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Philip WithnallI made a spring!The torsion spring in my Petzl Stop fatigued recently, and Petzl have stopped making spares. I borrowed from a friend for a while, but finally got round to making a replacement today. Surprisingly easy once I’d made a bit of tooling to hold one end of the spring wire while pulling.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caving</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PetzlStop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PetzlStop</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#repair</a>

💧🌏 Greg CocksGIS Corps Is Looking To Help Phreatic With Remote Spatial Volunteers -- <a href="https://www.phreatic.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.phreatic.org/</a> <-- shared home page -- <a href="https://www.giscorps.org/become-a-volunteer/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.giscorps.org/become-a-volunteer/</a> <-- shared link to volunteer with GIS Corps -- [want to be a part of some super interesting (remote) GIS volunteer work?!] <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/GIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GIS</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spatial</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/mapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mapping</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/volunteer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#volunteer</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/phreatic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#phreatic</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/explore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#explore</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/protect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protect</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/seacaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#seacaves</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Sardinia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sardinia</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/cave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cave</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caving</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Phreatic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Phreatic</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/GISCorps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GISCorps</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Italy</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Supramonte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Supramonte</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/GulfofOrosei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GulfofOrosei</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/model" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#model</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/3dmapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#3dmapping</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#environmental</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/speleology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#speleology</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/hypogene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hypogene</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/groundwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#groundwater</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/waterresources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#waterresources</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/marine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#marine</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/marinecaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#marinecaves</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/coast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coast</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/coastal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coastal</a> @GISCorps @Phreatic

Jeff MunroeA year ago this week I was with a team conducting research in the Scărişoara Ice Cave, <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/romania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#romania</a>. This spectacular place contains <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ice</a> dating back more than 10,000 years! This unique archive holds valuable information about past <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climate</a> variability in this region. Some of the interesting work that has been done in this cave is reported here: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-01397-w" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-01397-w</a> Photo by M. Blatnik. <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/caves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caves</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caving</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geology</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/earthscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#earthscience</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#environment</a>

Sunguramy :nb_lily:No big deal, just out here finding new locales and new species all the time...but sure, fuck over our funding. If we don't know they exist we don't have to worry about protecting them, duuuuuh.(This pseudoscorpion today was quite the surprise! Identification TBD.)<a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/saltyTake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#saltyTake</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/species" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#species</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#diversity</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/cave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cave</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caves</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caving</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#soil</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pseudoscorpion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pseudoscorpion</a>

Sunguramy :nb_lily:Black Adventure Crew goes caving! Good start for <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/BlackHistoryMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackHistoryMonth</a> - making new memories :) I approached this group about caving what now feels like a lifetime ago...an outdoor group focused on getting Black and Brown people outside into nature. They were interested in trying it, and now they do trips every year.While it sucks that DEI is getting canned federally and in some states (why trying to equally include everyone is a bad thing I'll never understand), that doesn't mean we as individuals can't pick up the slack. There are so many stories from folk who say their white friends just never ask them to join for xyz activity...so check yourself. Ask your friends to join you. If you don't have diverse friendships, ask yourself why that is. Then go forth and foster community!<a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caves</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/cave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cave</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caving</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/explore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#explore</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/adventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#adventure</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Black" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Black</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/BlackHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackHistory</a>

Jeff MunroeLooking forward to presenting about the Ashley Caves Project in Vernal, <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Utah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Utah</a> next week. <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/caves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caves</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caving</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geology</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#libraries</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/scienceoutreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scienceoutreach</a>

Sunguramy :nb_lily:Well, word from today's lab meeting is thanks to the executive orders being issued, two of our projects for this year (working with NPS and National Forests) are now on indefinite hold. Grants were awarded, funding set, but it's all walked back now. This is how far these EO's are already reaching via "trickle-down effect" just four days in. We always figured we would get caught up in it; how swiftly it has happened is a bit shocking. All we do is study caves and wildlife. Something that is generally very bipartisan - protection of and access to wild spaces. Feel free to use this as a talking point with those you know. You are more likely to sway people with common ground basis, than with arguing facts.<a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/cave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cave</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caves</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caving</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/beetle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#beetle</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/MacroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MacroPhotography</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlifePhotography</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NaturePhotography</a>

LabPlotWould you like to know how <a href="https://floss.social/tags/LabPlot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LabPlot</a>, an open-source data analysis and visualization software, makes it easier to uncover the mysteries of <a href="https://floss.social/tags/caves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caves</a>?Then read this interesting article by Bill Gee:▶️ <a href="https://www.mocavesandkarst.org/2023-stream-flow-project-report/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mocavesandkarst.org/2023-stream-flow-project-report/</a>All images courtesy of Bill.Boosts appreciated! 🙂 :boost_love: <a href="https://floss.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeSoftware</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FOSS</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FLOSS</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/DataAnalysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataAnalysis</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/DataViz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataViz</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Hydrology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hydrology</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/OpenScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenScience</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Caving</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Data</a>

Sunguramy :nb_lily:Interested in spiders? Me too! While I am not on this paper, it is some of our lab's work in conjunction with a few others. :OpenAccess: Open Access :boost_requested: <a href="https://subtbiol.pensoft.net/article/135200/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://subtbiol.pensoft.net/article/135200/</a>"Remarkably low genetic diversity in the widespread cave spider Phanetta subterranea (Araneae, Linyphiidae)"Why is this interesting? Because usually karst species are pretty distinct, with defined ranges by geologic features and hydrology, and very limited methods of dispersal. In fact, in our region and neighboring, 31% (218/710) of troglobionts are known from just a single cave! Only *9* out of the 710 species are found in 30 or more counties. So to find that this spider has such low genetic diversity (and most definitely all the same species) across such a HUGE range - 40 caves in 37 counties across seven states - is unique and quite the outlier!<a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/spider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spider</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/spiders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spiders</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/cave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cave</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caves</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caving</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/speleology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#speleology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#evolution</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#entomology</a>

Sunguramy :nb_lily:Have a bat! Looking happy, snuggley, and a wee bit smug, Big Brown Bats (Eptesicus fuscus) like little nooks n crannies.Boost if you like bats! <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bat</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bats</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/cave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cave</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caves</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caving</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/speleology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#speleology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/brown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#brown</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/rock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rock</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecology</a>

Sunguramy :nb_lily:<a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/karstmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#karstmas</a> day 25!I debated what to post today...and decided to just go with this quickly shot video. Best with sound turned UP...and...wait for it! (Everyone needs a little TSO in their life, right?!)[Channeling Dwight from The Office] "This. Is. KARSTMASSSSSSSS!!!!"(For those who prefer, I did write a lot of alt text! I always write alt text, by the way, and often put more information in it.)<a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caves</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caving</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/waterfall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#waterfall</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/adventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#adventure</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/christmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#christmas</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/yule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#yule</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/rock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rock</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geology</a>

Sunguramy :nb_lily:<a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Karstmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Karstmas</a> day 22I love cave pearls, they are one of my favourite formations. So when we found a bunch in a new cave we discovered, dug open, explored, and surveyed, I was quite excited! Similar in a way to the pearls you may think of, they form often around a bit of sand or a teeny tiny rock, when the water hits it and precipitates out some calcite. They develop extremely slowly, and are a relatively rare formation due to the precise situations they require in order to form.<a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/cave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cave</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caves</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caving</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/karst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#karst</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pearl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pearl</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#water</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SilentSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SilentSunday</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a>

Sunguramy :nb_lily:<a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Karstmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Karstmas</a> day 21Have a splendid solstice, everyone! May you find the light as you make your way through the darkness.This was a long standing tradition to decorate the "Christmas Tree" in this cave. It was an inactive formation (no longer growing, no water drips, etc), so no risk of being calcified in just a few weeks. The decorating was done very carefully, using extending poles, so it was never touched; no mud or skin oils or such would get on it. As things changed, as social media perpetuates unthoughtfullness, and keyboard warriors enjoy conflict... despite in *this exact circumstance for this exact formation in the exact way it was done* was actually perfectly harmless, it was determined to stop this decades-long local joyful tradition due to the "wrong ideas" it can produce when thoughtless people see it and then do thoughtless things.It is a tradition I miss, but we recreate it with lasers now so it does not have anything put on it at all. However, I do miss the ambiance of actual points of light, as it is a completely different serene glow that is produced. Conservation is never cut and dry. There is always nuance, which is something largely missing in many conversations today. I challenge people to make their new years resolutions around expanding critical thinking skills, divesting from all manners of binary thinking, and learning about how we can actually enjoy things without harm. :boost_requested:<a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/cave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cave</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caves</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caving</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/solstice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solstice</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/winter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#winter</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/longExposure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#longExposure</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/karst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#karst</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/holidays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#holidays</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/joy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#joy</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/silentSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#silentSunday</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a>

Sunguramy :nb_lily:<a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Karstmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Karstmas</a> day 20 :boost_requested: Back to it...sorry for the missed days, but hopefully seeing the bottom-up view of the last pit makes it worth it. This is a throwback to my first large pit photo, and it is vertical panoramic so you probably need to click to view it fully. This is another one of my images that has been stolen over the years, as it is a bit 'easy' to crop the bottom to get rid of my watermark for shady folk who like art theft. Then it ends up in clickbait articles about "THE WORLD'S DEEPEST CAVE!" which...is not even on the same continent as this cave. (By the way, those articles, *most* of the images I know who the photographers are, and usually *none* of them are actually "the world's deepest cave".)<a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/cave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cave</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caves</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caving</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#water</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/waterfall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#waterfall</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/panoramic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#panoramic</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/adventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#adventure</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/longExposure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#longExposure</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pit</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/karst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#karst</a>

Philip WithnallHappy to have finally managed to wrench myself away from the computer for the evening to get on with a more fulfilling gear repair task while cooking tea <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caving</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#repair</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/handbag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#handbag</a>

FrankHere's someone not allowed back in caves any more<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-18/rescuers-aid-woman-trapped-for-second-time-in-italian-cave/104741706" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-18/rescuers-aid-woman-trapped-for-second-time-in-italian-cave/104741706</a><a href="https://masto.nu/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/Caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Caving</a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Italy</a>

Sunguramy :nb_lily:<a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Karstmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Karstmas</a> day 16 :boost_requested: Traditionally on this day in years past I enjoyed going to this cave, a lovely almost 300 foot rappel next to a waterfall. Easy rig. Fun cave. I hung over the edge with a tripod to take this photo from the top looking down, a lone figure on rope and a light shinning up from the depths below.(PS - I hope you all have been enjoying Karstmas! However I am unlikely to be able to post for the next few days due to situation beyond my control. I hope you stay tuned! Follow me or the Karstmas hashtag to not miss anything when I'm able to be back!)<a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caves</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caving</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/waterfall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#waterfall</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/speleology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#speleology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/hydrology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hydrology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/adventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#adventure</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/longExposure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#longExposure</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#water</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/explore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#explore</a>

Dr Footleg (he/him)My <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/emfcamp2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#emfcamp2024</a> talk 'How to map caves' is now online. So if you were wondering how to map a cave, here you go: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZRCVU9mH4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZRCVU9mH4</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/EMFCamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EMFCamp</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caving</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/caves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caves</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mapping</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#map</a>

Sunguramy :nb_lily:<a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Karstmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Karstmas</a> day 15Take moments to enjoy this world and its beauty. We must not forget what we fight for.<a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SilentSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SilentSunday</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/cave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cave</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caving</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/karst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#karst</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#earth</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/home" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#home</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/world" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#world</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/explore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#explore</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/peace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#peace</a>

Sunguramy :nb_lily:<a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Karstmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Karstmas</a> day 11"Photographers Passage" Notice anything...off? He is not wearing a helmet. Why? Because this little passage is *super* delicate. A head is softer than a helmet, and when not wearing one, we can be a little more aware of where our head is. A helmets-off policy for delicate areas was started by JV Swearingen who was an excellent cave photographer and caretaker of the largest system in Alabama for many years. A delicate small chamber of that cave was what prompted him to institute a helmets-off policy. Groups entering were limited in size (ideally you don't even visit that room more than once in your lifetime), and everyone had to take helmets off before going into it. I learned about this guidance from the current caretaker; it has lasted half a century and passed on.So in a totally different cave, in a totally different country, but yet an equally delicate small passage, I shared this concept with others. It's not like there is chance of falling or rock fall here, so instead, take your helmet off, be careful, slow, and thoughtful in movement.Never go caving without a helmet...but sometimes, specific places perhaps dictate that taking it off is the safer thing for the environment. Hard and fast rules never work for conservation, there is always nuance.<a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/cave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cave</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caves</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caving</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/speleology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#speleology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/formation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#formation</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/straw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#straw</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/karst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#karst</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/explore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#explore</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/adventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#adventure</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a>

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