The Canadian Caver Magazine

25/02/2024

Issue #94 of Canadian Caver is now in the editing stage and should be in the mail in March. It's a full 48-page issue, with a nice mix of articles about domestic caving vs. participation by Canadians in various expeditions abroad, including Mexico, Greece and Patagonia. And unlike just about everything else these days, our $10 per-issue price has not changed for many years!

If your subscription has lapsed or you don't have one, now is an ideal time to get on the books for the upcoming mail-out. (To check on your subscription status you can send an email to [email protected]. To subscribe see http://www.cancaver.ca/pubs2/cc/ccsubscr.htm)

We’re always looking for articles and volunteer editors, and of course the core of the matter is that folks need to keep adding to their caving adventures!

01/11/2023

Issue #93 of Canadian Caver is in the editing stage and should be in the mail in November. It's been a while since #92 but this is another very meaty issue – see contents below.
If your subscription has lapsed or you don't have one, now is an ideal time to get on the books for the upcoming mail-out. (To check on your subscription status you can send an email to [email protected]. To subscribe see http://www.cancaver.ca/pubs2/cc/ccsubscr.htm)

As a reminder, we’re always looking for articles and volunteer editors; without those two contributions, this venerable 54-year old publication cannot continue to exist!
Issue #93 Contents

Editorial …Pat Shaw
Mulu Expedition 2022 - A displaced Canadian's Initial Report
Max Koether

Underground New Brunswick
Tim English

Subterranean - A film review
Ian McKenzie

It's Dark, Dark - Castleguard Cave designated a Key Biodiversity Area
Greg Horne

The Dry Side of Zacaton
Colin Magee

Hunt for 100 - PEP 2023
Colin Magee

Glaciovolcanic Cave at Mount Meager and the Mount Meager Volcano Project
Christian Stenner

Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS): Athabasca Glacier Field Test
Christian Stenner and Michael Paton

26/01/2023

Here's a wee excerpt from the next issue that seems quite appropriate here. The final polishing of #92 and off to the printer soon!

16/01/2023

Issue #92 of Canadian Caver is in the editing stage and should be in the mail in February. It's another meaty issue, covering major activity in classic systems such as Hole-in-the-Wall, ARGO, White Rabbit and Yorkshire Pot, also a history of Jeita Cave in Lebanon, the UIS congress in France, and an obituary for the late Marc Tremblay of the SQS.

If your subscription has lapsed or you don't have one, now is an ideal time to get on the books for the upcoming mail-out. (To check on your subscription status you can send an email to [email protected]. To subscribe see http://www.cancaver.ca/pubs2/cc/ccsubscr.htm)

16/10/2022

We're on the hunt for good articles for the next issue of The Canadian Caver! Did you or some folks you know have a productive underground project? New extensions? New mapping? Other? We're looking for anything cave/karst related in Canada or by Canadians elsewhere. This could be excellent photos, techniques, reviews, cave art. You're out there you SpeleoAuthors! - step up and share!

04/07/2022

Issue #91 of Canadian Caver is in the final stages of production and should be in the mail in a couple of weeks. It covers some interesting ground including major activity by Canadian cavers in Mexico. If your subscription has lapsed or you don't have one, now is an ideal time to get on the books for the upcoming mail-out. (To check on your subscription status you can send an email to [email protected]. To subscribe see http://www.cancaver.ca/pubs2/cc/ccsubscr.htm)

18/11/2021

Our volunteer editorial staff is putting the finishing touches on Canadian Caver #90 and a very meaty is issue it is. While it goes off to the printers, you may wish to obtain or renew your CC subscription (or check whether it's still running and advise of any address changes) so you don't miss out on this one. See http://www.cancaver.ca/pubs2/cc/ccsubscr.htm or email [email protected].

Contents of #90 include:

Cave Rescue Preparedness - Phil Whitfield & Christian Stenner
Into the Bisaro - Charlene Barker
Looking for Waffl on the Spiral Road - Greg Horne
My Friend is a Cave Diver - Colin Magee
Background and Foreground of Speleo Canada - Phil Whitfield
Why an International Year of Caves & Karst - Ray MacNeil
Into the Summit - Ken Smith & Christian Stenner
A Letter for Dale Chase - Andrew Boden

03/11/2021

Issue #90 of Canadian Caver is being finalized and sent to the printer in the next few weeks. It's a good time to get or renew your CC subscription at http://www.cancaver.ca/pubs2/cc/ccsubscr.htm or check your current subscription status by emailing [email protected] !

25/04/2021

Issue #89 of Canadian Caver has gone to the printers and will be in the mail shortly. Good opportunity to get or renew your subscription -- see http://www.cancaver.ca/pubs2/cc/ccsubscr.htm or email [email protected] Thanks to this edition's volunteer editor, Scott Falkingham in Manitoba. We're also collecting articles already for issue #90; if you're interested in making a submission please email [email protected]

18/03/2021

While folks await number 89, do remember that you could be browsing nearly 50 years of past issues on The Canadian Caver archive DVD. A fantastic resource and full of gripping tales and other stuff!

http://www.cancaver.ca/pubs2/cc/ccdvd.htm

10/03/2021

COVID seems to have delayed most everything, The Canadian Caver included. The new editor from Manitoba assures that things are perking along for #89. Keep the faith! ;-)

15/01/2021

19/07/2020

Maybe you missed these new items in the cave survey section of the cancaver web pages? The the first is a great set of scale-sketching instructions by Dan Green, including files to create your own sketching protractor. The second is a small collection of links to cave survey software. Have a peek at:

http://www.cancaver.ca/longdeep/

13/07/2020

This is the perfect time to be pulling together a submission for the next issue of The Canadian Caver! Cave exploration accounts, reviews, musings and other cave-related content would be great. Contact the current editor with details about submission formats and time-lines. All the info, including contact info, past content and index and the ever-important subscription info are available in the Canadian Caver web pages:

http://www.cancaver.ca/pubs2/cc/index.htm

08/05/2019

The newest issue of The Canadian Caver is soon to be published. Be sure to have it fall into your mailbox when it does by subscribing or renewing. Info available on The Canadian Caver webpages:
http://www.cancaver.ca/pubs2/cc/index.htm

22/02/2018

Issue 85 is going to the printers!

19/07/2017

Issue 84 of Canadian Caver is about to go to the printers.
If you are not already a subscriber then visit the website. You can pay via Paypal, cheque or etransfer ([email protected] - please also send an email with your mailing address and the password - visit the website for subscription options). Also if you are sending a cheque send Andrea an email to let her know the payment is on it's way.
http://www.cancaver.ca/pubs2/cc/index.htm

16/02/2017

The latest issue of Canadian Caver is about to go to the printers. Issue 83 will be our first ever full colour issue!
If you are not already a subscriber then visit the website. You can pay via Paypal, cheque or etransfer ([email protected] - please also send an email with your mailing address and the password - visit the website for subscription options). Also if you are sending a cheque send Andrea an email to let her know the payment is on it's way.
http://www.cancaver.ca/pubs2/cc/index.htm

11/11/2016

It's away! Watch your mailbox for an incoming issue of The Canadian Caver - first from the All Calgary Team.

11/10/2016

The first issue from "Team Calgary" is soon to be printed and mailed. The mailing address and production shifted from Vancouver earlier this year and hopefully The Canadian Caver will flourish there as it did on the "wet coast" for nearly 20 years. Here's a page with a teaser showing the content of the coming issue:

http://www.cancaver.ca/pubs2/cc/ccbkiss.htm

29/03/2016

It's been a long time coming, but we have a collection of all issues from the very first in 1969 to the last of 2015 on a single disc. These were scanned from sometimes tatty originals for the older issues and include the print PDFs for the more recent issues. A pretty nice reference source for folks interested in cave exploration history in Canada (and sometimes elsewhere, like Mexico). This is a fund-raiser which will, with luck, swell the coffers to keep the publication perking along to the next long while. For more details, check out the "sales page":
http://www.cancaver.ca/pubs2/cc/ccdvd.htm

11/01/2016

Those who pay attention to these things may notice that it's been a while since the last issue of The Canadian Caver. Without relating the boring events leading to the delay, I though we'd mention that CC number 81 is poised for the printers. Lots of great stuff, including a chronicle of exploration of caves on Huckleberry Ridge on Vancouver Island (with some sweet surveys), caving in China, recent activities in Manitoba, and a new pit in Ontario - not usually known for it's vertical caving. Some great stuff relating to "SpeleoCanada" - a possible cross-country organization for cavers and cave-related issues. No shortage of other treats for keen cavers.

If you're a subscriber already, watch your mailbox. If you're not already a subscriber, give it a thought : http://www.cancaver.ca/pubs2/cc/CCsubcr.htm

23/02/2015

Canadian Caver Number 80 is away and should be discovered in subscriber's mailboxes in the near future. For those who can't wait and want to be tantalized, check this out:
http://www.cancaver.ca/pubs2/cc/cc80.htm

14/02/2015

The long-awaited Canadian Caver #80 (woo hoo!) is very nearly done and should (fingers crossed) be mailed in the next few weeks. The usual gripping tales of underground adventure and science by we Canucks. Subscribers should wait patiently by their mailbox for a very good read.

The next editor is Nate Bock from Alberta, and he'll be on the hunt for good stories and photos...email him at [email protected]

21/09/2014

Having a good underground summer? Please keep in mind that we're always on the hunt for tales of Canadian caving, whether within the borders, beyond the borders involving a Canadian or two or some combination. Contact [email protected] for info.

07/03/2014

Canadian Caver Number 79 went to Canada Post today - subscribers should wait by their mailboxes for a fine issue from Chris Lloyd.

Chris proves again that a Canadian anywhere can produce an issue - Chris lives outside Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico!

19/01/2014

The latest Canadian long and deep cave list is updated and live. A few additions and a shift in the top 5 deep caves resulting from an ambitious underground camp and exploration last fall.
http://www.cancaver.ca/longdeep/index.htm

03/01/2014

With the rising costs of printing and mailing - mailing especially - it's perhaps time to look seriously at digital production. There would remain costs that would have to be covered by a modest subscription fee, perhaps in the model of the BCRA CREG Journal.

If there were any tech-savvy folks interested in helping/leading with this move, please do get in touch - [email protected]

03/01/2014

Happy 2014 to all.

While Chris Lloyd finishes the current issue, it would be nice to line up an editor for the next issue - due out about May 2014. Give it some thought and feel free to get in touch at [email protected]

It's a very satisfying project to complete an issue or two.

03/11/2013

This past summer and fall was full of great caving adventures. Here's hoping that gripping accounts will be part of an upcoming issue of the Canadian Caver. If you have something that could be of interest, send a note to the current editor Chris Lloyd at [email protected]