Questions tagged [caving]
Questions about safety precautions while caving, equipment checklist for caving, possible activities to make caving a better pastime, possible hazards, legalities if there are any for a specific region, etc shall be tagged with this tag.
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Increase Accuracy of Magnetic Compass
How to increase the accuracy magnetic compass? Is there a good way using multiple ones?
I searched the Internet and Philip Werner suggested at Section Hiker web:
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When cave diving, if one sees an air pocket, how can one know whether the air is safe to breathe?
While cave diving, one may see air pockets. How can one know whether the air is safe to breathe?
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Can I record my route electronically when underground?
Portions of a hike I did recently involved me going through tunnels that had some twists and turns. How would these work with an app like AllTrails or another GPS tracker?
As I understand it, assisted ...
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How to escape a cave in an emergency situation?
I have been doing a lot of cave climbing recently. So I am not talking about your average tourist cave, I talk about real miles deep labyrinth like caves, where nature never thought of humans getting ...
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What is a lava tube, as a place to see bats? Are there any in the United States?
I've been looking for places to find bats in their natural habitat, rather than around the house. The author of this question saw some bats in a lava tube. I've never heard of a lava tube before, and ...
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Would a gunshot echo in a cave?
I'm writing a story in which someone is shot in a cave system. Another character is an adjoining tunnel some distance and at least a few tunnel intersections away. Would the sound of the shot reach ...
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How do I distinguish a dirt floor in a cave from a floor formed of very old coprolites?
This may be better asked as two questions; if so, I will edit.
The question is prompted by a section in Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes by Svante Pääbo, who was the first to sequence ...
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How fast does suspension trauma happen?
In this question I asked about suspension trauma and why it's effects come to be. Apparently the main reason is reduced blood flow/ circulation. This is due to
blood vessels being constrained/pressed ...
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What is the warning call for falling rocks in your area?
I was inspired by the question "What should one do when climbing if someone above you yells ROCK?" to ask what the equivalents are around the world.
So, what would I shout to warn someone below me of ...
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Why does suspension trauma happen?
This question once more brought up the topic of suspension trauma.
I tried to read up on the topic, but found that the Wikipedia page was not as informative as I would have liked. Especially I'm ...
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What should one do when climbing if someone above you yells ROCK?
Hearing someone above you yell ROCK when climbing is a scary experience because that means that an object (usually a rock) is plummeting down to the route towards you.
Hopefully you are wearing your ...
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Will a compass work underground or underwater?
Because they rely on radio signals, GPS units generally do not work underground or underwater, but what about a plain ol' magnetic compass? Are the magnetic fields of earth present at all depths? ...
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How to get rid of illegal artificial paints on historical monuments?
India is known for its historical monuments and Caves are essential part of them. While among them, almost all major tourist attractions are very well conserved and looked after, unfortunately some of ...
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Exploring coastal caves safely?
Having read this good question I felt it covered mountainous regions very well however myself and my husband are big fans of the coast and he certainly has (with his ex-fisherman father) explored many ...
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Dangers of excavating caves?
There are a lot of caves around where I'm from in the Southern Canadian Rockies, including the largest cave, and the longest cave in Canada, as well as the Booming Ice Chasm. The caves around here ...
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