Caving Adventure TravelCaving Adventure Travel

Mark DiaMark DiaPhilippine Cave Guide AssociationPhilippine Cave Guide Association

Gaia Exploration ClubGaia Exploration Club

Philippine Speleological SocietyPhilippine Speleological Society

Why Caving Why Caving The great mountains have been The great mountains have been

climbed, the vast deserts crossed, climbed, the vast deserts crossed, long rivers run. Every corner of the long rivers run. Every corner of the planet has been mapped and planet has been mapped and analyzed, studied by satellite. As analyzed, studied by satellite. As the global community shrinks, any the global community shrinks, any explorer who would be the first to explorer who would be the first to set foot on unknown land is left with set foot on unknown land is left with three choices: fly into space, three choices: fly into space, descend to the ocean floor, or go descend to the ocean floor, or go caving. caving.

What Caving OffersWhat Caving Offers

Has elements of various sportsHas elements of various sports Has different levels of difficultyHas different levels of difficulty

– Horizontal, VerticalHorizontal, Vertical

Adventure/TourismAdventure/Tourism

– Dry, WetDry, Wet

Adventure/TourismAdventure/Tourism

Offers various points of interestOffers various points of interest GEOLOGY GEOLOGY

Adventure/TourismAdventure/Tourism

– BiologyBiology

Adventure/TourismAdventure/Tourism

– HistoryHistory

Adventure/TourismAdventure/Tourism

– ArchaeologyArchaeology

Sagada burial caves

Philippine Caving Potential Philippine Caving Potential

Karst areas in the Philippines based on Balázs 1973

Caving Areas and Infrastructure Caving Areas and Infrastructure

GuidesGuides– Philippine Philippine

Cave Cave Guides Guides Association Association

– Local cave Local cave guidesguides

Rescue Rescue NetworkNetwork

Many areas Many areas are are unexploredunexplored

Source: Varstvo Krasa Na Filipinih by D. F. Restificar, M. J. Day and P. B. Urich

Points of ContactPoints of Contact

Philippine Speleological Philippine Speleological SocietySociety– LuzonLuzon

Gaia Exploration Club (GEC)Gaia Exploration Club (GEC) Sang-at Salog Outdoor Club (SSOC)Sang-at Salog Outdoor Club (SSOC)

– VisayasVisayas Speleo CebuSpeleo Cebu Western Visayas Caving Western Visayas Caving

Association (WVCA)Association (WVCA) Bohol Explorers (BoEx)Bohol Explorers (BoEx)

– MindanaoMindanao Conservation Recreation Exercises Conservation Recreation Exercises

(CORE)(CORE) Davao Speleological Society Davao Speleological Society

(DSPECS)(DSPECS) Sarangani Bay Outdoor Club Sarangani Bay Outdoor Club

(SBOC)(SBOC) Speleo MindanaoSpeleo Mindanao

TrainingTraining

Basic cavingBasic caving

TrainingTraining

Survey and Survey and mappingmapping

TrainingTraining

Vertical Caving Vertical Caving TechniquesTechniques

TrainingTraining

Cave tour Cave tour guidingguiding

TrainingTraining

Cave rescueCave rescue

DoDoña ña Remedios TrinidadRemedios Trinidad

DoDoña ña Remedios TrinidadRemedios Trinidad