You're required to bring knee pads, but elbow pads would be welcome, too. And forearm protection. Every time we pull ourselves through some tight space, my elbows and forearms bump and scrape nastily. There will be bruising tomorrow. Gloves are also required.
Lance runs the Carlsbad adventure tour program.
Oils from your skin coat the rock and destroy the natural mineral process. That's why we ask you to keep your hands off the stalactites and other fragile formations. We walk a fine line between education and preservation. Danny holds up our line. We've reached a metal ladder.