Is spelunking the same as caving?

Caving – also known as spelunking in the United States and Canada and potholing in the United Kingdom and Ireland – is the recreational pastime of exploring wild cave systems (as distinguished from show caves). In contrast, speleology is the scientific study of caves and the cave environment.

How many cave explorers have died?

Results: A total of 161 divers who died were identified, 67 trained cave divers and 87 untrained. While the annual number of cave diving fatalities has steadily fallen over the last three decades, from eight to less than three, the proportion of trained divers among those fatalities has doubled.

What happened to David Shaw?

Shaw died on 8 January 2005 while endeavoring to recover the body of Deon Dreyer. Shaw recorded his dive with an underwater camera, which allowed researchers to determine that he suffered from respiratory issues due to the high pressure. Shaw ran into difficulties when the body unexpectedly began to float.

What are cave explorers called?

A spelunker is an explorer of caves. This word may seem to have German written all over it but it’s actually Latinate: from spelunk, meaning “cave.” The word designates an explorer of caves and is used mostly in American English, in preference to the more technical and refined speleologist.

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