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  • Spring VAR 2025

    Spruce Knob Mountain Center 18 Woodlands Way, Circleville, WV, United States

    Excitement is in the air! Get ready to be part of something extraordinary at the 2025 Spring VAR hosted by the Out of Bounds Grotto at the Spruce Knob Mountain Center May 9-11, 2025! Every registration to this event will bring us closer to achieving our mission. Together, we can support caving in the Virginia…

  • Vertical Training Commission Level 1: Basic Vertical Techniques

    Spruce Knob Mountain Center 18 Woodlands Way, Circleville, WV, United States

    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, passing knots, dealing with unexpected problems on rope, and edge negotiation. The course will be physically…

    $150
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