[Texascavers] Re: some cavers in Puerto Rico

2011-01-05 Thread David
http://www.cuevaspr.org/fepur.html You may have to scroll down to see their e-mail addresses. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-

[Texascavers] Re: Irix headlamp review

2011-01-05 Thread David
My plan tonight was to write a nice review of my latest headlamp, but I got distracted. On Dec. 20th, I posted an article about the new Irix headlamp. This is the follow-up to that. The first thing that becomes obvious is the high price is partly for the fancy packaging which you will need to d

[Texascavers] Re: Vietnam Cave

2011-01-05 Thread David
I feel an need to post a response to Mary's posting: If I came across opinionated or cocky in my response to the article, that was not the intention. Armchair caving is not the culprit, but living for years away from caves can have detrimental mental effects to a person who loves caves. I call

[Texascavers] Re: Issues related to joining NSS

2011-01-05 Thread David
Certainly somebody has already written an article somewhere concerning the pros and cons of joining the NSS and the benefits of joining. Below are just some opinions: New cavers or cavers that are not very active, and who don't live in karst areas with active organized caving going on, are not

[Texascavers] NCRC Level I Cave Rescue call in Colorado Bend State Park in February

2011-01-05 Thread Geary Schindel
Folks, I saw there is a Level I Cave Rescue Operations and Management Seminar that will be held from February 5 to 13, 2011 at Colorado Bend State Park, Bend, Texas. The NCRC courses are outstanding and also an excellent value. Contact DJ Walker for more information at 512 751-6010 Geary

[Texascavers] Seeking correspondence with active caver, non NSS member

2011-01-05 Thread Herman Miller
Hello all, I am seeking to establish email correspondence with those whom are active in our community though whom have never thought of joining the National Speleological Society (NSS). This is in support of a project I currently have running and I would like to gather additional viewpoints as I

[PBSS] Fw: [Texascavers] TSA 2011 Winter Business Meeting, Sunday, January 23rd

2011-01-05 Thread J. LaRue Thomas
Etc. etc. The point is, before I ask for the Amazing Maze key for that weekend, is anyone plannng to attend the TSA Winter meeting? It seems that is the best weekend for A.M. but we don't want to lose trip people to Austin. Jacqui - Original Message - From: mark.al...@l-3com.com To: Te

Re: [Texascavers] Vietnam Cave

2011-01-05 Thread Rod Goke
Some of us armchair cavers are waiting for the day when we can fly through the cave on that 747 they claim will fit inside the passage. ;-) -Original Message- >From: Mary Thiesse >Sent: Jan 5, 2011 10:18 AM >To: David , TexasCavers >Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Vietnam Cave > >>I do

texascavers Digest 5 Jan 2011 19:35:08 -0000 Issue 1220

2011-01-05 Thread texascavers-digest-help
texascavers Digest 5 Jan 2011 19:35:08 - Issue 1220 Topics (messages 16803 through 16808): Re: Vietnam Cave 16803 by: David 16804 by: Mary Thiesse 16807 by: Gill Edigar Cavers in Puerto Rico? 16805 by: John P Brooks Cave accident in Tamasopo area, San Luis P

[Texascavers] TSA 2011 Winter Business Meeting, Sunday, January 23rd

2011-01-05 Thread Mark . Alman
(A "heads up": If you find all of this "Official" stuff boring, please stop reading and delete now! Otherwise, read this missive in its entirety and you'll see a special reward for any and all who attend!) Happy New Year, y'all! We will be having our first exciting a

Re: [Texascavers] Vietnam Cave

2011-01-05 Thread Gill Edigar
The cave is kick ass but appears to be moderately easy to traverse--no supercavers required. The NG article is totally lame--something I've gotten so used to I seldom read them anymore--just look at the pictures and other graphics. --Ediger On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 10:18 AM, Mary Thiesse wrote: >>>

[Texascavers] Cave accident in Tamasopo area, San Luis Potosi Mex.

2011-01-05 Thread sherppa
An elderly woman 85 years old, fell into a 45+ ft deep pit and was miraculously unharmed, after spending nearly 16 hours inside. The cave is in Tamasopo area. The name of the octogenarian is Mary Lucas Rodríguez Moreno, who is known for the 22 residents of the small population as Luca, "and who

[Texascavers] Cavers in Puerto Rico?

2011-01-05 Thread John P Brooks
Does anyone have any caver contacts in Puerto Rico? I will be down there in a few weeks...and think it would be fun to going caving for a day or two. Please respond OFF LIST.

Re: [Texascavers] Vietnam Cave

2011-01-05 Thread Mary Thiesse
>I don't know how many caver's feel they have ever "conquered" a cave, but this cave doesn't look all that complicated to conquer. Let me guess David 1. Armchair caving has made you a bit overly cocky? 2. You are trying to piss off those individuals that do expedition caving? 3. 2011 is alr

Re: [Texascavers] Vietnam Cave

2011-01-05 Thread David
I only flipped thru the article in about 10 seconds, but it looked like the author of the article tried to hype up the exploration a little. Above the photo of the caver bolt climbing, it reads in large letters something to the effect that if just one bolt breaks the caver falls to his death. I d