[Texascavers] Cavers wanted to rappel the One American Center in downtown Austin
I hope the subject got your attention. ;-) Some of you may know me as the NCRC Southeast Regional Coordinator, or the Editor of the Vertical Section's Nylon Highway, or as a CaveChat Moderator, but I'm reaching out to the Texas caving community today wearing another hat, as the Southeast Regional Tech Manager for Over the Edge. Over the Edge is a special events company that provides events for non-profit organizations in North America. Participants are invited to raise pledges in exchange for the experience of rappelling over the edge of a local TALL building. OTE is recruiting Ropes Volunteers for an event in Austin, TX on June 25, 2011 This is a great event with proceeds going to Make-A-Wish Foundation of South and Central Texas. Below is the blurb right off of OTE's website. Bottom line...for a day and a half of volunteering you get to rappel the 32 stories of One American Center in downtown Austin for free! Caver and NCRC Instructor, Glenn Segrest will be the Level 3 rope access technician in charge of this event, so you would be working under him. This is a GREAT time and very rewarding. So much so, that many other cavers that you may know now work for OTE. (Nina and Jeff Martin of IMO, Rebecca Segrest; NCRC Instructors, Bill Putnam; SCCi and NSS BOG member, along with others) To sign up as a Ropes Volunteer go to: http://www.overtheedgeusa.com/default.asp?mn=1.432.473 To learn more about Over the Edge for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central & South Texas go to: http://www.austinovertheedge.com/ Feel free to repost this and pass it on to anyone that you think would like to help. - Ropes Volunteers Volunteering… Building Better Communities WE NEED YOU, SIGN UP TODAY! This event simply cannot exist without the gracious support of community minded individuals like you. Our non-profit partners throughout North America rely on the time, commitment and efforts of local volunteers. Our volunteers are strong communicators with a passion for helping others and are utilized in a support capacity to assist our industrial rope specialists. You play a vital role in ensuring that a professional, seamless, safe event happens. We are grateful for your consideration and respect your time constraints ensuring that we schedule only what is necessary. The time commitment we request is: 30-45 min webinar 14-21 days in advance (sign in to follow) 2-3 hrs staff training on equipment usage, and industrial safety practice and procedures usually the day before the event 6-12 hrs of time on Event Day What you get out of it: A great experience of helping completely terrified people go over the edge! A great sense of community and pride knowing that you made a difference A big thank you from our local non-profit partner! A nifty shirt, lunch and all the event day fixings! An exclusive rappelling experience that very few have ever done! Be safe, Tim White <>< NSS 26949 RE FE Editor, Nylon Highway - Southeast Region Coordinator- National Cave Rescue Commission, NSS - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Cavers wanted to rappel the One American Center in downtown Austin
I hope the subject got your attention. ;-) Some of you may know me as the NCRC Southeast Regional Coordinator, or the Editor of the Vertical Section's Nylon Highway, or as a CaveChat Moderator, but I'm reaching out to the Texas caving community today wearing another hat, as the Southeast Regional Tech Manager for Over the Edge. Over the Edge is a special events company that provides events for non-profit organizations in North America. Participants are invited to raise pledges in exchange for the experience of rappelling over the edge of a local TALL building. OTE is recruiting Ropes Volunteers for an event in Austin, TX on June 25, 2011 This is a great event with proceeds going to Make-A-Wish Foundation of South and Central Texas. Below is the blurb right off of OTE's website. Bottom line...for a day and a half of volunteering you get to rappel the 32 stories of One American Center in downtown Austin for free! Caver and NCRC Instructor, Glenn Segrest will be the Level 3 rope access technician in charge of this event, so you would be working under him. This is a GREAT time and very rewarding. So much so, that many other cavers that you may know now work for OTE. (Nina and Jeff Martin of IMO, Rebecca Segrest; NCRC Instructors, Bill Putnam; SCCi and NSS BOG member, along with others) To sign up as a Ropes Volunteer go to: http://www.overtheedgeusa.com/default.asp?mn=1.432.473 To learn more about Over the Edge for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central & South Texas go to: http://www.austinovertheedge.com/ Feel free to repost this and pass it on to anyone that you think would like to help. - Ropes Volunteers Volunteering… Building Better Communities WE NEED YOU, SIGN UP TODAY! This event simply cannot exist without the gracious support of community minded individuals like you. Our non-profit partners throughout North America rely on the time, commitment and efforts of local volunteers. Our volunteers are strong communicators with a passion for helping others and are utilized in a support capacity to assist our industrial rope specialists. You play a vital role in ensuring that a professional, seamless, safe event happens. We are grateful for your consideration and respect your time constraints ensuring that we schedule only what is necessary. The time commitment we request is: 30-45 min webinar 14-21 days in advance (sign in to follow) 2-3 hrs staff training on equipment usage, and industrial safety practice and procedures usually the day before the event 6-12 hrs of time on Event Day What you get out of it: A great experience of helping completely terrified people go over the edge! A great sense of community and pride knowing that you made a difference A big thank you from our local non-profit partner! A nifty shirt, lunch and all the event day fixings! An exclusive rappelling experience that very few have ever done! Be safe, Tim White <>< NSS 26949 RE FE Editor, Nylon Highway - Southeast Region Coordinator- National Cave Rescue Commission, NSS - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Cavers wanted to rappel the One American Center in downtown Austin
I hope the subject got your attention. ;-) Some of you may know me as the NCRC Southeast Regional Coordinator, or the Editor of the Vertical Section's Nylon Highway, or as a CaveChat Moderator, but I'm reaching out to the Texas caving community today wearing another hat, as the Southeast Regional Tech Manager for Over the Edge. Over the Edge is a special events company that provides events for non-profit organizations in North America. Participants are invited to raise pledges in exchange for the experience of rappelling over the edge of a local TALL building. OTE is recruiting Ropes Volunteers for an event in Austin, TX on June 25, 2011 This is a great event with proceeds going to Make-A-Wish Foundation of South and Central Texas. Below is the blurb right off of OTE's website. Bottom line...for a day and a half of volunteering you get to rappel the 32 stories of One American Center in downtown Austin for free! Caver and NCRC Instructor, Glenn Segrest will be the Level 3 rope access technician in charge of this event, so you would be working under him. This is a GREAT time and very rewarding. So much so, that many other cavers that you may know now work for OTE. (Nina and Jeff Martin of IMO, Rebecca Segrest; NCRC Instructors, Bill Putnam; SCCi and NSS BOG member, along with others) To sign up as a Ropes Volunteer go to: http://www.overtheedgeusa.com/default.asp?mn=1.432.473 To learn more about Over the Edge for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central & South Texas go to: http://www.austinovertheedge.com/ Feel free to repost this and pass it on to anyone that you think would like to help. - Ropes Volunteers Volunteering… Building Better Communities WE NEED YOU, SIGN UP TODAY! This event simply cannot exist without the gracious support of community minded individuals like you. Our non-profit partners throughout North America rely on the time, commitment and efforts of local volunteers. Our volunteers are strong communicators with a passion for helping others and are utilized in a support capacity to assist our industrial rope specialists. You play a vital role in ensuring that a professional, seamless, safe event happens. We are grateful for your consideration and respect your time constraints ensuring that we schedule only what is necessary. The time commitment we request is: 30-45 min webinar 14-21 days in advance (sign in to follow) 2-3 hrs staff training on equipment usage, and industrial safety practice and procedures usually the day before the event 6-12 hrs of time on Event Day What you get out of it: A great experience of helping completely terrified people go over the edge! A great sense of community and pride knowing that you made a difference A big thank you from our local non-profit partner! A nifty shirt, lunch and all the event day fixings! An exclusive rappelling experience that very few have ever done! Be safe, Tim White <>< NSS 26949 RE FE Editor, Nylon Highway - Southeast Region Coordinator- National Cave Rescue Commission, NSS - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Be a Kong! Climb 1000 ft! at the TAG Fall Cave-In
Kong Climb! Can You Climb 1,000 Vertical Feet of Rope? Complete 1,000 vertical feet of rope in 30 minutes* -- claim a Kong Climb limited edition T-shirt. Climb the fastest 1,000 ft of the event -- claim a King Kong T-shirt and Bragging Rights. $12 entry fee. Climb times scheduled every 45 minutes on Friday and Saturday of the TAG Fall Cave-In, October 9 & 10. Sign up in advance to make sure you get a shot at the King Kong prize. Pay your fee on-site. You may sign up to climb on-site provided vacant slots are available -- or -- in case of climber no show, step up and climb. (See below.) You must be checked in and ready to climb 15 minutes before your scheduled time or your slot will be given to someone else. You may bring your own belayer or use ours (belaying rack provided). Any climbing system may compete. Will climb rain or shine – but not thunder or lightening (will reschedule climbs if able). Contact Patty Springer -- pitpa...@att.net -- to sign up and for more information. *The spirit of this event is to give everyone who can the opportunity to earn a Kong Climb T-shirt by completing their 1,000 foot climb. In that spirit, the organizers may allow some climbers to continue past the 30 minute mark if it appears that they will complete the 1,000 feet (with consideration of time needed to reset so that the next climber is not delayed in starting). Be safe, Tim White <>< NSS 26949 RE FE Editor, Nylon Highway - Southeast Region Coordinator- National Cave Rescue Commission, NSS - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] NCRC Level 3 capacity
A quick heads-up if you are thinking about taking NCRC Level 3 in AL, registrations are pouring in fast. Remember that Level 3 enrollment may be limited � CONTACT THE REGISTRAR TO ENSURE SPACE IS AVAILABLE BEFORE YOU REGISTER. http://www.caves.org/io/ncrc/2008Seminar/contacts2008.htm -- Be safe, Tim White <>< NSS 26949 RE FE Editor, Nylon Highway - Southeast Region Coordinator- National Cave Rescue Commission, NSS Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Cave rescue training in AL
Please pass this announcement on to your grotto members and grotto newsletter. The National Cave Rescue Commission presents: A Cave Rescue Operations and Management Seminar May 3 � 10, 2008 at Camp Skyline Mentone, Alabama This seminar consists of extensive classroom and fieldwork in all phases of cave rescue including underground environment, vertical rescue, hauling systems, extrication techniques, medical management, communication systems, and the organization and management of cave rescue operations. Basic and advanced course material is presented for students who typically include cavers, emergency services personnel, and emergency managers. The seminar provides approximately 100 hours of instruction over eight days. Its classes are physically strenuous and participants must be in good physical health. Students should be prepared to work in difficult situations, both above and below ground. Register now and register early, as class sizes may be limited. For a brochure, registration form and contact information see the training link at: http://ncrc.info or a direct download: http://www.caves.org/io/ncrc/2008Seminar/NCRCBrochure2008.pdf For more information contact Jane Morgan, Registrar 2008regis...@ncrc.info or Steve Hudson, Site Coordinator 2008semi...@ncrc.info Be safe, Tim White <>< NSS 26949 RE FE Editor, Nylon Highway - Southeastern Region Coordinator- National Cave Rescue Commission, NSS Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Grant available for 2008 NCRC Seminar
The NCRC will award two $200 dollar scholarships to help students attend the NCRC national weeklong seminar in Mentone, AL May 3-10, 2008. To be considered please send a caving resume, 3 letters of support from NSS members, and a cover letter describing your financial need and how your cave rescue training would benefit the caving community in your region. Submit your information to Roger Mortimer, 1455 N. Echo Avenue, Fresno, CA 93728. All materials may be submitted electronically to ncrc-scholars...@sbcglobal.net. All materials must arrive by March 1, 2008 to be considered. -- Be safe, Tim White <>< NSS 26949 RE FE Editor, Nylon Highway - Southeast Region Coordinator- National Cave Rescue Commission, NSS Be safe, Tim White <>< NSS 26949 RE FE Editor, Nylon Highway - Southeast Region Coordinator- National Cave Rescue Commission, NSS Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
