Caving

Caving book cover — CAVING CAVING Stephanie Turnbull

Caving — page 1 — Think you have the skill strength and stamina to try caving If you like the idea of venturing into weird and wonderful underground worlds read on FEEL THE THRILL Take the challenge Imagine lowering yourself into the depths of a mysterious chasm scrambling over rocks squeezing through passages with only a torch to light your way then emerging into an echoing chamber where no one has ever set foot Caving is an extreme adventure 4 Making your way through narrow cave passages takes skill energy and good balance

Caving — page 2 — 5 THRILL SEEKER Edouard-Alfred Martel France FEAT One of the ﬁrst cavers Survived landslides and ﬂoods to explore caves all over the world WHERE AND WHEN France Ireland England Mallorca 1888-1914 The Son Doong Cave in Vietnam is the world's largest cave One chamber is 3 miles 5 km long and 656 feet 200m high It even has a jungle growing inside it Tough stuff Caving can be dangerous so don't attempt it without the right equipment skills and training You must be physically ﬁt to climb rappel crawl and even swim and mentally prepared to think quickly and calmly in life or-death situations Caves can be treacherous places Always plan and prepare well before heading underground

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