Technical Section - Main Menu
CHAPTER 1 - SEARCHING
Research/Office Work
Ridgewalking/Field Work
If You Find a Potential New Cave
CHAPTER 2 - DIGGING
Digging Open Cave Entrances
Digging Open New Passage
Rock Shaving Techniques
Mass Reduction Methods
CHAPTER 3 - SURVEYING
Cave Surveying Basics
Advanced Techniques
Reducing the Data
Plotting the Data
CHAPTER 4 - MAPPING
Drawing the Working Map
Map Elements and Layout
Preparing the Final Map
CHAPTER 5 - MISCELLANEOUS
Naming a New Cave
Writing a Cave Description
Gauging Cave Stream Flow
Dye Tracing a Cave Stream
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