The International Day of Caves and Karst is a chance for people around the world to celebrate caves, karst and the people who explore, study and protect them. On 13 September 2026, the world will celebrate the first UNESCO International Day of Caves and Karst.
To help mark this important occasion, we wanted to create a video that would share something of the excitement, adventure and passion that lies at the heart of caving.
And we couldn't have done it without the members of Dudley Caving Club.
A huge thank you to everyone who took part, helped out, appeared on camera, provided footage, offered ideas, helped behind the scenes, or simply gave their time and enthusiasm to make the video happen. Making a video like this takes much more than pressing record. It takes people willing to turn up, get involved, try things more than once, help each other out and, of course, spend a fair amount of time underground!
That's something Dudley Caving Club has been doing for decades, so in addition to our 60th anniversary celebrations, lets share the enjoyment of celebrating the International Day of Caves and Karst. and encourage others to discover the underground world.
This video is therefore not just about the International Day of Caves and Karst. It's also about the people who make caving what it is a shared adventure, a chance to explore places most people never see, and a way of learning more about the world beneath our feet.
To every Dudley Caving Club member who played a part and the whole caving community that contributed to making of this video: Thank you for your time. Thank you for your enthusiasm. Thank you for your patience. And thank you for helping us celebrate caves and karst.
We hope the video captures just a little of what makes caving so special and helps encourage more people to discover, understand and protect the underground world. From everyone involved in the project thank you, Dudley Caving Club!
Discover. Understand. Protect.
Special thanks to Lucy Hyde for getting this project off the ground in the first place, and to Professor John Gunn for his support throughout.
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