Caves are the main setting for many American adventure films. Who among us has not watched the heroes descend into the abyss, where they encounter unprecedented monsters and splash in pools of slime? In fact, real caves are no less scary. And not because monsters actually live there (although who knows), but because then you can not get out of the cave.
Instructions
Step 1
If you are still not afraid of the prospect of being buried alive in the stone walls of the cave, if you are still going underground, do not go there without careful, painstaking, lengthy preparation. First, watch a movie, observe what equipment the characters use, how they come to each other's aid, how they overcome difficulties. This is certainly not a tutorial or a safety guide, but at least you will get an idea of what you are up to. Just don't let the details of the underground life invented by the director bother you, otherwise you may not dare to do anything.
Step 2
The next stage is knowledge. You should know everything about the types of caves, the features of the rock, you should get at least some idea of such a science as geology, and it is better to study it more thoroughly or find yourself a geologist friend, if you do not already have one. Read books on equipment, features of the caves. Find a list of caves that exist on our planet when you choose which hole you climb into. You can also register on websites and forums, find travel companions and learn more about the area you intend to poke into.
Step 3
When choosing a "victim" for yourself, remember that some caves are located in protected areas, so they most likely need a permit or a certain amount of money, or both. In the event that you are an inexperienced speleologist, in nature reserves and national parks you can be given an instructor who will accompany you on your way to the underground secrets. The advantage of this option is also that if something happens, the security service will save you (or at least try very hard). Having gone to the caves by "savages", you will be deprived of such an opportunity.
Step 4
In any case, wherever you are going and no matter how great your valiant brother of speleologists is, do not choose "difficult" caves to begin with - read the impressions and recommendations of speleologists. As in any business, you need to start with the simple and gradually move to the more complex. The key here is patience. In less tangled and shallower caves, you will learn the basics of speleology, and there, you see, go on a long underground trek.
Step 5
Never venture into an unexplored cave if you find one. Nobody knows what is hidden there, in the depths. In general, there are caves that are quite suitable for visiting tourists. You can go down there without any fear. The journey to the underworld will be much safer and safer, and you will even be told a lot of interesting things about the structure of caves, rock paintings and speleologists' research. Going down into the cave like this, you will surely return to the surface.
