Re: [Texascavers] Mystery Cave of the Month

[Jerry]

Narusawa Hyoketsu (Ice Cave), a 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. 
Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest."  



Jerry.
 

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From: David 
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Subject: [Texascavers] Mystery Cave of the Month




The link below is a photo of an alleged cave.


Who can be the first to tell us what country this cave is

in and the name of the cave and what kind of spleleology is 

going on here ?

http://assets.atlasobscura.com/media/W1siZiIsInVwbG9hZHMvcGxhY2VfaW1hZ2VzL2x5Z2U3M2J0a3M2ZGYxZjRjNjgzMTU3ZmNiZGVfSU1HXzUzMjAuSlBHIl0sWyJwIiwidGh1bWIiLCI5ODB4PiJdLFsicCIsImNvbnZlcnQiLCItcXVhbGl0eSA5MSAtYXV0by1vcmllbnQiXV0/IMG_5320.JPG


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Re: [Texascavers] Mystery Cave of the Month

[David]

I do know how to spell speleology.
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[Texascavers] Mystery Cave of the Month

[David]

The link below is a photo of an alleged cave.

Who can be the first to tell us what country this cave is
in and the name of the cave and what kind of spleleology is
going on here ?

http://assets.atlasobscura.com/media/W1siZiIsInVwbG9hZHMvcGxhY2VfaW1hZ2VzL2x5Z2U3M2J0a3M2ZGYxZjRjNjgzMTU3ZmNiZGVfSU1HXzUzMjAuSlBHIl0sWyJwIiwidGh1bWIiLCI5ODB4PiJdLFsicCIsImNvbnZlcnQiLCItcXVhbGl0eSA5MSAtYXV0by1vcmllbnQiXV0/IMG_5320.JPG
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[Texascavers] Looking for LIDAR cave data and photos

[gpassmore]

Hi All. For the TSA Spring convention,  I would like to prepare some virtual 
reality experiences with a cave LIDAR dataset of a smallish room.  Ideally, 
there would be photographs of the area or photometric data with the point cloud 
samples.  If someone has data they are willing to share, I will get it up and 
running on the Oculus and bring it to the TSA convention for everyone to enjoy. 
 The user will be able to walk around in the cave room.  If there data is more 
extensive, I can add in walkways for fun as well.  Please write me at 
g...@passmorelab.com you fit the bill. Credit, appreciation and lots public 
praise will go to you for help on this.  

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Re: [Texascavers] NSS News - Good vertical history this issue

[PRESTON FORSYTHE]

Bill Walden, KY, prepared an excellent exhibit on Charles Gibbs at the Nevada 
NSS convention. Hope you saw it. And, Charles Gibbs was there at Nevada, too. 
Hope you were able to meet Charles and Bill. Charles is still active and owns 
several notable caves in southeast KY and northeast TN. 
Hear Charles Gibbs speak as a Luminary at the NM convention. I have several 
Gibbs ascenders in my basement. Charles is the guy who invented the first major 
production metal ascender model! He and his wife are still around. Bill Stone 
set a world record rope climb using Gibbs, while I hang on the bottom of the 
rope for tension.
Preston Forsythe, KY   

On Wednesday, March 8, 2017 11:32 AM, Bennett Lee  
wrote:
 

  I just 
wanted to point out that this issue of the NSS News has two good articles about 
two cavers who had huge impacts on vertical caving: Charles Gibbs, who pretty 
much revolutionized vertical caving with his Gibbs ascender that became the 
foundation for the Rope Walker; and Richard Mitchell, who invented the Mitchell 
System.  I know most people just use a Frog, but if you’re doing anything 
vertical, you should really know about other systems.  These articles are a 
great background to these movers-and-shakers of vertical caving.    --Bennett 
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[Texascavers] NSS News - Good vertical history this issue

[Bennett Lee]

I just wanted to point out that this issue of the NSS News has two good 
articles about two cavers who had huge impacts on vertical caving: Charles 
Gibbs, who pretty much revolutionized vertical caving with his Gibbs ascender 
that became the foundation for the Rope Walker; and Richard Mitchell, who 
invented the Mitchell System.  I know most people just use a Frog, but if 
you're doing anything vertical, you should really know about other systems.  
These articles are a great background to these movers-and-shakers of vertical 
caving.

--Bennett
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[Texascavers] 2017 Spring Convention Pre Registration

[Amy Morton]

Hello caver friends! Pre-register for the 2017 Spring Convention! $20/person,  
$50 for a family and kids under 12 are free.  Click this link -

https://cavetexas.org/events/TSASC/tsasc2017/

Registration on site goes up to $25 so take advantage!

This convention is going to be great with a little something for everyone.  
There is plenty of beautiful flat grass camping and there are RV hookups.   
There is even a nice group lodge on the other side of the park for anyone who 
would like to split luxurious hotel like amenities for only $200/night (beds 9 
people).

The Hill Country State Natural Area has trails,  creeks,  caves and tons of 
nature.   We will be taking advantage of our surroundings by having in field 
workshops, including a GPS class, an in-cave rigging workshop,  beginner survey 
instruments class in a creek bed,  a sketching class in a cave and a drafting 
class given by the man,  Peter Sprouse (bring your laptop).   There will also 
be scientific and exploratory talks on going all day in the barn.

Come out and enjoy the Texas caving community at its finest! Join us on FB or 
stay tuned here for more details 
https://www.facebook.com/events/592497977615667/?ti=cl

Yours in karst,

Amy Morton
Vice President
Texas Speleological Association



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[Texascavers] Punkin rigging photos

[Bennett Lee]

Does anyone have photos of a rope rigged at the bolts to Punkin, preferably a 
closeup at or near the bolts to see the knot? I'm hoping to use it in a knot 
workshop this Monday.

--Bennett
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