D. C.
Grotto Library Book List
(as of May 2024)
The following is
a list of the books in the D. C. Grotto Library. They can
normally be checked out by any Grotto member. If you are
interested in checking out a book contact Bob Hoke at 301-725-5877 or
email bob@rhoke.net.
ADVENTURES AT
MARK TWAIN CAVE (Weaver, 1972, 62 pgs) History of exploration and
commercialization of this Missouri cave.
ALABAMA CAVES
(Tarkington, Varnedoe, Veitch, 1965, 500 pgs) Descriptions, maps,
descriptions for many Alabama caves.
ALEXANDER
CAVERNS (Speece, 1973, 28 pgs) Description of this formerly commercial
Pennsylvania cave.
AMERICAN CAVING
ACCIDENTS 1967--1970 (no author, 1974, 42 pgs) Sobering summary of cave
accidents during the period.
AMERICAN CAVING
ACCIDENTS 50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION (Armstrong, 2017, 120 pgs) Cave
rescue history and many related articles.
AMERICAN CAVES
AND CAVING (Halliday, 1974, 348 pgs) Dated, but interesting,
introduction to caves, cave science, and caving techniques.
ATLAS OF THE
GREAT CAVES OF THE WORLD (Courbon & others, 1989, 368 pgs)
Descriptions & maps of hundreds of major caves throughout the world.
BASIC CAVE
RESCUE ORIENTATION COURSE STUDY GUIDE (Eastern Region NCRC, 1990, 220
pgs) Good introduction to cave rescue techniques, based on the popular
rescue orientation course.
BOB &
BOB CAVE GEAR CATALOG - JANUARY 2001 (Liebman, 2001, 56 pgs) Catalog of
cave gear available in early 2001.
BOB & BOB CAVE GEAR CATALOG - NOVEMBER 2001 (Liebman, 2001, 48 pgs)
Catalog of cave gear available in late 2001.
BREATHING CAVE
(Zimmerman, 2015, 88 pgs) Detailed quadrangle map and description of
this classic cave in Bath County, Virginia.
BULLETIN OF THE
SPELEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - VOL I (Bloch, 1940,
64 pgs) Reprint of the first DC Grotto publication - history, bylaws,
members, several cave descriptions.
CAPITAL AREA
CAVERS (Baker & Anderson, 1982, 137 pgs) History of several major
DC-area projects (Friars Hole, Organ, Elk River, several others).
THE CASSELL CAVE
SURVEY PROJECT (WVASS Monograph 3) (Zimmerman, 2009, 60 pgs) Good map,
geology, and history of the 8-mile cave in Pocahontas County, W. Va.
CAVE CAPERS
GUIDEBOOK, 1989 (Central Indiana Grotto, 1989, 38 pgs) Guide to over 40
caves around Owen County, Indiana.
CAVE LIFE OF TAG
(Niemiller, Zigler, & Fenolio, 2013, 46 pgs) Full-color photos and
good descriptions of 25 critters likely to be found in TAG caves.
CAVE LIFE OF THE
VIRGINIAS (Fong, Porter, & Slay, 2012, 44 pgs) Full-color photos
and good descriptions of 20 critters likely to be found in caves in VA
and WV.
CAVE MINERALS OF
THE WORLD, Second Edition (Hill & Forti, 1997, 463 pgs)
Descriptions and photos of most minerals found in caves.
CAVER
INFORMATION SERIES (NSS, various dates) Short papers on various caving
topics. Most are obsolete.
1 Information for Beginning Cavers (1978, 2 pgs)
2 Cave Surveying (1978, 9 pgs)
3 Head Protection for Cavers (no date, 6 pgs)
4 Cave Clothing (no date, 2 pgs)
5 Public Relations (no date, 2 pgs)
6 A Micro-Velocity Anemometer (no date 3 pgs)
8 Methods the Average Caver Can Use To Find New
Caves (no date, 2 pgs)
11 Scaling Poles (no date, 5 pgs)
13 Cable Ladders -- Construction, Corrosion and
Safety (no date, 5 pgs)
14 Building a Wet Suit (1960?, 5 pgs)
15 Bats (no date, 2 pgs)
16 Proposed Standard Map Symbols (1961, 2 pgs)
17 Cave Rescue (no date, 6 pgs)
18 Use of the Cave Radio in Mapping (1985, 7 pgs)
19 A Magnetic Induction Cave Radio (no date, 5 pgs)
20 A Nutritionally Adequate Cavers' Ration (no date,
9 pgs)
21 The Caver's Camera (no date, 1 pg)
22 Selection of a Caving Camera (no date, 6 pgs)
23 Cavers and Hypothermia (no date, 5 pgs)
24 Specific Gravity Identification of Aragonite (no
date, 2 pgs)
25 Deterioration of Climbing Ropes (no date, 4 pgs)
26 Techniques of Stream Tracing (1988, 3 pgs)
27 Cave Diving (no date, 4 pgs) (incomplete)
28 Techniques Involved in Finding Caves... (no date,
8 pgs)
29 Cave Photography ( 1973, 10 pgs)
30 Geological Terms Used in Caving (1986, 4 pgs)
31 Cave Owner Relationships (1972, 2 pgs)
32 The Mitchell Jumar System (1975, 3 pgs)
33? Belaying (1975, 8 pgs)
33? The FX-2 Electric Lamp (1989, 6 pgs)
34? Drafting of Cave Maps (1976, 6 pgs)
35? A Guide for Biological Collecting in Caves (1978, 14 pgs)
36? The Caver as a Cave Manager (1979, 4 pgs)
38 Electric Light Systems for Caving (1981, 15 pgs)
39 Plastic Garbage Bags for Comfort & Survival
(no date, 3 pgs)
40 The Dupont or Eye Splice in Laid Nylon Rope (1976,
3 pgs)
41 State Geological Publications (1987, 23 pgs)
42 A Glossary of Some Acronyms Used in Caving (1988,
4 pgs)
43 The Rectangular Method of Land Measurement (no
date, 3 pgs)
CAVE PASSAGES -
ROAMING THE UNDERGROUND WILDERNESS (Taylor, 1996, 285 pgs) Caving
adventures.
CAVERNS OF
SONORA (Messling, 1978, 42 pgs) Description of a famous Texas
commercial cave.
CAVERNS OF WEST
VIRGINIA (Davies, 1958/1965, 330+70 pgs) The "bible" for West Virginia
cavers for many years. Dated, but still a popular
reference. Includes 1965 Supplement.
CAVES (Waltham,
1974, 240 pgs) Descriptions and photos of many caves throughout
the world.
CAVES 83, BAT
CAVE, NC (NC Cave Survey, 1983, 45 pgs) Guide to caves around Bat Cave,
North Carolina.
CAVES AND KARST
HYDROLOGY IN NORTHERN POCAHONTAS COUNTY [West Virginia] (WVASS Bulletin
6) (Medville & Medville, 1976, 174 pgs) Descriptions & maps of
caves in the area.
CAVES AND KARST
HYDROLOGY OF SOUTHERN POCAHONTAS COUNTY (WVASS Bulletin 10) (Storrick,
1992, 212 pgs & 30 separate map sheets) Descriptions & maps for
some West Virginia's most significant caves.
CAVES AND KARST
HYDROLOGY OF THE SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU, TEXAS (Kastning, 1978, 48
pgs) Guidebook for the Geology Field Trip at the 1978 NSS Convention.
THE CAVES AND
KARST OF THE CULVERSON CREEK BASIN (WVASS Bulletin 20) (Lucas, Balfour
& Dasher, 2018, 336 pgs) Describes the many caves in the Culverson
Creek Basin of north-eastern Greenbrier County, WV.
THE CAVES AND
KARST OF HARDY COUNTY (WVASS Bulletin 23) (Dasher, 2020, 194 pgs)
Describes the geology, caves, and karst of Hardy County, WV.
Includes a 43-page geological field trip on Corridor H from Davis to
Wardensville.
CAVES &
KARST OF KENTUCKY (Kentucky Geological Survey, 1985, 196 pgs) Detailed
technical description of Kentucky’s karst areas.
THE CAVES AND
KARST OF THE BUCKEYE CREEK BASIN (WVASS Bulletin 12) (Dasher &
Balfour, 1994, 240 pgs) Detailed study and guidebook for the Buckeye
Creek Basin in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
THE CAVES AND
KARST OF GRANT COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA (WVASS Bulletin 17) (Dasher, 2010,
120 pgs) Maps and descriptions of caves and springs in the county.
THE CAVES AND
KARST OF MERCER AND SUMMERS COUNTIES, WV (WVASS Bulletin 21) (Shaer
& Dasher, 2018, 186 pgs)
THE CAVES AND
KARST OF MONROE COUNTY (WVASS Bulletin 22) (Dasher, 2019, 476 pgs)
CAVES AND KARST
OF MONROE COUNTY, W. Va. (WVASS Bulletin 4) (Haarr, Medville, &
Werner, 1975, 150 pgs) Maps and descriptions of many caves in this
cave-rich county.
CAVES AND KARST
OF PENDLETON COUNTY (WVASS Bulletin 15) (Dasher, 2001, 404 pgs & 11
separate map sheets) Descriptions & maps for the caves in this
popular West Virginia caving county. This book is replaced by Bulletin
25.
CAVES AND KARST OF PENDLETON COUNTY (VOLUME ONE) (WVASS Bulletion 25)
(Dasher, 2020, 330 pgs) Updated edition of the 2001 WVASS Bulletin 15.
Does not include Germany Valley caves (they will be in a future Volume
Two).
CAVES &
KARST OF RANDOLPH COUNTY (WVASS Bulletin 13) (Medville & Medville,
1995, 250 pgs plus many large maps) Outstanding guide to the many caves
in Randolph County, West Virginia. Good descriptions and many
maps. (Suprersedes WVASS Bulletin 1).
THE CAVES AND
KARST OF TUCKER COUNTY (WVASS Bulletin 18) (McCarty & Masney, 2011,
302 pgs) Detailed descriptions of caves & karst feature in Tucker
County, W. Va. Many maps and photos.
CAVES AND KARST
OF THE USA (Palmer & Palmer, 2009, 446 pgs) Descriptions of
many significant caves throughout the country.
CAVES AND KARST
OF THE WATER SINKS AREA (Lucas, 2012, 365 pgs) Illustrated description
of the discovery, exploration, and geology of the caves in the Water
Sinks area of Highland County, Virginia. (This book is currently
lost and therefore unavailable)
CAVES AND KARST
OF WEST VIRGINIA (WVASS Bulletin 19) (Dasher, 2012, 264 pgs) Excellent
overview of the caving areas in West Virginia.
THE CAVES AND
KARST OF WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY (WVASS Bulletin 24) (Balfour,
Springer, Passerby, & Dasher, 2020,248 pgs)
CAVES AND OTHER
VOLCANIC LANDFORMS OF CENTRAL OREGON (Sims & Benedict, 1982, 49
pgs) Guidebook for the Geology & Biology Field Trip at the 1982 NSS
Convention in Bend, Oregon
THE CAVES OF
BLAIR COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA (Speece & Cullinan, 1972, 90 pgs)
Descriptions and maps.
CAVES OF THE
EASTERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA (WVASS Bulletin 8) (Gulden &
Johnsson, 1985, 136 pgs) Descriptions and maps for the numerous small
caves in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia.
CAVES OF THE GEM
STATE (?, 1969, 30 pgs) Descriptions and crude maps of several Idaho
caves.
CAVES OF
ILLINOIS (Bretz & Harris, 1961, 87 pgs) Descriptions & maps of
lots of Illinois caves.
CAVES OF INDIANA
(Powell, 1961, 127 pgs) Descriptions & maps of lots of Indiana
caves.
THE CAVES OF
MCKITTRICK HILL (Kunath, 1978, 88 pgs) Descriptions & maps of
several Eddy County, New Mexico caves.
THE CAVES OF
MARYLAND (Davies, 1950, 76 pgs) Descriptions and maps of Maryland’s
caves.
CAVES OF
MASSACHUSETTS (Hauer, 1969, 62 pgs) Brief descriptions & maps of
many caves.
CAVES OF
MISSOURI (Bretz, 1956, 490 pgs) Descriptions & locations of many
Missouri caves. A few maps and photos.
CAVES OF MONTANA
(Campbell, 1978, 170 pgs) Descriptions & maps of lots of Montana
caves.
CAVES OF NORTH
CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA (WVASS Bulletin 5) (Garton & Garton, 1976,
108 pgs) descriptions of caves in Barbour, Harrison, Marion,
Monongalia, Ohio, Preston, and Upshur counties.
CAVES OF THE
ORGAN CAVE PLATEAU (WVASS Bulletin 9) (Stevens, 1988, 200 pgs) Detailed
map and text describing Organ Cave and other caves in the area.
CAVES OF
PENNSYLVANIA (Stone, 1953, 144 pgs) [NSS Bulletin 15] Dated
publication, but has descriptions of 272 caves, most with locations and
some with maps.
CAVES OF
RANDOLPH COUNTY [West Virginia] (WVASS Bulletin 1) (Medville &
Medville, 1971, 218 pgs) Good maps and descriptions of Randolph County
caves. Superseded by Bulletin 13 in 1995.
CAVES OF
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA (Reich, 1974, 120 pgs) Maps &
descriptions of the area’s caves.
CAVES OF
TENNESSEE (Barr, 1961, 560 pgs) Descriptions, maps, locations, &
photos of lots of Tennessee caves.
THE CAVES OF
TEXAS (Mohr (ed), 1948, 136 pgs) NSS Bulletin Ten. Descriptions
& photos of Texas caves, few maps.
CAVES OF
VIRGINIA (Douglas, 1964, 761 pgs) Descriptions and some maps of
Virginia's caves. This book does not circulate.
CAVES OF
WASHINGTON (Halliday, 1963, 132 pgs) Descriptions & maps of many
Washington (state) caves.
CAVES OF WESTERN
PENNSYLVANIA (White, 1976, 98 pgs) Descriptions & maps of many
western Pennsylvania caves.
CAVING BASICS
(FIRST EDITION) (Hassemer, 1982, 125 pgs) Somewhat dated, but still
useful, introduction to caving techniques.
CAVING BASICS
(NEW REVISED EDITION) (REA, 1987, 128 pgs) Updated version of this
introductory book.
CAVING BASICS
(THIRD EDITION) (Rea, 1992, 187 pgs) Updated edition of the popular
book on introductory caving techniques.
CENTRAL KENTUCKY
CAVE SURVEY #2 (Groves & others, 1988, 150 pgs)
CURRENT TITLES
IN SPELEOLOGY (BCRA, 1987-1992 and several earlier years, 110 pgs
average) An annual bibliography of worldwide cave literature.
Valuable for research. (Replaced by Speleological Abstracts starting in
1993).
DAWN OF ART: THE
CHUVET CAVE (Chauvet et a, 1996, 135 pgs) Coffee table book with great
photos and good text describing the oldest known cave paintings.
DESCRIPTIONS OF
TENNESSEE CAVES (Matthews, 1971, 150 pgs) Brief descriptions and a few
maps of Tennessee caves.
DESCRIPTION OF
VIRGINIA CAVES (Holsinger, 1975, 450 pgs) A classic guide to hundreds
of Virginia caves.
DISCOVERY AND
EXPLORATION OF THE OREGON CAVES (Walsh & Halliday, 1971, 28 pgs)
History of this commercial cave in Oregon
EXPLORING
AMERICAN CAVES (Folsom, 1956, 318 pgs).
GEOLOGIC CROSS
SECTION THROUGH THE APPALACHIAN BASIN FROM THE FINDLAY ARCH, WOOD
COUNTY, OHIO, TO THE VALLEY AND RIDGE PROVINCE, PENDLETON COUNTY, WEST
VIRGINIA (USGS, 2008, 44 pg book & two very large charts)
Gives a very detailed geologic cross section through part of Pendleton
County, W. Va. and to the west.
A GEOLOGICAL GUIDE TO MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK (Palmer, 1981, 196
pgs) A detailed, but non-technical, guide to the geology of the cave.
GEOLOGY AND
BIOLOGY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAVES (PA Dept of Environmental Resources,
1976, 104 pgs) Detailed info about Pennsylvania caves in general. No
cave descriptions or maps.
GEOLOGY OF SOME
CAVES IN PENDLETON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA (WVASS Monograph 5) (Swezey,
2014, 60 pgs) Describes the geology, etc. of Cave Mountain, Sinnett,
Trout, New Trout, and Hamilton Caves.
GEOLOGY FIELD
TRIPS IN AND AROUND THE U.S. CAPITAL (Swezey and Carter, 2020, 103 pgs)
Contains very detailed discussion of the geology of the Trout Rock
caves in Pendleton County, WV.
GREENBRIER
COUNTY [GEOLOGY] (WV Geological Survey, 1939, 846 pgs) Dated, but very
detailed description of the county's geology. Includes large topo
map and large geological map.
GUIDEBOOKS FOR
VIRGINIA REGION (VAR) MEETINGS:
Spring
1994 Radford, VA (New River Valley Grotto, 1994, 12
pgs)
Fall
1994 Eastern Panhandle,
WV (Tri-state Grotto, 1994, 46 pgs)
Spring
1996 Natural Chimneys, VA (Blue Ridge Grotto, 1996,
12 pgs)
Fall
1997 Cumberland Gap, VA
(Messer, 1997, 26 pgs)
Fall
1999 Franklin, WV
(Pendleton County) (Pearson, 1999, 40 pgs)
Spring
2000 Giles County, VA (O'Malley, 2000, 26 pgs)
Fall
2000 Greenbrier County,
WV (WVACS, 2000, 29 pgs)
Fall 2002 Endless Caverns, (New Market) VA (BATS, 2002, 32 pgs)
Spring
2003 Dailey, WV (Randolph County) (Chute & Hoke,
2003, 24 pgs)
Spring
2004 Grand Caverns, Grottos, VA (?, 2004, 16 pgs
& 4 separate maps)
Fall
2004 Parsons, WV
(Tucker County) (McCarty, 2004, 30 pgs)
Spring
2005 Lewisburg, WV (Greenbrier County) (Pearson, 2005,
32 pgs)
Spring
2006 Grand Caverns, VA (Grottoes, Augusta County)
(Walsh, 2006, 24 pgs)
Spring
2007 Durbin, WV (Pocahontas County) (?, 2007, 22 pgs)
Fall
2010 Friars Hole Cave
Preserve, Pocahontas County, WV (?, 2010, 47 pgs)
Spring,
2011 Durbin, Pocahontas County, WV (?, 2011, 14 pgs)
Fall
2019 Friars Hole Cave
Preserve, Pocahontas County, WV (?, 2019, 44 pgs)
Spring 2022 Grand Caverns, (Grottoes, Agusta County)
(Sproul, 2022, 20 pgs)
Spring 2024 Durbin, Pocahontas County, WV (Hammond, 2024,40 pgs)
GUIDE TO THE
CAVES OF MINNESOTA (Hogberg & Bayer, 1967, 60 pgs) Descriptions of
several Minnesota caves.
A GUIDE TO
RESPONSIBLE CAVING (Sira (ed), 1998, 20 pgs) Brief guide for beginning
cavers.
A GUIDE TO
SPELEOLOGICAL LITERATURE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1794-1996 (Northrup
& others, 1998, 537 pgs) Comprehensive bibliography of worldwide
caving literature in English.
GUIDEBOOK TO THE
HISTORIC SECTION OF MAMMOTH CAVE (Palmer, Palmer, & White, 1981, 60
pgs) Useful guide produced for the Eighth International Congress
of Speleology in 1981
GUIDEBOOK TO
KARST AND CAVES OF TENNESSEE AND MISSOURI (Crawford & Vinyeard,
1981, 176 pgs) Useful guide produced for the Eighth International
Congress of Speleology in 1981.
THE HYDROGEOLOGY
OF THE CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY KARST, WEST VIRGINIA (Ogden, 1976, 263
pgs) Very technical PhD thesis by Al Ogden.
KARST
HYDROGEOLOGY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY OF EASTERN NEW YORK (Cullen &
others, 1979, 83 pgs) Geology trip guide for the 1979 NSS
Convention.
INDEX TO
LITERATURE PERTAINING TO WEST VIRGINIA CAVES AND KARST (WVASS Bulletin
3) (Werner, 1974, 140 pgs) Dated, but valuable guide to literature on
W. Va. caves
INTERIM REPORT
NUMBER 2 -- ALABAMA CAVE SURVEY E (Varnedoe, 1975, 240 pgs) Listing of
caves and many maps.
AN INTRODUCTION
TO CAVE SURVEYING (Ellis, 1988, 40 pgs) A small, but useful British
publication on how they do cave surveys. Most of the material is
applicable in the U.S. as well.
THE INVERTEBRATE
CAVE FAUNA OF WEST VIRGINIA, SECOND EDITION (WVASS Bulletin 16) Fong,
Culver, Hobbs, & Pipan, 2007, 167 pgs) Describes 88 species and
three subspecies in 282 caves in 19 West Virginia counties.
THE JEWEL CAVE
ADVENTURE (Conn & Conn, 1977, 240 pgs) Detailed history of
exploration of the first 50 miles in Jewel Cave, South Dakota.
THE LAND OF THE
BURNT OUT FIRES - LAVA BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT, CALIFORNIA (Knox, 1959,
12 pgs) Reprint of NSS Bulletin article describing the caves.
LAVA BEDS CAVES
(Larson, 1990, 56 pgs) Descriptions of many lava caves in Lava Beds
Nat. Monument in northern California.
THE LEHMAN CAVES
STORY (Halladay, 1972, 28 pgs) Layman’s description of this commercial
Nevada cave.
LIVING ON KARST
- A Reference Guide for Landowners in Limestone Regions (Zokaites (ed),
1997, 26 pgs) A good introduction to the pitfalls of living in a karst
region.
MANUAL OF U.S.
CAVE RESCUE TECHNIQUES (NCRC, 1981, 108 pgs) Detailed manual of
cave rescue procedures.
MAR BULLETIN
(books on Pennsylvania counties & caving areas published by the
Mid-Appalachian Region of the NSS):
MAR Bulletin
4: Shippensburg area (Smeltzer, 1958, 17 pgs)
MAR Bulletin
5: Western Pennsylvania (Dunn, 1960, 76 pgs)
MAR Bulletin
6: Southern Cumberland Valley (Smeltzer, 1964, 126
pgs)
MAR Bulletin
9: Huntingdon County (Cullinan & Speece, 1975,
114 pgs)
MAR Bulletin
10: Snyder County (LaRock, 1976, 30 pgs)
MAR Bulletin
11: Centre County (126 pgs)
MAR Bulletin
12: Mifflin County (72 pgs)
MAR Bulletin
13: Perry County (30 pgs)
MAR Bulletin
14: Bucks County (44 pgs)
MAR Bulletin
15: Lehigh County (34 pgs)
MAR SPRING THING
[1980] (Gulden, 1980, 80 pgs) Guidebook for the May, 1980, MAR
meeting. Contains maps and descriptions of caves in the eastern
panhandle of West Virginia.
MEXICAN CAVING
2001 (Walsh & Woods, Ed, 2001, 150 pgs) Information about Mexican
caves, cave maps, and local facilities. Good for anyone planning
a trip to Mexico.
MYSTERY FALLS
(Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, TN) (Speece, 2018, 24 pgs) Contains
history of the cave and maps.
NORTH CAROLINA
CAVE SURVEY #1, #2, & #3 (Holler, 1975-81, 80, 66, & 18 pgs)
Descriptions & maps of several North Carolina caves.
NOTES ON MAKING
SALTPETRE (Rains, 1861, 10 pgs) Reprint of a Civil War booklet on
saltpeter making.
NSS CONVENTION
GUIDEBOOKS: General information, cave descriptions, and cave maps
for selected caves around various NSS convention sites.
1967:
Birmingham & Huntsville, Alabama (Veitch, 52 pgs)
1970:
Watoga, West Virginia (schleicher (ed), 98 pgs)
1971:
Blacksburg, Virginia (Whittemore, 70 pgs)
1972:
White Salmon, Washington (Halliday (Ed), 77 pgs)
1973:
Bloomington, Indiana (unnamed editor, 80 pgs)
1974:
Decorah, Iowa (Hedges (ed), 140 pgs)
1975:
Frogtown, California (unnamed editor, 226 pgs)
1976:
Morgantown, West Virginia (Garton (ed), 118 pgs)
1977:
Alpena, Michigan (unnamed editor, 68 pgs)
1978:
New Braunfels, Texas (Fieseler, Jasek, & Jaek
(eds), 116 pgs)
1979:
Pittsfield, Massachusetts (Evans & others (eds),
76 pgs)
1980:
White Bear Lake, Minnesota (Alexander (ed), 190 pgs)
1982:
Bend, Oregon (Larson, 74 pgs)
1983:
Elkins, West Virginia (Medville & others, 147 pgs)
1984:
Sheridan, Wyoming (Flurkey, 75 pgs)
1985:
Frankfort, Kentucky (Hacker, Vore, & Vore (eds), 76 pgs)
1986:
Tularosa, New Mexico (Belski, Belski, & Hardy
(eds), 66 pgs)
1988:
Hot Springs, South Dakota (Schilberg &
Springhetti (eds), 156 pgs)
1989:
Sewanee, Tennessee (Putnam (ed), 240 pgs)
1990:
Yreka, California (Johnson (ed), 204 pgs)
1992:
Salem, Indiana (Rea (ed), 256 pgs)
1993:
Pendleton, Oregon Kline (ed), 150 pgs)
1994:
Brackettville, Texas (Elliott & Veni (eds), 342
pgs)
1995:
Blacksburg, Virginia (Zokaites (ed), 225 pgs, many
fold-out maps)
1996:
Salida, Colorado Kolstad (ed), 214 pgs)
1997:
Sullivan, Missouri (Taylor (ed), 278 pgs)
1999:
Filer, Idaho (Kline (ed), 106 pgs)
2000:
Elkins, West Virginia (Dasher (ed), 300 pgs, many
fold-out maps)
2001:
Mt. Vernon, Kentucky (Braley (ed), 216 pgs, several
fold-out maps)
2002:
Camden, Maine (Nardacci (ed), 92 pgs)
2003:
Porterville, California (Proffitt (Ed), 256 pgs)
2005:
Huntsville, Alabama (Brown & Simon (Eds), 190 pgs
plus map packet)
2006:
Bellingham, Washington (Kilne (ed), 102 pgs)
2007:
Marengo, Indiana (Atz (Ed), 462 pgs)
2008:
Lake City, Florida (Florea (Ed), 300 pgs)
2010:
Essex Junction, Vermont (Quick, 150 pgs)
2011:
Glenwood Springs, Colorado (Reames (ed), 184 pgs)
2012:
Lewisburg (Greenbrier Valley), West Virginia (Adler (ed), 252 pgs)
2013:
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania (Opatka-Metzgar (ed), 328 pgs plus map
package)
2015:
Waynesville, Missouri (Slais (ed), 338 pgs plus map package)
2017:
Rio Rancho, Mew Mexico (Starr (Ed), 186 pgs)
2018:
Helena, Montana (Bodenhamer, et al (ed), 204 pgs)
OLD TIMERS
REUNION PROGRAMS (various editors, dates, and sizes) Most of these
programs prior to 2008 contain descriptions of the caves near the OTR
site for that year.
OLD TIMERS
REUNION - OFF-SITE ACTIVITIES GUIDE (Medville & Dasher, 2014, 36
pgs) Information about caves and surface activities in the OTR
area. Includes cave descriptions and maps.
ON ROPE (Padgett
& Smith, 1987, 340 pgs) When first published, this was the bible on
vertical caving equipment and techniques. (This is not the latest
edition of this book).
ON STATION
(Dasher, 1994, 242 pgs) Detailed information on the art and science of
cave mapping. (This is not the latest edition of this book).
ONONDAGA -- THE
MAMMOTH CAVE OF MISSOURI (Weaver, 1973, 94 pgs) Description &
history of this Missouri cave.
THE PARADISE ICE
CAVES (Halliday & Anderson, 27 pgs) Brief descriptions of the ice
caves in Mt. Rainier National Park.
PENDLETON COUNTY
[GEOLOGY] (WV Geological Survey, 1927, 384 pgs) Dated, but very
detailed description of the county's geology. Includes large topo
map and large geological map.
POCAHONTAS
COUNTY [GEOLOGY] (WV Geological Survey, 1929, 531 pgs) Dated, but very
detailed description of the county's geology. Includes large topo
map and large geological map.
PROCEEDINGS OF
THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON VULCANSPELEOLOGY AND ITS
EXTRATERRESTRIAL APPLICATIONS (Halliday (ed), 1972, 85 pgs)
PROCEEDINGS OF
THE EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF SPELEOLOGY (1981) (2 volumes)
(Beck, Ed., 1981, 820 pgs) (Full text of papers presented at the
8th ICS in Bowling Greek, KY, in 1981)
PRUSIKING
(Thrun, 1973, 75 pgs) Classic tome on single rope climbing techniques
and equipment.
RANDOLPH COUNTY
[GEOLOGY] (WV Geological Survey, 1931, 989 pgs) Dated, but very
detailed description of the county's geology. Includes large topo
map and large geological map.
REGION RECORD
ISSUE #12 (Wittemore, 1979, 160 pgs) Interesting early history of clubs
and caves in the Virginia Region through about 1978.
RICHLAND SPRINGS
CAVERN (Soule, 2014, 36 pgs) Detailed history of this former commercial
cave in Texas.
ROPE RESCUE
MANUAL (California Mountain Co., Ltd., 1987, 135 pgs) Useful guide to
rigging techniques used in technical mountain rescue; much is also
applicable to advanced cave rescue.
ROPES KNOTS AND SLINGS FOR CLIMBERS (Wheelock, 1960, 36 pgs) Dated, but
very readable guide to knots.
SALTPETRE CAVES
AND VIRGINIA HISTORY (Faust, 1964, 26 pgs) Information about saltpeter
mining in Virginia & West Virginia (reprinted from Caves of
Virginia, by Henry Douglas).
THE SECRET OF
PRIEST'S GROTTO (Taylor & Nicola, 2007, 64 pgs) True story of
several Jewish families that hid in Ukraine caves for over a year
during the Holocaust.
SERA CAVE
CARNIVAL GUIDEBOOK (Chattanooga Grotto, 1979 & 1987, 56 &
45 pgs) Descriptions and maps of caves.
SERA 89
(Chattanooga Grotto, 1989, 94 pgs) Descriptions, maps, &
photos of 47 caves.
SINGLE ROPE
TECHNIQUES (Montgomery, 1977, 124 pgs) Dated, but useful, guide to
vertical caving techniques.
SINKS OF GANDY
CREEK (Preble, 1969, 26 pgs) Historic descriptions of the Sinks of
Gandy in Randolph County, West Virginia).
SMITH CREEK
CANYON CAVES (White Pine County, NV) (Stratford, 2018, 40 pgs)
Descriptions and maps of several caves in the canyon.
SOIL SURVEY OF
RANDOLPH COUNTY, WV (USDA & USFS, 1978?, 200+ pgs) Very technical,
but may contain information about soils that contain caves.
SPELEO DIGEST
(NSS, annually 1958 and 1964-2003) Annual NSS publications that contain
the "best" material from Grotto newsletters during that year. A
very useful reference. Publication ceased with the 2003 edition.
SPELEO DIGEST
CUMULATIVE INDEX 1956-1980 (NSS, 1991, 565 pgs) A few errors, but still
a useful index to 25 years of Speleo Digests.
SPELEOFEST
GUIDEBOOK (Louisville Grotto, 1973, 1982, 1988, 1989) Speleofest
(Kentucky) guidebooks.
THE SPELEOGUIDE
(John Slaven, 1971, 92 pgs) Introductory guide to basic caving
techniques.
SPELEOLOGIA --
SPECIAL ISSUE FOR THE XVI ICS [2013] (Societa Speleologica Italiana
[Italy]. 2013, 104 pgs) English language summary of Italian
Speleological activities. Many excellent color photos.
SPELEOLOGICAL
ABSTRACTS (Intl. Union of Speleology, 1993, 243 pgs) Brief abstracts of
many worldwide articles written in 1993.
SPELEOLOGY, THE
STUDY OF CAVES (Moore & Sullivan, 1978, 150 pgs) Classic and
readable introduction to Speleology.
A STUDY OF
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN HARRISON'S CAVE, BARBADOS, WEST INDIES (Hobbs,
1994, 106 pgs) Technical study of environmental issues in this
commercial cave.
THE SURVEY OF
CASS CAVE (WVASS Monograph 4) (Zimmerman, 2011, 64 pgs) Detailed map
and description of Cass Cave in Pocahontas County, W. Va.
TEARS OF THE
TURTLE CAVE (Flathead County, MT) (Speece, 2018, 28 pgs) History of
exploration of this high elevation Montana cave.
TO THE EDGE
(video DVD) (Extreme Rappels, 2004) Video of cavers rappelling
off El Capitan (Yosemite National Park, CA) in 2004. No caving
involved.
TRAPPED IN DEATH
CAVE (Wallace, 1984, 151 pgs) Pulp fiction about caves & treasure
hunting.
TROGLODYTES
STRAND WORLD (Anjou & Touraine, 1993, 36 pgs) Small book describing
several manmade or man-altered underground habitats in France.
UNDERGROUND
WORLDS (Time-Life Books, 1982, 176 pgs) One of the Planet Earth
series. Photos and text describing caves around the world.
VENTURE CAVING
(Boy Scouts of America, 1991, 60 pgs) Small introductory book for
Scouts.
VERTEBRATE FAUNA
OF WEST VIRGINIA CAVES (WVASS Bulletin 11) (Garton, Grady, Carey,
WVASS, 1993, 107 pgs) A reference guide to the vertebrate critters in
West Virginia caves.
VIRGINIA CAVE
LOCATOR SERIES Small booklets with cave locations and directions
to numerous Virginia caves. Data may be out of date. (Paper and digital
PDF versions)
BOOK 1 -- Frederick & Clarke Counties (Felter, 1979,
24 pgs)
BOOK 2 -- Warren County (Felter, 1979, 32 pgs)
BOOK 3 -- Shenandoah County (Felter, 1980, 55 pgs)
BOOK 4 -- Page County (Felter, 1980, 36 pgs)
BOOK 5 -- Rockingham County (Felter, 1982, 64 pgs)
BOOK 6 -- Augusta County (Felter, 1982, 52 pgs)
WEIL'S DISEASE -
A Caver's Guide (Weil's Disease Information Center, 1999, 16 pgs) A
guide to prevention and treatment of this potentially deadly waterborne
infection that cavers are exposed to in wet passages.
WHERE THE SUN
DON'T SHINE (Wefer, 1999, 214 pgs) Fictional mystery book written
by a caver and based in Butler Cave (Virginia).
WIND CAVE FINAL 1959 EXPEDITION REPORT (Brown, 1964, 63 pgs, Digital
PDF verson only) Detailed report on a 1959 NSS expedition in Wind
Cave, South Dakota.
WONDER CAVE
(Taney County, MO) (Soule, 2018, 28 pgs) Description of this former
commercial cave.
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