Caving isn't for the faint of heart, but it can produce some of the most spectacular experiences the planet has to offer.
Not for me of course, you'd never catch me dead in one of those claustrophobic rock-traps. But thankfully there are other brave humans with the inexplicable urge to go spelunking, and they can take those cool photos so we can all look at them later on the internet.
Here are 22 spectacular photos of caves all around the world.
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A cave in New Zealand lit solely by glow worms.
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247' massive waterfall In a Tennessee cave. People for scale.
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Cave of giant crystals located 980ft underground in Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico.
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“Cave diving in Mexico.”
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Krubera Cave is the world's deepest. Located in Georgia the cave has a depth of 2,199m.
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Utroba Cave, in the Rhodope mountains, Bulgaria. Carved by hand more than 3000 years ago.
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“Fantastic Cave in Springfield, Missouri.”
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“Yes, the water really is that blue. This is Grjótagjá, a lava cave in Northern Iceland.”
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“I had no idea caves could be this big.”
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An ice cave deep in British Columbia's coast mountains.
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“Went repelling down a cave up in Chatanuga.”
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“This snow cave we found in the Desolation Wilderness. The gold and blue in the "roof" is the Sun shining through.”
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“A rare dense fog formed today in the Rotunda room at Mammoth Cave due to a passing thunderstorm.”
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“A cave we found on our property in Virginia.”
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Ellison's Cave, Georgia.
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“Looking up from inside an ice cave in New Hampshire.”
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Fingal’s Cave, Isle of Staff, Scotland.
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“Attention: When taking pictures in a cave, use the flash at your own risk.”
