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Title	Author	# of Pages
Caving: The Sierra Club Guide to Spelunking	Lane Larson & Peggy Larson	311

Contents

1. Dark Wilderness    (p. 1)
2. Limestone Cave Development    (p. 10)
3. Cave Minerals and Speleothems    (p. 29)
4. Lava, Glacier, and Other Types of Caves    (p. 51)
5. Cave Meteorology    (p. 64)
6. Cave Biota    (p. 72)
7. Cave Exploration: Getting Started    (p. 81)
8. Personal Equipment for General Caving    (p. 91)
9. Basic Horizontal and Semihorizontal Caving Techniques    (p. 118)
10. Ladders, Ropes, and Knots    (p. 131)
11. Rigging and Anchors    (p. 154)
12. Harnesses and Carabiners    (p. 172)
13. Vertical Caving Technique: Descending    (p. 186)
14. Vertical Caving Technique: Ascending    (p. 202)
15. Cave Diving    (p. 237)
16. Potential Hazards and Cave Safety    (p. 256)
17. First Aid and Health Considerations in Caves    (p. 264)
18. Cave Rescue    (p. 290)

References    (p. 303)
Recommended Reading    (p. 305)
Index    (p. 308)