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The 2025 NSS Convention—Our annual week long event—is in Cobleskill, New York this year. Make sure to register by April 15th, 2025 to get early pricing. NSS Convention is the best opportunity every year to meet cavers, learn about caves, and get underground.

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SERA Cave Carnival 2025

Jamestown, TN/ East Tennessee Grotto
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Vertical Training Commission Level 1: Basic Vertical Techniques

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Spring VAR 2025

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Board of Governors’ Meeting(5/12/25)

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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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