Beginner/Intermediate Trip, Clarksville Cave
2007 Oct. 20: Beginner Trip, Clarksville Cave
2007 July: Onesquethaw Cave
2007 July: Beginner Trip to Clarksville Cave
2007 Spring Break Trip: West Virginia
2007 IAP Clarksville Trip
2006 Spring Break Trip: West Virginia
2006 January 28: IAP Trip to Clarksville
2005 September 3: Sketchy Trip to Clarksville
2005 July 23: Morris Cave
2004 Independence Day Weekend: Eagle Cave
2004 Memorial Day Weekend: West Virginia Trip
2004 April 24-25 (Sat-Sun):Ella Armstrong, Crossbones,
Clarksville, Schoharie Caverns
2004 February 15 (Sun): Beginner trip to Clarksville Cave
2004 February 7 (Sat): Beginner trip to Clarksville Cave
2003 November 15 (Sat): Beginning Vertical trip to Gage's Caverns on the Barton Hill Karst Preserve
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:
blanche 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, I'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
Click here to see a longer list of suppliers
Vertical Caving
Intro
Rope Calls Information
Links
General
National Speleological Society
NSS Cave Diving Section
Virtual Cave, a picture filled guide to cave
formations
Northeastern Cave Conservancy
Northeastern
Regional Organization (NRO)
Vermont Cavers
Association
D.C. Grotto
Met Grotto
National Caves
Association, information on all major USA
commercial caves
Potomac Speleological Club
GORP's Caving Resources on the Internet:
links to other grottos and caving organizations
Long and deep caves of the world
Not Spelunking, But Related Links
Undercity Urban Exploration Site
Infiltration Urban Exploration
Current Officers
 President: Kristina Brown
Fearless Leader(outgoing): Liz George
Commander-in-Chief (from back in the day): David Lafferty
Supreme Dictator (from back in the day): Karen E. Robinson
Treasurer: Christine Spang
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