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Title: Adventure of Caving by David R. McClurg ISBN: 0-937757-01-2 Publisher: Not Avail Pub. Date: 01 August, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Good Introduction before hands on training
Comment: Mr. McClurg's book covers a wide range of caving topics, from equipment to conservation to basic techniques and advanced vertical techniques. I read this book when I first became interested in caving. While no book is as effective as hands on training and experience, it did provide a good foundation for the techniques used in caving. When I later joined the National Speleological Society, I was able to grasp the concepts taught to me much more quickly.
Rating: 5
Summary: READ ME FIRST!
Comment: I had the good fortune to read Mr. McClurg's book, "Adventure of Caving" BEFORE I undertook any wild cave trips on my own. This was back in 1988, so I own the previous edition of the book.
Because I encountered this book PRIOR to caving on my own, I didn't have to deal with some of the problems new cavers often have, such as running out of light, getting lost or hurt. (It usually happens in that order.) He helped my wife and I to understand how to cave safely, knowing what the dangers are and how to avoid them, but he writes in such an enthusiastic, breezy and humorous style, the "learning" is nearly painless. This is a book that one can read and enjoy even if you don't plan to go caving on your own. Some of his jokes had me laughing out loud on my first reading. One of them, gets funnier and funnier the more I cave (and we've done a LOT since then). He says,
"Crawling isn't the ONLY thing that cavers do. It just SEEMS that way."
For some reason, this quote comes back to haunt me every time I do the 1500 foot crawlway in a certain unnamed cave in Indiana. Of course, at that time, my sense of humor is being sorely tested. It seems much funnier afterwards when we're sitting around a hot pizza and a cold beverage. It's hilarious, now that I've sworn off doing that particular cave altogether, since I'm just getting too old and fat to enjoy the squeeze.
If you are thinking about going caving, or just interested in the sport, you will enjoy reading, "Adventure of Caving" by David McClurg. I've read it at least ten times, and still refer back to it from time to time. Thanks, Dave for getting us off to a good start!
Rating: 4
Summary: Adventures in Caving
Comment: While none of the things shown in the book should ever beattempted without proper, expert instruction, David McClurg providesan in-depth and fun look at the sport known as Caving. His extensive experience in both horizontal and vertical caving shows the reader how one gets around in the underground, and he places empathisis on safety althroughout the book. The reading is easy and illustrations are clear and simple to enhance comprehension...
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Title: Caving Basics by Tom Rea ISBN: 0961509317 Publisher: National Speleological Society Pub. Date: May, 1992 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: Caves : Exploring Hidden Realms by Michael Ray Taylor, Ronal C. Kerbo ISBN: 0792279042 Publisher: National Geographic Pub. Date: 01 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Exploring Caves : Journeys into the Earth by Nancy Holler Aulenbach, Hazel Barton ISBN: 079227721X Publisher: National Geographic Pub. Date: 01 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Cave Passages : Roaming the Underground Wilderness by Michael Ray Taylor ISBN: 068481854X Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 03 June, 1996 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: On Rope: North American Vertical Rope Techniques for Caving ... Rappellers by Bruce Smith, Allen Padgett, National Speleological Society Vertical Section ISBN: 1879961059 Publisher: Natl Speleological Society Pub. Date: 01 January, 1997 List Price(USD): $32.00 |
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