"Caving Basics: A Comprehensive Guide for Beginning Cavers," fourth edition.
Edited by Dean Wiseman and Curt Harler. National Speleological Society, 2016.
ISBN 978-1-68044-007-7. 8.5 by 11 inches, 271 pages, softbound. $25 (NSS
members $22.50, life members $20).
This book updates, sometimes not
Caving basics:
Back in the last year of 1960's I got into caving. Clark Santos took me to
a caver party. The cavers were allied with the Rangeroos at the time. A keg
of beer and a band playing cool music was a great way to recruit. The next
thing was a trip to Bustamante. A GI surplus canteen belt
