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graveleye wrote:how about... take your kids caving! If you dont have kids, then get busy making some new cavers!
hewhocaves wrote:I'm not sure I understand the concern for massive numbers of members here. I look at the explosive number of rock climbers and scuba divers and all I see is the massive wear and tear on the environment. And cliffs and coral are much easier to replenish than caves!
I would much prefer a smaller organization of dedicated cavers than a massivve unbreall group of people who simply stomp through the underground. Part of what I found to be special about caving was that it wasn't simply "pay X dollars and go." You had to work for it with your grotto, the landowner, etc... Ultimately, I find there is a greater sense of satisfaction for something accomplished than simply be writing a check.
I hope caving never becomes as fashionable as, say, climbing Mt. Everest. Or if it is, that I at least own my own cave and can keep it pristine while coorporate society destroys the rest.
NZcaver wrote:hewhocaves wrote:Though obviously well-intentioned, the desire by some for "a smaller organization of dedicated cavers" might eventually cause our extinction.
Teresa wrote:"Making new little cavers' from scratch isn't the answer.
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