blackholesun
New member
Hi,
How useful do people think it is to rate caves on how appropriate they are to do after rain?
I've had my own list for a while and it's saved me and clubs I've been in time (and possibly some hairy trips) by providing a way to quickly narrow down what caves would be suitable. Obviously, I'm not going to go to a cave in a thunderstorm solely based on a rating of 1 for its tendency to flood, but I'd read the book description of it and ask others about it. If it's got a rating of 5 though, then I'm not going to be visiting!
However, my list is limited, probably pretty inaccurate and, well, there's plenty of caves on there that I've never visited, let alone multiple times after a variety of rainfall. A list that had many contributors would be much more reliable.
If you think it would be useful for the caving community to have such a list, and you have time, then please contribute on the spreadsheet linked to below:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CojMgwxdxDzaD3_f7A0akiTazmyGZgTJBDvPaKLE4VQ/edit#gid=0
How useful do people think it is to rate caves on how appropriate they are to do after rain?
I've had my own list for a while and it's saved me and clubs I've been in time (and possibly some hairy trips) by providing a way to quickly narrow down what caves would be suitable. Obviously, I'm not going to go to a cave in a thunderstorm solely based on a rating of 1 for its tendency to flood, but I'd read the book description of it and ask others about it. If it's got a rating of 5 though, then I'm not going to be visiting!
However, my list is limited, probably pretty inaccurate and, well, there's plenty of caves on there that I've never visited, let alone multiple times after a variety of rainfall. A list that had many contributors would be much more reliable.
If you think it would be useful for the caving community to have such a list, and you have time, then please contribute on the spreadsheet linked to below:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CojMgwxdxDzaD3_f7A0akiTazmyGZgTJBDvPaKLE4VQ/edit#gid=0