COVID-19 Visitation Policy
We expect you to follow all the guidance related to Covid-19 precautions that are in effect at the time of a trip, both in New York and in your own states (if members of your party are coming from outside New York). If they are incompatible with caving, we expect that you will postpone your trip. We also ask you to consider what will happen in the event that a rescue should become necessary - those likely to respond come from different households across several neighboring states, and would be working in close quarters and large numbers not appropriate to current social distancing expectations. While you should always call for help if it’s needed, we ask that if you must go caving, you do everything in your power to avoid taking risks that might make the likelihood of a rescue more than miniscule - while the need to recreate is understandable, this is not an appropriate time for challenging, limit-pushing, or fast-paced trips. Conservative, easy-going, and risk-averse are where it’s at.