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The Vermont Cavers’ Association, Grotto 394 (chapter) of the National Speleological Society, is an organization composed of cavers and other individuals interested in conserving, locating, exploring and researching caves in Vermont. The Vermont Cavers' Association, a Grotto (chapter) of the National Speleological Society, is an organization composed of cavers and other individuals interested in lo

cating, exploring and researching caves in Vermont. Holding bi-monthly meetings, the Association works to address issues of access to caves and landowners relations, conservation of surface and sub-surface resources, and caving safety.

Some January and February pictures from the VCA! We had a vertical training session and quarterly meeting in January fol...
02/22/2026

Some January and February pictures from the VCA! We had a vertical training session and quarterly meeting in January followed by a grill’n’chill in February!

Met some awesome prospective cavers, reunited with some familiar faces, and had a grand ol’ time at the quarry. Wishing everyone a great 2026.
🦇⛰️🪨

01/23/2026

Vertical workshop and January meeting are POSTPONED!

Due to anticipated bad weather, we are shifting our morning workshop and quarterly meeting to February 1st.

10/24/2025

REMINDER:

Our quarterly meeting will be held Next Saturday, Nov 1. Starts at 10:00am.

Location:
Brandon Free Public Library
4 Franklin St
BRANDON, VT 05733-8402

Mount horrid visit after.

Instructions for joining the meeting virtually! Please message us here with any questions.
09/13/2025

Instructions for joining the meeting virtually! Please message us here with any questions.

09/11/2025

Our quarterly meeting is being held this Saturday, September 13th at the Rutland Free Library. The address is: 10 Court St, Rutland, VT 05701
The meeting will be called to order around 10:15 am.
AFTER MEETING ACTIVITY!!!
Following the meeting we will be heading to a nearby classic, Pittsford Ice Cave. Anyone interested is highly encouraged to attend the meeting and cave trip.
Cave parking coordinates: 43.717729, -72.991084
There is limited space, please contact us to carpool before showing up, drive carefully along the roads and do not disturb the locals. The time of the cave trip is entirely dependent upon the length of our meeting. you can expext anywhere from 2:30-4:30pm meeting time. Feel free to message us here, day-of for the latest!

07/20/25- VCA visits Boulder Cave and discovers a new cave dig nearby! We started off hiking to Boulder, where we taught...
07/22/2025

07/20/25- VCA visits Boulder Cave and discovers a new cave dig nearby! We started off hiking to Boulder, where we taught Nat how to use a Frog vertical caving system, which she successfully used to explore the cave! Another new to vertical member Teddy excelled this trip, needing almost no assistance to safely negotiate the pit entrance in and out, including on and off-rope calls, test rappells, and hazard zone approach safety. After exploring the cave, we poked into a sinkhole and discovered airspace. After moving several hundred pounds of rock and dirt, we had one room, about 8ft in diameter, with a fractured bedrock ceiling and walls, the floor is breakdown that had come in from the sinkhole, occluding a downhill fissure, where the water drains. We will be back!

7/19/25 - VCA Vertical Practice! A 5 person vertical practice was a huge success! Double roping a pit to help some newbi...
07/21/2025

7/19/25 - VCA Vertical Practice! A 5 person vertical practice was a huge success! Double roping a pit to help some newbies with changeovers in the wild. Some knot-tying and rigging practice never hurts. Special thanks to Larry for helping with instruction!

7/13/25 - preliminary Everett Cave cleanup. One bag of trash removed and a ton of graffiti scrubbing were the activities...
07/21/2025

7/13/25 - preliminary Everett Cave cleanup. One bag of trash removed and a ton of graffiti scrubbing were the activities for Sunday. Teddy got some pictures of the flowstone in the back of the cave. There is more trash still in the cave and some of the deeper passage still contains graffiti; another VCA cleanup trip is on the horizon!

7/12/25 - Beginner caves! Went through some wet Vermont caves with some cool peeps. Khloe completed her first stream cra...
07/21/2025

7/12/25 - Beginner caves! Went through some wet Vermont caves with some cool peeps. Khloe completed her first stream crawl to see some beautiful white marble. Weather was a little warm, but we were all able to cool off just fine.

NSS Convention Cave Pics! The NSS convention was wonderful this year and we got some pretty cool cave pictures. Somethin...
07/17/2025

NSS Convention Cave Pics!
The NSS convention was wonderful this year and we got some pretty cool cave pictures. Something else of note: Robbie Shone (a National Geographic photographer that specializes in cave photography) gave an incredible talk on his experiences.
If you’ve never been to an NSS convention, consider one in the future!

Better late than never! Some pics from the VCA’s NSS precamp. A small group hit some classic Vermont caves and saw some ...
07/17/2025

Better late than never! Some pics from the VCA’s NSS precamp. A small group hit some classic Vermont caves and saw some incredible northeast formations. Special thanks to John Dunham for leading one of the precamp trips.

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