Re: [Texascavers] Cave Temperature

Thank you. Glad to hear I'm not totally nuts. I had an excuse all set since I was drinking yesterday. I see you are right about the elevation. Temp should go down about 6.5 Deg C for 1,000 meters, but that equation goes down only 2 Deg C for 1,000 meters rise. That is a nice report that Debbi

Re: [Texascavers] Climbing device museum

Unfortunately Gary Storrick took down his Vertical Devices web pages some time ago. I got a message from him to that effect in 2010. Have you been to it recently? That said, many of the pages are still available from a web archive. For ascenders, see

Re: [Texascavers] Bustamante ...

I bet Precipicio is wide open for a visit. I wonder how many years it's been since anyone's been there? It's one of my favorite caves. Bill Steele speleoste...@aol.com Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 8, 2014, at 10:03 PM, Espeleo Coahuila via Texascavers > wrote: > > This is an apology for all

Re: [Texascavers] Bustamante ...

Ah, Precipicio, that was a favorite. Been several decades since we have been to the cave but we were in the valley a few years ago..Preston On Sunday, November 9, 2014 2:19 PM, Bill Steele via Texascavers wrote: I bet Precipicio is wide open for a visit. I wonder how many years it

Re: [Texascavers] Climbing device museum

Progress is being made on the NSS Archive and "Device" and Misc. Caving Items Museum. Folks have volunteered for the positions. Believe will be part of the new library. Work should restart on the library this winter-early spring and the NSS will need volunteers. Shari and I plan to attend a lot

[Texascavers] Webinar - Living With Karst: The Benefits and Challenges of Living in a Cavernous Environment - Wed, November 18 at 8 pm CST

Living With Karst: The Benefits and Challenges of Living in a Cavernous Environment Join us for a webinar on Nov 18, 2014 at 8:00 PM CST. Register now! https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1735895026404893186 Do you live in karst? About 25% of the US and the planet's land surface is karst. K

[Texascavers] a 4x4 RV for cavers

Here is an interesting looking vehicle at that seems to have a nice price. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-E-Series-Van-dually-2001-ford-e-350-4-x-4-box-van-/321578457577?forcerrptr=true&hash=item4adf91d9e9&item=321578457577&pt=US_Cars_Trucks While that vehicle is certainly way too big to drive into