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  • VTC Level 1 Course | 2026-10-29 | Payson, Arizona

    Payson Arizona State Route 87, Payson, AZ, United States

    VTC Level 1 Course in Payson, Arizona. Limited space remaining. Register here: https://tickets.caves.org/VTC/000091VL1/ The following Vertical Systems will be taught: Frog Systems only, but any caving descender welcome. No previous rope experience is needed, but students need to bring vertical gear. The class teaches from "zero" to performing changeovers, rebelays, and problem solving issues on…

    $165

  • VTC Level 1 Course | 2026-11-06 | Olive Hill, Kentucky

    Carter Caves State Resort Park 344 Caveland Dr, Olive Hill, KY, United States

    VTC Level 1 Course in Olive Hill, Kentucky. The following Vertical Systems will be taught: Frog The course is intended for cavers who are new to vertical, or experienced cavers wanting to gain better vertical caving skills. The course will provide training on basic equipment, safety, and vertical techniques - ascending, descending, changeovers, rebelays, deviations,…

    $195

  • Turkey SPAR – Western Region 2026

    This Small Party Assisted Rescue (SPAR) seminar is an intensive four-day introduction to cave rescue techniques that can be performed by a party of six or fewer cavers, using minimal gear normally carried on trips.

    Topics covered in the class include preventing and preparing for common caving-related problems, basic medical skills, moving patients through obstacles, helping people who are stuck on rope, and building and operating haul and lower systems.

    Students are expected to study in advance so class sessions reinforce and elaborate on existing skills. Students will practice skills in a controlled setting then build on those skills at cliff and cave sites. The course is demanding, with long days and evenings, and provides participants with valuable skills to help other cavers in expedition and alpine caving settings.

  • NCRC- Central Region | In Cave Emergency Exercises | Monroe County, IN 2026

    NCRC In-Cave Emergency Exercises (ICEE) seminar The National Cave Rescue Commission Central Region presents the In-Cave Emergency Exercises (ICEE) seminar, December 5–6, 2026, in Monroe County, Indiana. This is an intensive 2-day course designed to expose students to the challenges of an unplanned overnight underground experience in an emergency situation. Students will be provided instruction…

    $90

  • 2026 Southwestern Region of National Speleological Society Winter Technical Meeting

    National Cave and Karst Research Institute 400-1 Cascades Avenue, , NM 88220, Carlsbad, NM, United States

    The Pecos Valley Grotto welcomes all SWR members and interested cavers to the 2026 Winter Tech at the National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI) on December 5th-6th, 2026. The…

  • Special Meeting & Town Hall of the NSS Board of Governors

    Virtual Event

    Special Meeting & Town Hall of the NSS Board of Governors Agenda and details to follow Special Meeting: 7:00pm EST Town Hall: 8:00pm EST Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86007778927?pwd=oplbZCSMvUFkFQvQbe3Q3O37PaThZB.1 Meeting ID:…

  • Hawaii Cave Week

    Hawaii HI, United States

    Come join us for Hawaii Cave week in Ocean View, HI on the Big Island. The week will be filled with cave trips, presentations, field trips, and invasive species activities. There’s also the chance Pele could joins us again.

  • 2027 South-Central Regional NCRC Seminar

    Leaning Bluff Lodge 795 Co Rd 444, Bend, TX, United States

    Event Description: This seminar consists of extensive classroom and fieldwork in all phases of cave rescue including underground environment, vertical rescue, hauling systems, extrication techniques, medical management, communication systems, and the organization and management of cave rescue operations.  Basic and advanced course material is presented for students who typically include cavers, emergency service personnel, and emergency…

  • NCRC SouthEastern Regional

    Join the Southeastern Region of the NCRC for a weeklong Regional in Sewanee, TN.

    We will offering Level 1 and Level 2 during the weeklong running from April 3 -7, 2027. Registration will open in the Fall of 2026. Additional information will be available at that time.