Re: [Texascavers] [SWR CAVERS] A couple of January 2018 cave articles of interest

2018-02-09 Thread George Veni
The trapped cavers spent a couple of days or so underground and got out safely with no injuries. George Sent from my phone George Veni, PhD President, International Union of Speleology and Executive Director National Cave and Karst Research Institute 400-1 Cascades Avenue

Re: [Texascavers] John Pint in the news

2018-02-09 Thread PRESTON FORSYTHE
That was an excellent story that only DL could find. Preston in KY On Thursday, February 8, 2018 9:04 PM, David wrote: That is a name I had not heard in many years https://mexiconewsdaily.com/mexicolife/the-magic-circle-of-western-mexico/ D.L.

Re: [Texascavers] A couple of January 2018 cave articles of interest

2018-02-09 Thread PRESTON FORSYTHE
The rescue article says Holloch is German for "Hell Hole." Good luck to the trapped cavers and we hope the water level goes down quickly. Preston in KY. On Thursday, February 8, 2018 11:39 PM, Lee H. Skinner wrote: Here are a couple of interesting cave articles I came upon while brows

Re: [Texascavers] [SWR CAVERS] A couple of January 2018 cave articles of interest

2018-02-09 Thread PRESTON FORSYTHE
Great news. Preston-WKSS On Friday, February 9, 2018 5:57 AM, George Veni wrote: #yiv8030282013 #yiv8030282013 -- .yiv8030282013EmailQuote {margin-left:1pt;padding-left:4pt;border-left:#80 2px solid;}#yiv8030282013 The trapped cavers spent a couple of days or so underground and got

[Texascavers] New Cave in Brushy Creek area?

2018-02-09 Thread Heather Tucek
https://kxan.com/2018/02/08/20-foot-deep-sinkhole-opens-in-williamson-county/ Has anyone seen this yet? Apparently someone has already been down there breaking formations: " Cambrian Environmental Services sent two scientists repelling into the cave to help map it out. A growing crowd of neighbors

Re: [Texascavers] New Cave in Brushy Creek area?

2018-02-09 Thread Geary Schindel
Interesting story, I saw that Kimble White works for Cambrain Environmental Services so he is working with the utility. Having worked a lot of sinkhole collapse issues up in Tennessee and Kentucky, it would seem that the utilities ran over a cave entrance which was not stabilized. Movement of

Re: [Texascavers] irrelevant things

2018-02-09 Thread David
The link below is my retirement announcment Please hit delete button now https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/Untitled-6CaPmsEVt5QxjbMjPCxyW D.L. ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-ar

Re: [Texascavers] John Pint in the news

2018-02-09 Thread Nancy
> > So pleased to catch up w john and Suzy pint again Nancy___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texa

[Texascavers] DARPA Subterranean Challenge

2018-02-09 Thread Robert Tait
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP6wTWiokVY If this was posted, I missed it. Two million dollar prize for autonomous mapping of (among other things) Caves. - Tait (in cold and frosty upstate NY) ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Tex

Re: [Texascavers] New Cave in Brushy Creek area?

2018-02-09 Thread Justin Shaw
Not only are they taking speleothems out of the cave, they’re handing them out as souvenirs. > On Feb 9, 2018, at 08:21, Heather Tucek wrote: > > https://kxan.com/2018/02/08/20-foot-deep-sinkhole-opens-in-williamson-county/ > > Has anyone seen this yet? Apparently someone has already been do

Re: [Texascavers] New Cave in Brushy Creek area?

2018-02-09 Thread grubbsi
Thats Kimble White's crew From: "Justin Shaw" To: "texascavers" Sent: Friday, February 9, 2018 3:10:43 PM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] New Cave in Brushy Creek area? Not only are they taking speleothems out of the cave, they’re handing them out as souvenirs. On Feb 9, 2018, at 08:21, H

Re: [Texascavers] New Cave in Brushy Creek area?

2018-02-09 Thread Galen Falgout
Yes let’s just go in and give all the neighbors stalactites and formations. Relly On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 3:39 PM wrote: > Thats Kimble White's crew > > -- > *From: *"Justin Shaw" > *To: *"texascavers" > *Sent: *Friday, February 9, 2018 3:10:43 PM > *Subject: *Re: [T

Re: [Texascavers] New Cave in Brushy Creek area?

2018-02-09 Thread Bill Steele
Is that even legal? > On Feb 9, 2018, at 4:15 PM, Galen Falgout wrote: > > Yes let’s just go in and give all the neighbors stalactites and formations. > Relly > >> On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 3:39 PM wrote: >> Thats Kimble White's crew >> >> From: "Justin Shaw" >> To: "texascavers" >> Sent: Fr

Re: [Texascavers] New Cave in Brushy Creek area?

2018-02-09 Thread Justin Shaw
I’ll qualify my quip about the quality of this map to say that given it was produced the same day as the survey, it’s perhaps no better than I, or most, could produce so quickly. It’s just that as a caver I’m used to seeing higher quality maps, and indeed did chuckle at the wording of the standa

[Texascavers] Thanks!

2018-02-09 Thread Marvin and Lisa
The TSS thanks the generous members of the Permian Basin Speleological Society for their donation of $500 toward the purchase and renovation of the Texas Speleology Center. Your gift is greatly appreciated! Marvin Miller TSS Treasurer ___ Texascaver