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{{Short description|New Zealand national caving organisation}} ...and Speleological Society''' is a national organisation for recreational [[caving|cavers]] in [[New Zealand]]. ...

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{{Short description|Rope device used in climbing and caving}} ..."third hand"''') is a rope device used in [[rock climbing|climbing]] and [[caving]] for both [[rappelling]] (downward) and ascending (upward).<ref name=":0"> ...

...tree climbing community, many have taken to calling them "stationary" rope techniques. ...pe technique|double-rope techniques]] (DRT), also known as the moving-rope techniques. ...

...f techniques and gear derived from [[rock climbing]] and [[caving]]. These techniques are also used to climb trees for other purposes: [[tree care]] ([[arborist] ==Techniques== ...

...for 'pitches' on a multi-pitch climbing route. The term is also used in [[caving]]. ...22 | accessdate=3 March 2023 |url=https://www.climbing.com/skills/advanced-techniques-simul-climbing-and-short-fixing/#_pay-wall}}</ref> ...

...egion).}}</ref> Tyrolean traverses are used in other areas including in [[caving]] and in [[mountain rescue]] situations.<ref>{{cite web | website=[[MasterC [[Category:Mountaineering techniques]] ...

...ite book |title=CNCC Rigging Guide Volume 1 |publisher=Council of Northern Caving Clubs |date=January 2012 }}</ref> In 1939 the second recorded Yorkshire Dales [[List of UK caving fatalities|caving fatality]] occurred in Rowten Pot. John Lambert initially fell a few feet a ...

The technique is used by [[Climbing|climbers]], [[mountaineers]], [[Caving|cavers]], [[Canyoning|canyoners]], [[search and rescue]] and [[rope access] ...(e.g. the [[Dülfersitz]] technique) to using custom-built devices like a [[Caving equipment#Standard equipment|rack]] or a [[Figure 8 (belay device)|figure o ...

...evation gain is allowed.<ref name=":0">{{cite book|title=Alpine climbing : techniques to take you higher|last=Houston|first=Mark|last2=Cosley|first2=Kathy|publis ..."climb" a rope, regardless of whether it is done in [[sport climbing]], [[caving]], in occupations that require working from (or being protected by) ropes, ...

...es |year=2002 |location=Allschwil, Switzerland |publisher=Speleo Projects, Caving Publications International |author2=Bernard Tourte |others=English edition [[Category:Caving knots]] ...

Most of the obvious caves in countries with a well-established caving community have already been discovered and explored, so [[caver]]s must sea ...low entry. If the entrance is too small, it is enlarged using cave digging techniques. ...

...ction. The difference between trenchless and other subsurface construction techniques depends upon the size of the passage under construction. ...rface does not affect the bore, otherwise there is a danger of the surface caving in.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} ...

...ing in a muddy section of [[Black Chasm Cave]] in [[California]]|alt=A man caving in muddy passage with helictite formations on the walls and ceiling]] ...1">[http://www.teara.govt.nz/TheBush/BushAndMountainRecreation/Caving/3/en Caving in New Zealand] (from [[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]], Accessed ...

...is a simple adjustable [[knot]], commonly used by [[climbing|climbers]], [[caving|cavers]], and [[rescue|rescuers]] to control friction in a life-lining or [ ...lpine Club and, in particular, by its Central Commission for Materials and Techniques.<ref name="CAI Materiali">{{cite web |title=Cai Materiali |url=http://www.c ...

|affiliations = [[British Caving Association]] ...0s, with the abandonment of [[National Service]], there was an increase in caving activity by the post-war population bulge. Readily available commercial [[S ...

...ck strength of caving ropes, and designed [[LED]]-based [[caving equipment|caving lamps]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://speleotrove.com/mfc/ |title=Mike Cowlis ...PDecimal.html Summary.])</small> ''IEE Proceedings – Computers and Digital Techniques'' ISSN 1350-2387, Vol. 149, No. 3, pp.&nbsp;102–104, IEE, May 2002 ...

{{Short description|Mining techniques used to excavate hard minerals and gems}} ...]], [[zinc]], [[nickel]], [[tin]], and [[lead]]. It also involves the same techniques used to excavate ores of [[gemstone|gems]], such as [[diamond]]s and [[ruby ...

...ateur [[industrial archaeology]]. In many ways, however, it is closer to [[caving]], with many participants actively interested in exploring both mines and [ ...technical skills such as [[rappelling]] or [[single rope technique]]. Such techniques may also be used inside a mine to explore a [[winze]], [[Shaft mining|shaft ...

...f print, but given the three-dimensional environment inside a cave, modern techniques using [[computer aided design]] are increasingly used to allow a more reali ...ions. [[Édouard-Alfred Martel]] was the first person to describe surveying techniques. His surveys were made by having an assistant walk down the passage until t ...