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

Upcoming Events

Fall 2025 VSS Meeting
October 26, 2025, 11:30 am

MEETING LOCATION: 
Natural Bridge State Park
Natural Bridge, VA