So, how come nobody's giving us the details of the most important event of
the rescue--where the rescuers dropped the victim? That needs to be
discussed and analysed at length and in public so that similar things can be
avoided in the future. Right now there's nothing but rumors about it--some
of
Greetings, All
The regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the Permian Basin Speleological
Society will be on Tuesday December 8th, at 7:00 pm, in the back
room at Murray's Deli which is located at 3211 West Wadley in Midland.
Topics of discussion, etc: Election of Officers, Christmas Party, 5
Welcome back to TX, Shelly!
We'll see what we can do.
Anyone in the SA area interested in helping Shelly out?
Please contact her, if interested.
Thanks,
Mark
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From: Shelly Arreguin cavin...@gmail.com
To: chair...@cavetexas.org
I Just had a good chuckle over an article in the Dec 2009 NSS
news on Inter-caver breakups. Best piece of advice was not to let the EX push
you out of territory. Go in that cave again and don’t be afraid to revisit an
area you formerly caved together. This includes grotto meetings. I think this
FYI, in case you want to google a map.
Cheers,
Denise
From: str...@childinc.org
To: pepabe...@hotmail.com
We have never used an address because the ranch is spread out and straddles a
county line. But several years ago the ambulance drivers and the UPS delivery
folks got
texascavers Digest 4 Dec 2009 23:23:24 - Issue 904
Topics (messages 12810 through 12818):
book review: Cave Paintings
12810 by: Mixon Bill
Re: Nutty Putty Cave
12811 by: JerryAtkin.aol.com
12812 by: Gill Edigar
PBSS December meeting
12813 by: J. LaRue
Nutty Putty cave sealed with concrete
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By Jason Bergreen
The Salt Lake Tribune_ (mailto:jbergr...@sltrib.com?subject=Salt Lake
Tribune: Nutty Putty cave sealed with concrete)
Updated: 12/04/2009 12:09:24 AM MST
The mouth of Nutty Putty Cave was sealed with concrete Thursday, turning
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 8:08 AM, Scott McCrea sc...@swaygogear.com wrote:
Andy Armstrong answers your quesiton here:
http://forums.caves.org/viewtopic.php?p=79297#p79297
...and Geary Schindel wrote:
What is reported in the popular press is rarely correct in these
incidents and Andy does a
I have heard third hand (from the friend of a friend of one
of the rescuers) that it was not a bolt that pulled out as I had
previously stated (based on my reading of the news reports), but
rather a natural anchor that failed. The rock apparently broke at
some sort of intermediate
And what better way to cover up physical evidence of what actually happened than to permanently close the cave and to destroy its entrance?The one thing that government agencies and most other bureaucracies tend to fear the most is public embarrassment about something they did wrong, either
Below is a trip report from a member of the caving group.
Note that after an hour of just 2 people trying to help the victim,
all but one decided to return to the surface to sing church hymns,
( I presume Mormon hymns. ), while they waited for rescuers
to show up.
Also, note that only two cavers
Here is a photo of the entrance before it was sealed:
http://www.deseretnews.com/photos/2183828.jpg
The authorities claim the concrete can be removed someday if the need
were to arise.
One news source claimed the rescue cost $ 40,000
and that further attempts would have escalated the
cost.
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