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! *Need to update your information online?* https://myupdate.publishingconcepts.com/nss/ The SEPTEMBER 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. *Your Journal of Cave and Karst Studies* can now be found in your membership account at members.caves.org. All issues and individual articles can be found in the Publications Archive. NSS Award Recommendations ...are due by November 15th. Please review the information at caves.org/committee/award** and submit your nominations now! Coming Soon - October 2! New Webinar: Salt, Smoke, and Sketchy Slopes: 11 Miles of Survey in Grand Canyon Caves Beth Cortright describes new finds, with spectacular photography. 2019 NSS Convention: Cookeville, TN June 17 - 21, 2019 The website will be expanding soon! Register NOW! Webinars and Luminary Talks The International Union of Speleology and the NSS The UIS is the international caving body, in which the NSS represents the US among 54 member nations. George Veni, the current UIS president, explains it all. -- 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