NEW? Come Caving With Us
If you have not seen this
already, please take a look at the National Speleological Society’s (http://caves.org/) web pages in the Youth Group
Liaison Committee’s (http://caves.org/youth/index.shtml
) section about The Boy Scouts of America and Caving (http://caves.org/youth/bsa_caving.shtml).
There is information on that page you will need to know and may find useful
when planning your cave exploring activity.
·
National
BSA Youth Caving Presentation is a must see. This will give you a lot of
insight and preparation before you even start planning. All adult leaders
should view this training slide show.
·
The Guide to Safe Scouting section on caving
can be found here. This must
be read and understood before filling out the Trip Plan.
If you have any questions about any of these, please feel
free to let me know. I know my way though them. Some of the important points to
keep in mind while planning your trip are;
·
The Crew’s/Troop’s party should not exceed 16
members including “Two Deep Leadership”.
·
All members of the party are expected to
practice Leave No Trace ethics and good Land Owner Relationships.
·
All members of the party must follow the
instructions of the cave guide.
·
The Unit’s adult leaders are responsible for the
discipline and behavior of all the Unit’s members.
I will be providing a helmet and headlamp for each
participant to use for the caving activity. In addition, each participant must
provide for themselves;
·
4 – fresh “AA” batteries
·
Rugged clothes in layers (i.e. jeans, t-shirt,
hoodie) that will get muddy
·
Lug sole boot
·
Gloves
·
Knee pads
·
Small pack (i.e. string bag) with
o Water
bottle
o Snack
(crush proof)
o Small
Personal First aid kit with any personal medications (i.e. epi pen, inhaler,
etc.)
·
Large plastic bag
·
Complete change of clothes, including shoes,
down to the skin
If you have any questions about this list, please feel
free to let me know.
All participants
should be in good physical condition.
Caving is a physically as well as mentally demanding
activity. All participants should be within the “Maximum Allowable Height
Weight Ratio” chart.
Maximum
Allowable Height Weight Ratio
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Height (inches),
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Maximum Acceptance
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60
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166
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61
|
172
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62
|
178
|
63
|
183
|
64
|
189
|
65
|
195
|
66
|
201
|
67
|
207
|
68
|
214
|
69
|
220
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70
|
226
|
71
|
233
|
72
|
239
|
73
|
246
|
74
|
252
|
75
|
260
|
76
|
267
|
77
|
274
|
78
|
281
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79 & over
|
295
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Cost:
We ask for a $20 per person donation to Youth Opportunities Underground (www.youcave.org) for the trip and the use
of a helmet and headlamp. This helps us with gear maintenance, cleaning,
replacement, and continues to provide this program to all youth groups and
youth organizations. All our guides are volunteers.
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$20.00
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Additional Cost Options:
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battery
management – provide batteries and manage installment throughout the trip
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$2.00
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Knee pads and Gloves rental per trip
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$3.00
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Coveralls rental per trip
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$10.00
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Options for sale on site:
·
16oz
bottled water $1
·
16oz
bottled Propel $2
·
Cliff
Bar $1.50
Dragon Breath Grotto is a cave exploring (spelunking) program for
all Boy Scout Troops and Venturing Crews
in the BSA Northeast Region Areas 4, 5, and 6. We are experienced cavers who
are also BSA adult volunteers. BSA Units or individual Scouts can join us in
our adventures. Come caving with us.
