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The 2025 NSS Convention—Our annual week long event—is in Cobleskill, New York this year. NSS Convention is the best opportunity every year to meet cavers, learn about caves, and get underground.

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NSS Webinar: Introduction to the Features of the Cavway X1 Paperless Cave Surveying Tool

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Speleofest 2025 (Ye Olde Speleofair)

Bonnieville, KY/ Louisville Grotto
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Karst-O-Rama 2025

Mount Vernon, KY/
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Young Timer’s Reunion

Millboro, VA/
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VTC: Pilot Level 1 Trainer Course Pre-Convention 2025

Schoharie, NY/
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NSS Convention 2025

Cobleskill,
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