Saturday, November 19 at 9am will be a workday at TCMA's Rolling Oaks Cave Preserve.
For those who haven't been to Rolling Oaks Cave Preserve, it's about 5 acres in west San Antonio off Potranco Road. It has 4 caves on it: Niche Cave, Chimney Cricket Cave, Obvious Cave, and World Newt Cave. The property is a little overgrown with lots of underbrush, dead branches, etc., so this workday is going to focus on surface cleanup. As a reward for those who help, I'm going to host vertical practice in the caves! The caves at Rolling Oaks are not large-in fact, they are quite tight. However, this is an excellent opportunity to practice your vertical technique in a confined cave space where experienced vertical cavers can see and assist you. That assistance not always available. For example, O-9 Well (another TCMA managed cave, but not part of Rolling Oaks) has a 180+ foot entrance drop, and right about the middle of the drop is a restriction so tight that it's nearly impossible to do a proper Frog squat or even squeeze your chest through, particularly if you're wearing a Rope Walker chest roller. And with nearly 100 feet above and below you, you're too far away to communicate clearly with anyone if you have problems. I know there a lot of Bexar Grotto members with shiny vertical gear that's only been used on treadmills in trees. Here is your opportunity to practice safely in an actual cave with people to assist you before you get into a difficult solo situation. So come out to Rolling Oaks, help support the TCMA with some minor property maintenance, and then get your shiny vert gear all muddy. :-) But to be clear, anyone who wants to do vertical, you have to help with the cleanup! So get there promptly at 9am. What to bring: * Work gloves * Shears, pruners, loppers, etc. * Rakes * Gas-powered trimmers/Weedeaters * Vertical gear! When: 9am, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016 Where: Rolling Oaks Cave Preserve 224 Laurel Ridge Ln San Antonio, TX 78253 For more information, questions, etc., contact Bennett Lee at benn...@bennettlee.com<mailto:benn...@bennettlee.com> or 210-393-3806. --Bennett
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