Nearby NSS Grottos
Branson Area Tri-Lakes Grotto: Branson, MO
Chouteau Grotto: Columbia, MO
- lots of great caving pictures
MSM Spelunkers Club: Rolla, MO
Meramec Valley Grotto: St. Louis, MO
Ozark Highlands Grotto: Springfield, MO
- lots of great caving pictures
Stygian Grotto Caving Society: St. Louis, MO
Little Egypt Grotto: Carbondale, Illinois
Other Grottos
Ruzomberok Speleo-server: Northern Slovakia
Equipment, Books and Software
Inner Mountian Outfitters
- sells caving, climbing & rescue equipment with both online ordering and print catalogs
Karst Sports
- sells caving, climbing & rescue equipment with online and phone ordering
On Rope 1 Inc.
- custom-made equipment for single rope climbers
Gonzo Guano Gear
- sells caving and climbing gear, also does custom work with phone ordering
Rock-n-Rescue
- sells a wide variety of caving, climbing, diving and rescue gear with online ordering and print catalogs
BMS Rescue
- makes and sells rope rescue equipment
Dragon Caving Gear
- sells a wide variety of caving, climbing and rescue gear with online and phone ordering
Bob and Bob
- sells a wide variety of caving and climbing gear with online ordering and printed catalogs
Lookout Mountain LED Lamps
- sells an LED replacement for the light in a Petzl Micro
HDS Systems
- sells "The Action Light", an LED array with phone orders
Dark Ends
- makes and sells headlamps with online ordering
Glow-Bug
- sells LED lights with online ordering
Speleobooks
- sells caving and karst books, clothes, gifts, jewelry, etc with online ordering
The NSS Bookstore
- sells a wide variety of caving and karst literature and videos with online ordering
Blue Water
- sells climbing equipment with printed catalog
Wookey's Cave Survey Software Page
- lists available cave surveying software packages, many of them free
Petzl
- makes headlamps, climbing and rescue equipment
Princeton Tec Sport Lights
- makes headlamps and flashlights
PMI
- sells climbing and rescue equipment with phone ordering
Garmin GPS
- makes GPS equipment
CAMPMOR
- sells a wide variety of camping equipment with online ordering
REI
- sells a wide variety of camping equipment with online ordering
Altama
- makes and sells combat and jungle boots
Vertical Devices
- articles and reviews of vertical equipment as well as a discussion board
Bat Conservation and Management
- helping homeowners solve bat problems and encourage bat roosting
Swaygo Gear
- makes and sells tough cave packs
Caving and Speleology
National Speleological Society (NSS)
- working to conserve caves nationwide
Missouri Speleological Survey (MSS)
- working to conserve Missouri caves
Missouri Caves and Karst Conservancy (MCKC)
- working to conserve Missouri caves
The IMAX caving film, "Amazing Caves"
- a great site with a ton of good information about caves and caving (this link is a
MUST
for all cavers!)
Carroll Cave Conservancy (CCC)
- working to re-open and explore Carroll Cave
Mississippi Valley Ozark Region Association (MVOR)
- working to conserve caves in the Mississippi valley and Ozark region, the organizers behind spring and fall MVOR events
National Cave Rescue Commission (NCRC)
- training cavers and rescue personnel in cave rescue techniques
Bat Conservation International
- working to protect bats and their habitats
Subterranean Conservation
- a very informative site about the importance of cave conservation and how you can help
National Caves Association
- listings of public caves nationwide
Cave Diving
- information and photos about underwater caving
Cave Self Rescue
- educating cavers about cave safety and rescues
Missouri Conservationist Online
- a free publication from the Missouri Department of Conservation
Cave Research Foundation
- promoting cave research and conservation
International Karst Research
- promoting karst research worldwide
The Cave Page
- various caving resources such as worldwide cave reports, vertical caving resources, caving songs, etc
TAG Caving Resources
- a site for and about TAG cavers with lots of pictures and humor
The Virtual Cave
- a wonderful educational site with lots of photos and descriptions
Cave Links A-Z
- an amazing number of links to cave-related sites
Speleomania
- web portal for caving-related sites, newsletters and forums
Discussion Boards, Newsgroups and Mailing Lists
National Speleological Society (NSS) Discussion Boards
- answering questions, discussing caves and caving
alt.caving
- USENET group
uk.rec.caving
- USENET group
speleo.talk
- USENET group
Cave Diving Mailing List
Cavers Digest
Helectite photo by Dick LaForge.
