The Story of Caves

Cave Development. Cave Formation. How are caves formed?
Caves are magical places, full of amazing sights. The mineral deposits that adorn cave ceilings and walls are intricate and incredibly varied consisting of stalactites, stalagmites, curtains, frozen waterfalls, rimstone dams and, the most remarkable all of cave formations - helictites and every one of them has been sculptured by nothing more than water.
Caves themselves are also created by water - The tunnels, chambers, shafts and finely sculptured walls have all been carved out by flowing water .
So how do caves and their decorations come into existence?

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Disclaimer
This short video is merely an overview of cave development and covers the subject in a highly simplified way. It does not include anything about the types of limestone laid down in different geological periods of time or how cave passage development can be modified by such things as infill, faults and fractures in the rock layers. It will inevitably contain some inaccuracies (I hope very few) and omissions.

Music:
A Walk Into Space by Topher Mohr and Alex Elena
Space Chatter by Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions
Both tracks are available from the YouTube Audio Library

[forgottenheritage]

Brilliant Keith. This should be shown in geography classes around the UK. I feel very lucky to have seen many of the places in this video.

[niklashall]

Boulder chokes just added a whole of dimension of fear to caving for I love

[stulada]

I am training as a Cave Diver. It is very interesting to see all the formations before the’ flooding’ of the caves. Some of these formations still exist in the submerged caves, but it’s nice to see the more fragile formations that didn’t survive. Very cool.

[LuigiCotocea]

To new cavers: Its a shame to destroy the stalagmite and the stalactites. Millions of years wasted by human destruction!

[niklashall]

This video definitely gave me an understanding of caves that has increased my sense of awe and excitement to try my hand at this pastime! I can't wait to try that first claustrophobic squeeze deep underground....it terrifies me and yet it calls out to my soul. I have to do this.

[sailingneil]

Another great and very informative video, thanks Keith

[Wren]

This was a great film! Thank you so much for walking us through the caves.

[JameBlack]

12:50 I know the answer it's not a stalagmtites but a stalactites which formed in the previous eons when Earth was upside down.

[brannonmcdonald]

Brilliant video very informative, keep up the good work.

[mulucaver]

Great film, thanks Keith. That brought back lots of memories. The access to the Ladder Dig extensions seems to be somewhat better than when I was last there, decades ago!

[hannahrisken]

I love all the information and the pictures you have in this video

[keshavmishra]

This one filled me with substantial knowledge ...
Thanks for it !

[jackalopewright]

This is the best cave formation video on YouTube

[Emerild]

Exactly the comprehensive kind of vid I was looking for

[becamicusack]

Always good to see your posts, and this is one of your best.
Separating yourself from others by understanding the science behind your passion is what separates the best from the rest, especially when that knowledge is important for much of the enjoyment.

[janetmurphy]

A very clear explanation which really helped me to grasp the basics of cave formation. Thank you

[hmm]

This was a brilliant video Keith keep up the great work!

[robbo]

As someone who studies physical geography and geomorphology, this was very interesting. Thank you!

[altafhussain]

This film was very informative. Thanks for all team

[niklashall]

That was an excellent video, the most informative I could find on caves and caving on YouTube that is no doubt. I can't describe my appreciation enough Keith, O can say that I replayed sections over that much I think it took me 45 minutes at least to watch it in full. Well done!! 👏👏👏👏🥀🥀🥀🥀