potholer
Underground passage navigator
A potholer is someone who explores caves as a hobby or sport, navigating underground passages, squeezing through narrow openings, and descending into natural cavities in rock.
The term is primarily British; Americans typically say caver or spelunker.
The potholers spent six hours exploring the limestone system.
Protective head covering
- headlampForward-facing vehicle light
- overallsTrousers with bib front
- ropeThick twisted fibers
- ladderPortable climbing frame
ascender · descender · belay · squeeze · pitch · chamber · passage · siphon
Hanging cave mineral deposit
- stalagmiteUpward-growing cave deposit
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- karstEroded soluble rock terrain
- calciteCrystalline calcium carbonate
flowstone · gypsum · sinter · formation · bedrock · crevice · fissure · sinkhole
Cave system researcher
- surveySystematic data collection
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- sumpDrain pit below grade
Organized exploratory journey
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- abyssImmeasurably profound depth
- darknessTotal absence of light
challenge · discovery · navigation · wilderness · risk · daring · endurance · teamwork
helmet
Protective head covering
ladder · ascender · descender · belay · squeeze · pitch · chamber · passage · siphon · crawl
stalactite
Hanging cave mineral deposit
- stalagmiteUpward-growing cave deposit
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- karstEroded soluble rock terrain
calcite · flowstone · gypsum · sinter · formation · bedrock · crevice · fissure · sinkhole · grotto
speleologist
Cave system researcher
- surveySystematic data collection
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- abyssImmeasurably profound depth
darkness · challenge · discovery · navigation · wilderness · risk · daring · endurance · teamwork
- underground explorersspelunker, caver, speleologist, cave diver
- caverscaver, cavers, spelunker, spelunkers, potholers
potholermountaineer
Professional summit climber
mountain climber · alpinist · climber · rock climber · hillwalker
potholermountaineer
Professional summit climber
mountain climber · skydiver · paraglider · hang glider · aviator
- pothole repairFixing street surface cavities
- prairie potholesShallow glacial wetland depressions
- pothole damageVehicle injury from pavement gaps
- pothole fillingRepairing road surface cavities