BYRON, Minn. — Underneath the rolling farmland in southeast Minnesota, there's a lot to be learned about soil conservation. If you're not afraid of getting stuck. Living and working in Fillmore County ...

For Ethan Reuter and his brother, Ian, caving is closer to a lifestyle than a hobby. And though both are in school, they're underground every weekend. You probably spend your weekends trying new bars ...

Matt Ewles says rescue incidents give caving a bad reputation After an arduous 30-hour operation to save three men trapped underground highlighted the potential perils of caving, some may question its ...

At first, it just looks like a medium-size hole in the ground—only with a rectangular metal door attached. I look closer and clearly it is a barred gate, padlocked. Past the rusted metal frame, I ...

This story is part of a series. View the other stories here. Mountains aren’t just solid stone. Beneath their austere foundation, spaces wind deep into the earth — places people have long explored.

Patrick Werszner and a friend visited the Stephens Gap Cave Preserve in Jackson County last Sunday. The 18-year-old UAB student sat on a ledge -- what Stephens Gap cavers call "The Pedestal" -- inside ...

You might not think about caves in the same breath as you do the deep ocean or outer space, but you probably should. There are approximately 70,000 caves in the United States alone, but the vast ...

Out of the ordinary mountaineering in Slovenia: Luca Vallata recalls the ascent, carried out together with Matteo Rivadossi and Andrea Tocchini, of one of the longest and most continuous ice climbs in ...