Clubs and federations

Federated

Andalusian caving and canyoning federation. It groups about seventy clubs, issues circulars and runs sports-technician courses and competitions.

Espeleosocorro Andaluz

Federated

Rescue group of the Andalusian federation made up of volunteers; in 2016 it had 49 members and competed at GrimpDay in Namur.

Villaluenga del RosarioFederated

Andalusian association running the caving school at Villaluenga del Rosario (Cádiz), offering beginner courses taught by qualified technicians.

Federated

Seville sports club federated in Andalusia, with its own website.

VillacarrilloFederated

Jaén-province group founded in 1979 that publishes the digital magazines Espeleo and Gota a Gota.

MálagaFederated

Caving section of the Málaga Excursion Society, known for its explorations in the Sierra de las Nieves.

Federated

Aragonese federation with sixteen clubs, its own school and the Aragonese cave rescue group; the Ordesa park plan foresees an agreement with it.

Federated

School of the Aragonese federation; it runs caving, canyoning and cave rescue courses.

Federated

Rescue group of the Aragonese federation; it publishes prevention advice and an accident protocol that includes calling 112.

ZaragozaFederated

Zaragoza club focused on caving that also takes part in other adventure activities.

ZaragozaFederated

Zaragoza mountain club with a caving section federated in Aragón.

HuescaFederated

Huesca club whose caving section (GIE) is listed among the Aragonese federation's clubs.

Federated

Asturian federation. It issues licences only through clubs and publishes accident protocols and request forms for exploring in Picos de Europa.

Corvera (Las Vegas)Federated

Corvera group affiliated to FESPA; its blog posts are mostly from 2019 and 2020.

OviedoFederated

Oviedo group affiliated to FESPA; its blog is still online but has no recent posts.

OnísFederated

Asturian club of cavers and canyoners affiliated to FESPA; its blog covers trips and activities.

Grupo de Espeleosocorro Balear

Federated

Group of about 50 volunteers set up under the Balearic federation; it supports professional teams and is part of the regional cave rescue protocol.

Federated

Majorcan society formed by merging veteran groups such as GNM and EST; it covers cave science, exploration, survey and conservation.

Independent

Basque cave rescue service run by the UEV; it keeps alert protocols, drills, courses and an annual rescue report.

DonostiaIndependent

Department of the Aranzadi science society devoted to the study of the underground world, active since the 1950s.

GaldamesFederated

Caving society from Galdames (Bizkaia), federated in Cantabria; it works with the UEV on cave clean-ups and rescue drills.

Federated

Canary Islands caving and canyoning federation, with member clubs on Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma and El Hierro.

Federated

Tenerife mountain club with caving activity, federated with the Canary Islands federation.

Federated

Gran Canaria sports club federated for caving and canyoning.

Federated

Cantabrian federation with about twenty clubs. It reports on cave-permit and exploration-zone applications and runs a cave rescue section.

Ramales de la VictoriaFederated

ESOCAN's training centre offering official sports-technician cycles in caving, canyoning and mountain guiding, plus rescuer courses.

Independent

Volunteer foundation formally set up in 2015 that has carried out cave rescues since 1995; member of the European Cave Rescue Association.

Federated

Cantabrian federation section training cavers in rescue; in Cantabria cave rescue is a regional-government duty, currently contracted to the Red Cross.

Ramales de la VictoriaFederated

Federated club from Ramales de la Victoria exploring the Mortillano system; its website keeps the surveyed length up to date.

MaliañoFederated

Cantabrian club whose blog posts its activities and explorations alongside general-interest caving articles.

Hermandad de Campoo de SusoFederated

Site of the interclub project on the Alto del Tejuelo system (San Roque de Río Miera), over 222 km long, with SECJA, SpeKUL and ACEM.

Cubas (Ribamontán al Monte)Federated

Mountain and caving club from Ribamontán al Monte with an activity blog that was very active in 2025.

Ramales de la VictoriaFederated

Ramales de la Victoria group whose blog documents its exploration work.

Castro UrdialesFederatedarchived copy

Federated group from Castro Urdiales; its domain no longer resolves.

SantanderFederatedarchived copy

Federated group from Santander; its domain no longer resolves.

Federatedarchived copy

Club federated in Cantabria; its former domain now serves content unrelated to caving.

Federated

Castilla y León federation grouping some 45 clubs across eight provinces; it runs technical and safety workshops.

Aranda de DueroFederated

Burgos mountain club with a caving section federated in Castilla y León.

Mijala (Villalba de Losa)Federated

Northern Burgos group; its blog has many posts from 2017 to 2019.

BurgosFederated

Burgos group founded in 1951 and tied to the provincial council; it studies the Ojo Guareña, Atapuerca and Valnera karst and publishes Cubía.

LeónFederated

Federated caving group from León with its own website.

BurgosFederated

Burgos group active since 1970; its site gathers Burgos cave descriptions, a cave register and explorations such as Pozo Azul.

Aranda de DueroFederated

Aranda de Duero group doing caving, canyoning and mountain sports; it runs a cave photography award.

AstorgaFederatedarchived copy

Federated group from Astorga (León); its domain no longer resolves.

ValladolidFederatedarchived copy

Federated Valladolid group; its domain no longer resolves.

Federated

Castilla-La Mancha caving and canyoning federation with seventeen clubs, its own school and cave rescue courses.

Federated

School of the Castilla-La Mancha federation; its page lists initiator and judge courses and teaching documents.

Federated

Cave rescue area of the Castilla-La Mancha federation; it runs rescue-technician and team-leader courses.

Azuqueca de HenaresFederated

Caving and canyoning club from Azuqueca de Henares (Guadalajara), the only club in its federation with a listed website.

Federated

Catalan federation with over fifty clubs; it keeps a cave catalogue, the espeleoCAT magazine, its own school and a rescue group.

Federated

Teaching body of the Catalan federation; it offers beginner courses, technical days and official sports-technician training with volunteer instructors.

Federated

Operational rescue group of the Catalan federation; it researches and trains in underground rescue and drills with Catalan firefighters and police.

BarcelonaFederated

Mountain club from Sant Andreu de Palomar founded in 1930, with an underground exploration group.

GranollersFederated

Granollers outdoor club with a caving research group.

BarcelonaFederated

Barcelona outdoor club federated for caving.

BarcelonaFederated

Federated Barcelona caving club; its website shows little recent activity.

BadalonaFederated

Badalona caving group with a very active news and activity website.

Federated

Galician federation founded in 1981; it built the Atlas of Galician caves and canyons and advises the regional emergency services.

Vigo

Vigo mountain club with a long caving tradition; it organised the 1954 expedition to Cova do Rei Cintolo.

Federated

La Rioja caving federation; it posts yearly insurance information, school courses and reports on traverses and meetings.

Federated

Madrid federation with about thirty clubs, several without a physical base; it runs a school and the GSFME rescue group.

Federated

Training area of the Madrid federation, in charge of federation caving courses in the Madrid region.

Federated

Madrid rescue group drawn from several clubs; it promotes prevention and asks callers to ring 112 and its own contacts after an accident.

MadridFederated

Madrid group taking part in the interclub LiDAR exploration team.

AlcobendasFederated

Blog describing the club's work exploring the Alto del Tejuelo system, plus traverses and canyon trips.

MóstolesFederated

Sports club created in 1996 to promote and practise caving.

VillalbaFederated

Madrid underground exploration club with an information site about the club and its activities.

AlcorcónFederated

Alcorcón caving group with an activity blog.

MadridFederated

Sports club founded in 1973 whose main aim is exploring and studying caves.

GetafeFederated

Getafe group whose blog shares reports, news, events and projects.

Federated

Madrid club without a physical base, federated in Madrid.

Federated

Murcian federation with over thirty clubs; it has the Murcian caving and canyoning school and a cave rescue group.

Federated

Murcian federation school; it approves courses taught by clubs, such as 40-hour beginner courses in small groups.

Federated

Cave rescue group of the Murcian federation.

LorcaFederatedarchived copy

Federated group from Lorca; its domain no longer resolves.

AlcantarillaFederated

Caving club from Alcantarilla federated in Murcia.

JumillaFederated

Jumilla sports club running beginner caving courses approved by the Murcian caving school.

MurciaFederated

Murcian mountain club doing caving, climbing, canyoning and other activities.

CartagenaFederated

Underground research group of the Cartagena outdoor centre, with a very active website.

Federated

Navarre federation; it runs beginner courses, exploration campaigns in Larra-Belagua with the Basque UEV, and the Navarre cave rescue group.

Federated

Navarre federation group that assists injured cavers; it has worked with the Navarre Emergency Agency under an agreement since 2008.

Federated

Navarre group whose blog covers shafts and caves in Aralar, Larra, Urbasa and Andía.

EstellaFederated

Estella-Lizarra group; nearly all posts on its activity and news blog date from 2015-2016.

PamplonaFederated

Pamplona caving group federated in Navarre, with an active activity blog.

Salinas de IbargoitiFederated

Federated Navarre caving group with its own activity website.

Pamplona

Pamplona group founded in 1974 and member of the Basque UEV; it spent years exploring the BU-56 shaft in the Larra karst.

Federated

Valencian federation; it runs the Valencian caving school, the Espeleosocors rescue group and the Alicante cave catalogue.

Federated

Valencian federation school passing on technical and scientific knowledge through beginner, advanced, biology and first-aid courses.

Federated

Rescue group of the Valencian federation; it publishes a yearly calendar and runs drills, such as the 2026 exercise at the Simba pothole (Argelita).

Castelló de la Plana

Castellón club that keeps a register of over 7,000 caves of Castellón province on a Jaume I University server and publishes the BERIG journal.