Ever thought about going spelunking? Think twice about doing so, or else you may find yourself in a situation where you need rescuing by people like members of the Virginia Tech Cave Club. “We are not ...

The VPI Cave Club at Virginia Tech will celebrate its 75th anniversary this year. The club is an official student grotto (chapter) of the National Speleological Society (NSS). “Back when it was just ...

Taylor Ange pulls two heavy bins from the back of his pickup truck. “Let’s get geared up,” he said. Ange, president of the University of Montana Cave Club, pulls out heavy full-body coveralls, knee ...

I'm going to crawl through THAT? My palms turn clammy when I peer into a 14-inch slit that will take me far into a wild, undeveloped cave in Christian County. Sunlight fades to blackness as the ...