I've seen two examples of ropes left in caves near flowing
water becoming completely encased in calcite. The first was a rope I
had left hanging in a small waterfall in Spring Creek Cave. When
Bill Steele went back there about 20 years alter, the rope had a
calcite coating up to a qua
News just in from the British expedition to Sistema Huautla: The divers
are back on the surface after a week spent camping on the far side of the two
long sumps located at the bottom of the cave system. They found about 1.5
km of new passage and the Sump 9 dive ended up at approx 450m in at
texascavers Digest 21 Mar 2013 18:46:23 - Issue 1726
Topics (messages 21477 through 21490):
Re: NSS News
21477 by: Mimi Jasek
21484 by: Geary Schindel
Re: BOG proposal to end printed NSS News
21478 by: Louise Power
21480 by: Mark.Alman.L-3com.com
2148
Thanks for the update, Bill. A pretty hardcore dive. Too bad it didn't
turn up more dry borehole. And the new depth of Huautla ends the
weirdness of Cheve being #1 and Huautla #2 based on a difference of
only 9 meters in depth, when neither survey was likely to have been
that accurate. A de
The news comes via Facebook from about two hours ago. The exact quote,
posted by British caver Rich Hudson is: "Found about 1.5 km of new passage and
the sump 9 dive ended up at approx 450 m in at a depth of 80m. Sterling
effort by Jason on his last 3 hr dive."
Appears it was Jason Mallinso
There will be no project at Government Canyon SNA in the month of April. I
will be at the spring convention on the first weekend of the month, tending
the map salon and giving an update to the project as one of the
presentations. Hope to see everyone there.
The next trip will take place on the 2n
On Saturday, April 13, 2013, the Texas Cave Conservancy will host our 19th
Public Education tours to Avery Ranch Cave & Dies Ranch Treasure Cave. We
expect to have 500 to 600 visitors at each cave. The Dies Ranch Indian Shelter
Cave will also be
available.
If you can come out to t
I have no idea if this month old story below has been on this forum or
any others.
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/14/16962764-cave-full-of-weapons-discovered-by-california-deputies?lite
http://brightcove04.o.brightcove.com/13293232001/13293232001_1962605222001_8561B5365FE84D0B9F53EEE380B
What Mixon said!
But rather than complain and take measures which will decrease
membership even further I offer an all too simple solution to solve
it--and that lies in the Grottos. From where I sit I can see an NSS
membership that is growing old and Grotto activity mirrors that.
Traditionally, Gro
As usual, Gill, you have hit the nail squarely on the head, and voiced issues
of membership that I mentioned to Bill Putnam, NSS Director of Membership and
Fundraising I think.
When I started caving, joining the TSA and the NSS were two things that were
pretty much expected to really embrace t
I've seen two examples of ropes left in caves near flowing
water becoming completely encased in calcite. The first was a rope I
had left hanging in a small waterfall in Spring Creek Cave. When
Bill Steele went back there about 20 years alter, the rope had a
calcite coating up to a qua
News just in from the British expedition to Sistema Huautla: The divers
are back on the surface after a week spent camping on the far side of the two
long sumps located at the bottom of the cave system. They found about 1.5
km of new passage and the Sump 9 dive ended up at approx 450m in at
texascavers Digest 21 Mar 2013 18:46:23 - Issue 1726
Topics (messages 21477 through 21490):
Re: NSS News
21477 by: Mimi Jasek
21484 by: Geary Schindel
Re: BOG proposal to end printed NSS News
21478 by: Louise Power
21480 by: Mark.Alman.L-3com.com
2148
Thanks for the update, Bill. A pretty hardcore dive. Too bad it didn't
turn up more dry borehole. And the new depth of Huautla ends the
weirdness of Cheve being #1 and Huautla #2 based on a difference of
only 9 meters in depth, when neither survey was likely to have been
that accurate. A de
The news comes via Facebook from about two hours ago. The exact quote,
posted by British caver Rich Hudson is: "Found about 1.5 km of new passage and
the sump 9 dive ended up at approx 450 m in at a depth of 80m. Sterling
effort by Jason on his last 3 hr dive."
Appears it was Jason Mallinso
There will be no project at Government Canyon SNA in the month of April. I
will be at the spring convention on the first weekend of the month, tending
the map salon and giving an update to the project as one of the
presentations. Hope to see everyone there.
The next trip will take place on the 2n
On Saturday, April 13, 2013, the Texas Cave Conservancy will host our 19th
Public Education tours to Avery Ranch Cave & Dies Ranch Treasure Cave. We
expect to have 500 to 600 visitors at each cave. The Dies Ranch Indian Shelter
Cave will also be
available.
If you can come out to t
I have no idea if this month old story below has been on this forum or
any others.
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/14/16962764-cave-full-of-weapons-discovered-by-california-deputies?lite
http://brightcove04.o.brightcove.com/13293232001/13293232001_1962605222001_8561B5365FE84D0B9F53EEE380B
What Mixon said!
But rather than complain and take measures which will decrease
membership even further I offer an all too simple solution to solve
it--and that lies in the Grottos. From where I sit I can see an NSS
membership that is growing old and Grotto activity mirrors that.
Traditionally, Gro
As usual, Gill, you have hit the nail squarely on the head, and voiced issues
of membership that I mentioned to Bill Putnam, NSS Director of Membership and
Fundraising I think.
When I started caving, joining the TSA and the NSS were two things that were
pretty much expected to really embrace t
I've seen two examples of ropes left in caves near flowing
water becoming completely encased in calcite. The first was a rope I
had left hanging in a small waterfall in Spring Creek Cave. When
Bill Steele went back there about 20 years alter, the rope had a
calcite coating up to a qua
News just in from the British expedition to Sistema Huautla: The divers
are back on the surface after a week spent camping on the far side of the two
long sumps located at the bottom of the cave system. They found about 1.5
km of new passage and the Sump 9 dive ended up at approx 450m in at
texascavers Digest 21 Mar 2013 18:46:23 - Issue 1726
Topics (messages 21477 through 21490):
Re: NSS News
21477 by: Mimi Jasek
21484 by: Geary Schindel
Re: BOG proposal to end printed NSS News
21478 by: Louise Power
21480 by: Mark.Alman.L-3com.com
2148
Thanks for the update, Bill. A pretty hardcore dive. Too bad it didn't
turn up more dry borehole. And the new depth of Huautla ends the
weirdness of Cheve being #1 and Huautla #2 based on a difference of
only 9 meters in depth, when neither survey was likely to have been
that accurate. A de
The news comes via Facebook from about two hours ago. The exact quote,
posted by British caver Rich Hudson is: "Found about 1.5 km of new passage and
the sump 9 dive ended up at approx 450 m in at a depth of 80m. Sterling
effort by Jason on his last 3 hr dive."
Appears it was Jason Mallinso
There will be no project at Government Canyon SNA in the month of April. I
will be at the spring convention on the first weekend of the month, tending
the map salon and giving an update to the project as one of the
presentations. Hope to see everyone there.
The next trip will take place on the 2n
On Saturday, April 13, 2013, the Texas Cave Conservancy will host our 19th
Public Education tours to Avery Ranch Cave & Dies Ranch Treasure Cave. We
expect to have 500 to 600 visitors at each cave. The Dies Ranch Indian Shelter
Cave will also be
available.
If you can come out to t
I have no idea if this month old story below has been on this forum or
any others.
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/14/16962764-cave-full-of-weapons-discovered-by-california-deputies?lite
http://brightcove04.o.brightcove.com/13293232001/13293232001_1962605222001_8561B5365FE84D0B9F53EEE380B
What Mixon said!
But rather than complain and take measures which will decrease
membership even further I offer an all too simple solution to solve
it--and that lies in the Grottos. From where I sit I can see an NSS
membership that is growing old and Grotto activity mirrors that.
Traditionally, Gro
As usual, Gill, you have hit the nail squarely on the head, and voiced issues
of membership that I mentioned to Bill Putnam, NSS Director of Membership and
Fundraising I think.
When I started caving, joining the TSA and the NSS were two things that were
pretty much expected to really embrace t
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