National Speleological Society


	Breaking News *Do you have Questions about a Yellow Post Card you received in the mail?* Here are answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the NSS Directory Initiative! The AUGUST 2018 ISSUE is now available. Earlier issues are here. Protect your membership by not sharing it outside your Society. The April 2018 Conservation Issue is available here to the public. The JUNE 2018 issue of the Journal of Cave and Karst Studies (Vol. 80 No. 2) is now available. Find all issues and individual articles here. NSS WNS Letter to the Feds (Ag & Interior) Now includes DAG Response and second NSS Letter! PDF version Text version How you can help! Coming Soon New Webinar: The International Union of Speleology Dr. George Veni, UIS President, describes the organization's history, purpose, and current projects. 2019 NSS Convention: Cookville, TN June 17 - 21, 2019 The website will be expanding soon! Register NOW! Webinars and Luminary Talks Femur Fractures: Traction Splinting Demonstrations of how to improvise traction splints in back-country and underground situations where commercial products won't do. It's a challenging and perishable skill. -- See more webinars Charles Gibbs, an NSS Luminary Charles Gibbs reasoned that some type of ascender activated by the legs instead of the arms would desirably free one’s hands; the result was the Gibbs Ascender and the Ropewalker climbing system.. -- See all the NSS Luminaries		CaveChat Caving Forum The Virtual Cave Guide to Responsible Caving Caving Safety & Techniques