VERTICAL CAVING SOUTHWEST DESERT

September 29, 2020


 Vertical caving in the southwest desert is some what hard to come by, especially when there is little information about vertical caves. 

We continue to keep them quite for protection and preservation. 

That being said, there are still ways to gain access and inspire curiosity to these and many more caves in the south west.

One way is to join your local grotto and get involved, train, and become aware to a point where you can commit to a lifestyle of ambassadorship to continue the protection and preservation of these caves. 

These caves have taken millions of years to develop and can be destroyed with a quickness. This must be minimized and eliminated 

on a recent trip out the desert we encountered a couple of hypogenic vertical shafts that resembled some interesting geology within this region.

One pit was 120 feet deep and ended as a blind pit. 

There was some interesting and rather large popcorn formations on the walls and was quite large in size. 

Another vertical shaft we went to visit had only a 20ft drop but had some very interesting hypogenic properties and mammillaries on the walls. 


reach out to me directly or your local grotto to learn more about how you can get into responsible caving. 


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