National Speleological Society


	Breaking News Click Here - Grotto Finder Down Alert × Grotto / IO Finder Website Down We are aware the grotto finder website is down and working on a temporary replacement. Sincerely The IT Committee of the NSS The APRIL 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 MARCH 2018 issue of the Journal of Cave and Karst Studies (Vol.80 No. 1) is now available. Find all issues and individual articles here. NSS WNS Letter to the Feds PDF version Text version How you can help! The 2018 Director Election begins on 1 May Check out the candidate platforms now! 2018 NSS Convention: Helena, Montana July 28 - August 3, 2018 Cave the Big Sky Country! Register TODAY! Now accepting abstracts for sessions! Webinars and Luminary Talks The Secret Life of Ropes How are ropes made? How do we choose the right rope? What’s the difference between static, low stretch or dynamic rope? Does my rope have to be certified? When do we retire them? -- See more webinars Charles Gibbs, an NSS Luminary, June 2017 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		The Virtual Cave Guide to Responsible Caving Caving Safety & Techniques Youth Group Caving