r/caving↗
Caving - "Cave Softly: Take only pictures, leave only footprints, kill only time."
A subreddit about caves, caving, and caver culture. We welcome trip reports, photographs of caves, gear reviews, questions about caving, and cave science. Do not ask where to find caves! Be excellent to each other.
57k subscribers74 posts / mo in Sep 202661 authors / mosince 2010
r/caving has 57k members (+14% over the last 12 months). It gets about 74 posts a month from 61 people. Top topics: Caves and Caving, Caves and Ice and Cave Exploration Updates.
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Topics and brands on r/caving
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Caves and Caving11%
- Caves and Ice2.0%
- Cave Exploration Updates0.7%
- Underwater Caves0.6%
- Cave Updates & Exploration0.5%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Substack
- Petzl
- National Park Service
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