Spelunking News

Cave enthusiasts say vandals may have permanently damaged a southern Indiana cave.

Four men caught spray-painting the interior of Buckner Cave on July 16 pleaded guilty to criminal mischief and criminal trespass on Thursday. They were fined $300 each and entered a pretrial diversion program which could eventually lead to the charges being dismissed.

Boutique hotel Sassi Di Matera Diffuso is to open within prehistoric caves in Basilicata, Italy, in October.

Sitting at the library one day, I was looking at an old map of the area around Madison when I saw something strange. It was called "Richardson Cave" and it wasn't far from my house in Verona. When I looked for it on modern maps, it was gone.

The real attraction, though, is under their shoes. A massive formation that resembles a white river spans the cave's floor.

Early 1970s: Cavers begin digging, following strong airflow. The passage they excavate is named Priority 7. Due to the unstable nature of the area and the return of water to the north end of the cave, the dig ...

The popular Southern Indiana cave and visitor center will mark the milestone on Saturday, Sept. 6, with Discovery Day festivities.

The National Speleological Society, one of the leading groups in the area of cave exploration, has announced that Lake City will host its 2008 national convention next month.

Holiday makers from Cambridgeshire contacted coastguards last night after hearing strange voices coming from a cave just south of St Justinians. You'll never guess what they found.

Officials at Devil's Den State Park have been looking for at least six months at ways to restrict access to an area of a cave where a 17-year-old Van Buren girl became stuck Friday.

What started out as some late night fun nearly ended in tragedy for three amateur cavers in Tennessee. One of them fell nearly 20 feet, landing on his head.

A 17-year-old girl was rescued Saturday morning after spending about 17 hours trapped in a cold, dark cave at Devil's Den State Park.

For Donald Davis, it was fascination at first sight. It was 1960 when he first laid eyes on Fort Stanton Cave in southeastern New Mexico.

Lothian pit shaft explorer loses life. A CAVER rescued from a mine shaft after being overcome by gas has died in hospital.

FRIENDS of a caver who is seriously ill in hospital after being rescued from a disused mine shaft say they are "hoping and praying" for his recovery.

As the sun drops, bats that survived a catastrophic winter begin to flutter by the treetops to feed.

A 17 year old Fort Smith girl the was trapped in a cave at Devil's Den State Park since around 1:30 Friday afternoon has been rescued.

The girl was removed between 7:30 and 8:30 Saturday morning and transported to Washington Regional Medical Center. Her condition is unknown.

Pottersville, New York - July 17, 2008 "We get everybody outfitted in these outfits with knee pads, elbow pads, lights," explained Greg Becker of Natural Stone Bridge and Caves.

Rescue workers carry out a 16 year-old on a stretcher after hours of chiseling rock surrounding the trapped teen at Maquoketa Caves State Park, in Iowa, on Friday.

A man who is in hospital after being rescued from a disused mine shaft is a "highly experienced caver", a colleague said.

The access leads to one of the largest caves in the Algarve and one of only two with an underground river.