potholers
Underground passage enthusiasts
Potholers are people who explore caves as a hobby or sport, particularly in British English where the activity is called potholing rather than spelunking or caving.
The term derives from pothole in its British sense of a deep natural hole or shaft in limestone terrain.
The potholers descended into the Yorkshire cave system with their helmets and ropes.
Exploring caves recreationally
- cavesNatural underground chambers
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- helmetProtective head covering
- headlampForward-facing vehicle light
ropes · abseil · rappel · ascender · descender · squeeze · pitch · belay
Hanging cave mineral deposit
- stalagmiteUpward-growing cave deposit
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- karstEroded soluble rock terrain
- calciteCrystalline calcium carbonate
flowstone · grotto · gypsum · dolomite · fossil · minerals · formations · columns
Organized exploratory journey
- discoveryAct of finding something
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
- surveySystematic data collection
- passageSegment of text
system · network · entrance · sinkhole · resurgence · breakthrough · connection · charting
Flying nocturnal mammals
- troglodyteCave-dwelling person
- guanoAccumulated bird droppings
- salamanderTailed, moist-skinned amphibian
- invertebratesAnimals without vertebral columns
microbes · darkness · habitat · endemic · biodiversity · cave-dwelling
Those pursuing intense excitement
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
- daringAdventurous courage
- intrepidResolutely without fear
- boldCourageous and daring
challenge · endurance · risk-taking · expedition · wilderness · outdoors · extreme · dangerous
spelunking
Exploring caves recreationally
- cavesNatural underground chambers
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- helmetProtective head covering
headlamp · ropes · abseil · rappel · ascender · descender · squeeze · pitch · belay · sump
stalactite
Hanging cave mineral deposit
- stalagmiteUpward-growing cave deposit
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- karstEroded soluble rock terrain
calcite · flowstone · grotto · gypsum · dolomite · fossil · minerals · formations · columns · curtains
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
passage · system · network · entrance · sinkhole · resurgence · breakthrough · connection · charting · documentation
bats
Flying nocturnal mammals
- troglodyteCave-dwelling person
- guanoAccumulated bird droppings
- salamanderTailed, moist-skinned amphibian
invertebrates · microbes · darkness · habitat · endemic · biodiversity · cave-dwelling
thrill-seekers
Those pursuing intense excitement
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
- daringAdventurous courage
- intrepidResolutely without fear
bold · challenge · endurance · risk-taking · expedition · wilderness · outdoors · extreme · dangerous · claustrophobia
potholersmountaineers
High-altitude peak scalers
mountain climbers · climbers · alpinists · rock climbers · hillwalkers
potholersmountaineers
High-altitude peak scalers
skydivers · paragliders · hang gliders · balloonists · aviators
- pothole repairFixing street surface cavities
- prairie potholesShallow glacial wetland depressions
- pothole damageVehicle injury from pavement gaps
- pothole fillingRepairing road surface cavities