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Caving
By: Aaron B. Copyright AaronOutpost.com
Upcoming Trips |
Caves I've Been In |
Commercial Caves | Grottos
CAVE GEAR.doc
Don't forget your gear again
with this helpful checklist!
 I began caving the summer of 2001 when I met Bob during a
rafting trip. He invited me caving and I couldn't resist the offer because my
aunt had taken me into the commercial caves and I had always wanted to explore
more. Bob and Jon gave me that chance. Since then, I have been on numerous trips
and love it more and more each time.
It is an excellent experience that anyone who enjoys rock
climbing and/or hiking who is in good condition to try. Plus, you must be fairly
thin, good on your feet, and able to craw. Each cave is different, some have
formations, some don't, some are big and some are not, some you crawl and get
wet and others you don't. The caving community is some of the nicest and most
considerate people you will ever meet, but... of course there are some
exceptions but they have some excellent camping parties!!!
Do NOT enter a cave alone or without an experienced
caver!!!
Upcoming Trips
- Become a member of grotto mailing list or check
out my calendar for upcoming trips.
 Caves I have been in:
- Trout
- New Trout
- Bowden (2 Times pre-collapse)
- Organ (Lipps Entrance)
- Mystic Cave (3 Times)
- McClungs
- Bone Norman
- Norman
- Hamilton Cave
- Poor Farm
- Cornwell
Commercial Caves I have been in:
- Organ
- Seneca Caverns
- Lost World Caverns
- Smoke Hole Caverns
More info to come... Please search the photo directory for
caving photos.
Visit
http://photos.aaronoutpost.com
And search for Cave
Commercial Caves
Lost World
Caverns
304-645-6677
http://www.wvweb.com/www/lost_world_caverns/
Organ Cave
(304) 645-7600
http://www.organcave.com/
Scott Hollow Cave
(304)-772-5218
http://www.wildcaving.com/
Seneca Caverns
1-800-239-7647
http://www.senecacaverns.com/
Smoke Hole Caverns
1-800-828-8478
http://www.smokehole.com/
Grottos
Carter Underground Speleological Society
[E-Mail to: timefly@netacs.net]
c/o Brent David Ray
3107 Jorclay Dr.
Kenova, WV 25530
Charleston Grotto
PO Box 6885
Charleston, WV 25362
West Virginia Caver (all of WV Grottos)
Eight Rivers Grotto
c/o Ben Brannon
[E-mail: bbrannon@meer.net]
Rt 1, Box 143 G-5
Dunmore, WV 24934
Germany Valley Grotto
[E-mail: barry@wvcaver.org]
HC 62, Box 83
Upper Tract, WV 26866-9714
Greater Randolph Organization
of Speleological Science (GROSS)
c/o Harold (Rocky) Parsons
[E-mail: sandrock@neumedia.net]
765 Glady Creek Rd
Ireland, WV 26376
Monongahela
Grotto
c/o Don Humphrey
Rt 4, Box 6836
Fairmont, WV 26554-7359
West Virginia Caver
Monroe County Cavers
c/o Pat Dore
RR 1 Box 301
Sinks Grove, WV 24976
Mountain State Grotto
c/o Dr. James van Gundy
Davis & Elkins College
Elkins, WV 26241
Joint Controlled Caver
Parkersburg
Area Grotto
Pauline Lowers
[E-mail: busybat@yahoo.com]
RR 3, Box 143A
Elizabeth, WV 26143
Subterranean Flyer
Tri-State
Grotto
c/o Bob Bennett
464 Huckleberry Dr
Gerrardstown, WV 25420
Dead Dog Dispatch
WVU
Student Grotto
317 Overdale St
Morgantown, WV 26506
Warsaw Underground Society
c/o Thomas B. Andrich
[E-mail: barkeepcaver@cs.com]
311 Tomlinson Ave
Glen Dale, WV 26038
West Virginia
Caves Conservancy
WVCC
P.O. Box 243
Frankford, WV 24938
West
Virginia Speleological Survey (W.Va.S.S.)
WVASS c/o E. Ray Garton,
Director PO Box 200/600 Saxman Street
Barrackville, WV 26559
304/366-1810 or 366-8019 fax
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