Strengthen Our Community

Welcome to Lerakuty Cave, a place where exploration and preparedness meet purposeful community. Whether you’re a seasoned cave trekker, aspiring survivalist, or weekend hiker with a growing curiosity for the outdoors, this space is for you. Our community is rooted not only in terrain but in trust — built on shared experience, mutual respect, and the quiet strength that comes from learning together.

Founded by Trevana Dornhaven in Fairport, New York, Lerakuty Cave exists to help people understand nature’s cave systems, navigate safely, and cultivate skills that endure beyond the trailhead. From surface readings to subterranean routes, gear guidance to critical thinking under pressure — our purpose stretches as wide as the horizon and as deep as the cavefloor.

Our Purpose and Path Forward

Lerakuty Cave is more than an information hub. It’s a platform where careful minds and capable spirits connect. These community guidelines underscore our vision: to build a safe, steady culture that values clarity, integrity, learning, and mutual encouragement. We don’t gather here to compete — we gather to improve, support, and listen.

Whether you’re contributing insight about equipment reliability or asking your first question on cave formations, you’re part of a shared mission: to stay anchored in wisdom, cautious curiosity, and mutual advancement. This page offers the framework that allows that mission to thrive, online and offline.

Our Rooted Values

Great coalitions — like great expeditions — rest on deliberate footing. At Lerakuty Cave, we hold to the following values that guide everything from how we post to how we prepare:

Capability: Expertise is welcome, but so are genuine effort and honest learning. Everyone at every level brings value when they show up with care and accountability.
Calm: Responses grounded in measured thought are at the heart of this community. We aim high in skill, low in ego.
Trust: We share fact-checked information and clear experience. When offering advice, clarity matters more than flair. When citing others, include links when possible, and always explain reliability.
Growth: Everyone here was new once. Approach questions with encouragement and corrections with respect.

We learn best by engaging openly and honestly — not by assuming superiority or shutting down discussion. Every trail of thought deserves footing.

Intention in Interaction

This isn’t a space for noise — it’s a place for clarity. When participating, we ask all community members to:

Stay topic-focused. Engage with what’s being asked, not tangents.
Break advice down. Simple, well-structured information benefits everyone, especially beginners.
Speak from experience or cite a reliable source. If you’re unsure, state so transparently.
Respect difference. Not all solutions work in all terrains — and that’s okay. We welcome context and contrast, not conflict.
Model thoughtful tone. Even debates should sound like problem-solving, not one-upmanship.

Think of this forum as your gear tunnel before a guided trek: organized, necessary, and reliable enough for even the tensest day. Every post should add light — not noise — to the subject at hand.

Creating a Safer Space

The outdoors comes with enough real-world risk. There’s no place for added harm in our community. We do not permit:

Personal attacks or shaming — hierarchies have no place here.
Harassment, hate speech, or discrimination in any form.
Off-topic promotions, spamming, or misinformation.
Advice that is unsafe, unsupported, or misleading — especially survival or navigation claims made without context.

If your post is removed or moderated, it’s not a personal critique. It’s part of preserving our foundation: focused, factual, and safe. Repeat violations may result in removal from our platform. Our priority is the collective — and everyone’s journey deserves safe passage.

We rely on our community to help uphold these standards. If you observe concerning content or behavior, please let us know by contacting [email protected]. Every responsible report contributes to a stronger space.

Think Before You Share

When publishing content to our platform — be it a tip, observation, image, or article — ask yourself:

Could this genuinely help someone on their path?
Is it based on first-hand insight or supported knowledge?
Am I respecting intellectual ownership and giving proper credit?

If sharing something originally published elsewhere, always credit the original creator. If you’re building from your own experience, clarity matters. What tools did you use? What context made this tip useful? What environment were you in?

Creativity is essential. But clarity is safety — and here, both matter equally. Sharing is stronger with structure.

Privacy and Personal Boundaries

We care deeply about the safety of our readers and contributors. Do not post personal sensitive information (e.g., addresses, identification, real-time locations) in any group or comment thread. Similarly, never share someone else’s image or story without their consent.

Review our Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, and Terms of Service for a comprehensive explanation of how Lerakuty Cave collects, handles, and protects information. These policies are upheld with the same seriousness that we apply to route-mapping and emergency prep — calm, informed, and secure.

Growth Through Constructive Exchange

We believe in practical improvement — not theoretical posturing. That means speculation is welcome when clearly labeled, and correction is appreciated when expressed with respect. Bridge the gap. Fork the way. Discuss alternative tools, approaches, and perspectives. This is how this cave of ideas deepens and widens.

If you’d like to share your knowledge more formally, publish a guide, or collaborate on content that strengthens others, let us know. When one member sharpens a skill, the entire group benefits from the increased clarity. All insights — from troubleshooting compasses to packing winter-ready bivy kits — are welcome if expressed with precision and accountability.

About Our Founder

Trevana Dornhaven founded Lerakuty Cave with a lifelong belief: when people are encouraged to prepare well, ask questions without fear, and collaborate with humility, they become dynamic stewards of the land and one another. Her background in terrain analysis and expedition safety shaped the culture you see here today — one of competence without condescension, of courage honed by knowledge.

The journey isn’t just downward, into cavern or canyon — it’s also forward, into deeper capability. Trevana believed connection makes every step more certain. That belief guides every article we publish and every guideline we uphold.

Getting Help and Staying Sharp

Need help with site navigation, content submission, or technical questions? Our support team would be glad to assist you. Reach out to us by phone at +1 585-354-0746 or email [email protected]. Our lines are open Monday to Friday, 9 AM–5 PM EST.

We’re based at 3540 Walt Nuzum Farm Road, Fairport, New York 14450 — a physical reminder of our outlook: grounded and growing. Whether you contact us for troubleshooting, policy clarification, or collaboration ideas, you’re helping make this community wiser with every exchange.

Final Notes

Our goal is not perfection — it’s progress. At Lerakuty Cave, every new voice, question, or measured correction strengthens our terrain map. These guidelines are not constraints — they’re the lining that reinforces our shared journey underground and beyond.

Thank you for being part of this community — where calm minds, capable hands, and connected paths shape something resilient and real. We’re better because you’re here. And we’re stronger because you care.