The Caving Podcast

"Herr Gar" wrote the book on Binkley's, the longest cave in Indiana. The cave has since turned into his livelihood as he is the owner of Indiana Caverns, Indiana's newest show cave. This episode is sponsored by SwaygoGear.com

My first guest outside of Indiana is a great one. Ken Bailey is heavily involved with the Kentucky Karst Conservancy and is currently digitally mapping KKC's Big Bat Cave using LIDAR. This episode is sponsored by SwaygoGear.com

Casual, but enthusiastic caver Rich Lunseth has been caving off and on for decades. We go through everything from the early days to freakouts to his current role as treasurer of our grotto. This episode is sponsored by Swaygogear.com

Ahh, the fire of youth! These young gents are just getting started in caving, but it's already apparent they're going places. Matt also shares audio from his recent trip to Tumbling Rocks, and a roundup of the recent rescue in Indiana's Binkley Cave. This episode is sponsored by SwaygoGear.com

There's caving, then there's cave diving. Chris does both, and quite well. He talks about his early days in Indiana's infamous Buckner Cave, as well as cave diving around the world, and the human impact on caves nearby and abroad. This episode is sponsored by SwaygoGear.com

Many of the first-time cavers in our grotto got their start through this gentleman--including myself. Paul has been caving for decades, but still makes lots of time for beginners. He offers tips on inspiring new cavers, favorite caving spots in Indiana and his home state of Wisconsin, and more. This episode is sponsored by SwaygoGear.com

Caver, professor, scientist Dean Wiseman stops by to talk about trips into Mammoth, Lechuguilla, and our home state of Indiana; as well as other adventures and current biological cave research he's involved with. This episode sponsored by SwaygoGear.com

The chairman of my grotto stops in to talk about his past as a river cave tour guide, Indiana as a current hot project caving frontier, and we thoughtfully recall an emotional experience he had on a cave rescue/recovery.

Caving veteran Ron Adams of the Central Indiana Grotto sits down with Matt to talk about the genesis of his caving career, plus his work in Indiana, Kentucky, Mexico, and Lechuguilla.

Episode 1: Introduction