Caving Canada
About this site
Caving Canada About the site This site is intented to assemble as much Canadian Caving, karst and bat information as possible for ready access. If there is not a web site for a particular topic, there's been a effort to provide an e-mail contact for information. This site originated in April 1996 by Rick Coles to promote cave conservation in Canada. The domain "cancaver.ca" was donated by Theo de Raadt from Calgary, for which the site folks have been grateful. Over the years, there have been a number of iterations by different web-design contributors. Here is intented to be a collection of articles and stories written by cavers for cavers and the general public. If you cave in Canada and have something you want to contribute, please pass it along. Since it's an entirely volunteer operation, updates and additions are completely reliant on available time and inspiration. So, expect dead links and some more "classic" (read "ancient") presentations! As the years have gone by contibutors come and go, but the current "cancaver shepherd" is Pat Shaw. This little guy is worth mentioning. He was the logo for the British Columbia Cave Hunters, a club started by Clarence Hronek in about 1962. In 1967, the name was changed to Canadian Speleological Society (CSS). The CSS was never to happen time since communication was expensive and/or cumbersome and there just weren't that many other cavers in Canada. With the advent of the internet, Clarences' vision may slowly be coming a little closer, if in a largely virtual sense. Caving (Canada and the U.S.), pot-holing (UK), it's really just an excuse for grown adults and children alike to get really really dirty, wet and muddy at times. It can be more than a hobby and to be truly immersed, one might learn some geology, hydrology, a little biology, some orienteering and perhaps surveying, beyond the necessary rope and underground skills. It can be a life-long apprenticeship. This site is for information only and not a substitue for proper training. Caving is an enjoyable and safe sport if done properly. Seek out a caving group in your area if you are interested. There are cavers in most areas in Canada and it may to some effort to track them down, but it will be worth it. But be careful, it could well become an obsession! There's no responsibility assumed for any of the web material found here, and most especially the external links. If you would like your site added, or there be a topic area or links that might be useful, well, do get in touch. Be patient though since, as mentioned above, this is a completely volunteer project! The main contact email address is webguy@cancaver.ca.