Every year as young athletes start lifting programs in high schools, there is one common issue with teenage boys and girls: knee caving during weighted and non-weighted squats and lunges. You ...

Matt Ewles says rescue incidents give caving a bad reputation After an arduous 30-hour operation to save three men trapped underground highlighted the potential perils of caving, some may question its ...

Exploring a cave can be a fascinating experience as long as it's done smartly and safely. Traditionally known as spelunking in North America, caving requires individuals to be in good health and ...

For Ethan Reuter and his brother, Ian, caving is closer to a lifestyle than a hobby. And though both are in school, they're underground every weekend. You probably spend your weekends trying new bars ...

This story is part of a series. View the other stories here. Mountains aren’t just solid stone. Beneath their austere foundation, spaces wind deep into the earth — places people have long explored.

Patrick Werszner and a friend visited the Stephens Gap Cave Preserve in Jackson County last Sunday. The 18-year-old UAB student sat on a ledge -- what Stephens Gap cavers call "The Pedestal" -- inside ...

BYRON, Minn. — Underneath the rolling farmland in southeast Minnesota, there's a lot to be learned about soil conservation. If you're not afraid of getting stuck. Living and working in Fillmore County ...

No great surprise, then, that caving in limestone regions is considered a wet and risky business. "Hypothermia is our greatest danger," explains Klimchouk. In the Krubera Cave, for example, the ...