Archive for Caving
Things to Bring Inside the Cave
Cave exploration is such a wonderful sport. It promotes appreciation of nature. You will have the pleasure of learning things regarding — how do speleothems (stalagmites and stalactites) form, youll be able to see and evaluate wall paintings done by our ancestors or the prehistoric cave dwellers. In addition, youll also see [...]
Activities in Cave Exploration
What are the things we are supposed to do when we explore caves? Generally, managers or cave rangers prepare in advance the interesting activities in their tours. They set different packages for tourists of different preferences. However for speleologists or cave scientists, they do exploration not only for pleasure, but their goal [...]
Cave Exploration: Stalagmites and Stalactites
Exploration of stalagmites and stalactites are just some of the very exciting activities in caving. What are stalagmites and stalactites? What are they collectively called?
First let us define what stalagmites and stalactites are. Stalagmites are structures inside the cave that develop as they arise from the ground. Stalactites, on the other hand, are [...]
