I left out the part that I was renting a room in Wild Bill Rupley's
townhome in west Houston. I am sure he regrets that. Wild Bill was still
working in his grandfather's fur-coat business ( yes, In Houston if you can
fathom that ) That is his story to tell. It is my theory, that he helped
It must have been a very fuzzy memory because 1989 was 28 years ago.
Mike Harris
On Dec 24, 2017 5:26 PM, "Mark Minton via Texascavers" <
texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote:
> Rolf Adams was a fantastic caver and all around really nice guy. I had the
> pleasure of caving with him several times,
Rolf Adams was a fantastic caver and all around really nice guy. I had the
pleasure of caving with him several times, including at Cueva Cheve in 1989.
There is a photo of Rolf, Noel Sloan and me on the cover of the NSS history
book "Caving in America". We were supposed to represent "modern"
A personal story from David Locklear from December of 1989.
( a very fuzzy memory from 18 years ago)
I have ever told this whole story - at least not in detail - just in parts.
Background: Australian caver Rolf Adams ( who would later drown in
Florida scuba training for a caving expedition )
My vote for an water proof case is the Pelican box, fortunately Harbor
Freight has the Apache brand for about 1/3rd the cost. The small one
starting at $15. They seem to be well constructed and made of a good grade
plastic, a good rubber seal and a vent valve. They even have the pluck foam
insert.