Traveling through the cave requires a variety of body movement skills. Cavers try to avoid tight crawlways, but this is not always possible.
Vertical pits require rappelling and rope climbing skills.
Sometimes, technical rock climbing skills are needed, such as placement of expansion bolts. Finding the proper route sometimes requires significant exploration . Mud sculpture is a popular pastime while waiting for the party to pass an obstacle. Admiring pretty formations is also a popular activity, until hypothermia starts to set in. Of course, eating and drinking are also occasionally necessary, from a small dinner party to a large formal celebration with hundreds of guests.