Spelunking, Caving

[ZandraJoi]

I first heard of this word when I was a kid in school. I thought it was the coolest sounding word lol I recently found out that the new term is “Caving”. I think Spelunking sounds more chic.
It is a recreational sport exploring caves. It is under the Extreme Sports as it is not for amateurs, unless you have a guide. You need gear, lighting, helmet, good clothing & boots.
While I have explored a small cave, we didn’t need equipment, I cannot imagine going to the extreme like this sport does. Have you tried this? Would you?

 

[HikerShawn]

I absolutely love wild caving.

Here in Illinois, we have Illinois Caverns which features 6 miles of karst region. You'll get soaking wet but it's a lot of fun. Free and self-guided and definitely not for people who are freaked out by that sort of thing.

Attached a few pics of us going through it a few years ago.

Edit: Looks like attachments doesn't work for me