Speleology

Speleology

The study of caves, the way they are formed, physical properties and type.

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littoral cave

Natural environment; Speleology

A type of cave formed primarily by the wave action of the sea.

clay

Natural environment; Speleology

A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist.

pseudokarst

Natural environment; Speleology

Terrane with features similar to karst but formed in nonsoluble rocks, as by melting of permafrost or ground ice, collapse after mining, and by outflow of liquid lava from beneath its solidified ...

stalagmite

Natural environment; Speleology

Speleothem, normally of calcite, formed by upward growth from a cave floor, and therefore the complement of a stalactite. Stalagmites form when dripwater that is still saturated falls from a cave ...

mountaineer

Natural environment; Speleology

Someone who climbs mountains.

mountaineering

Natural environment; Speleology

Mountaineering is the sport, hobby or profession of walking, hiking, backpacking and climbing mountains.

alpine techniques

Natural environment; Speleology

Alpine Techniques include mountaneering skills like rock climbing, alpine navigation, rope leadership, lead climbing, how to extract yourself and party members from a crevasse, etc.