The word spelunking is derived from Latin meaning a cave. Exploring caves is where the term is usually used in England, but has been used in other countries too.
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Spelunking is the sport / hobby of CAVE EXPLORING.
'Spelunk' is the hobby or practice of exploring caves. It can be used as a verb - 'spelunking'. One would use it in a sentence like 'He loves go spelunking'.
WTFiWWY - 2010 Eel Spelunking 2-27 was released on: USA: 23 September 2011
The activity is called spelunking, and many people are wild about it. +++ Yes many people are very enthusiastic about it - but they rarely if ever call it 'spelunking'. This American slang word seems to used by cavers only in the US, and then only to deride dilettantes and novices. I've never seen it in US cavers' publications such as the National Speleological Society's journal. The correct word throughout the English-speaking word is "caving" and the enthusiast is a "caver".
Underwater Spelunking
For spelunking.
Spelunking is the sport of cave exploring.