Re: [Texascavers] Rolf Adam

2019-03-12 Thread David
Rob Bissett and many others were the first responders. Bruce Johnson ?? That was a really fun weekend until I burned my eye. Had that happened at the bottom of the pit in Cueva Cuchillo, I would have likely died of a heart-attack with about 6 cavers watching. I was very luckily at the lip above

Re: [Texascavers] Rolf Adam

2019-03-12 Thread Robert B
Didn't Rolf's girlfriend (Dr. MD ??) patch your eyeball after you tried to use your carbide headlamp to weld your eyelids shut - or something - Cuchillo or Montemayor ?? I remember the sounds or your pain On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 9:25 PM David wrote: > I must have re-ntered the USA with Rolf on h

Re: [Texascavers] Underground Mapping on the Fly

2019-03-12 Thread Logan
Mark, dream of the day when that device is perfected, miniaturized, and cheap enough for the "average" caver to buy (most cavers are above average, of course, and one of them may invent/perfect that device). Will there be a movement to resurvey caves? Just the "significant" ones, of course--lo

Re: [Texascavers] Rolf Adam

2019-03-12 Thread David
I must have re-ntered the USA with Rolf on his next trip after learning, "Yep." - as he said, "Yep," without instruction, and the guard waved us on. But then his girlfriend yelled out the window at the guards, "Have a bloody nice day." ___ Texascavers m

[Texascavers] FW: Join Us Tonight for Grand Canyon’s Double Bopper Cave System Reaches 40 Miles Presenter: Beth Cortright

2019-03-12 Thread Geary Schindel
Cavers Please join us for part 2 of Beth Cortright's webinar about the Double Bopper cave. She has much more information on the most recent expidition and more incredibly beautiful pictures. Please forward this email to your email list. Cave safely Debbie Spoons NSS CaveNet Webinar Chair.

Re: [Texascavers] user's guide to texascavers list: subscribing, archives

2019-03-12 Thread Charles Goldsmith
Thanks Low-gun, some know I’m the owner and administrator of texascavers.com. The website has good info as Logan said, http://texascavers.com Charles > On Mar 12, 2019, at 3:33 PM, Logan wrote: > > Numerous people have called me asking how to subscribe to the list. > Please provide these lin

[Texascavers] Really great article on caver biologist Norm Pace

2019-03-12 Thread Geary Schindel
https://www.colorado.edu/coloradan/2019/02/11/norm-pace-microbiologist-caves?fbclid=IwAR3m2ju1Ai1G87DzD380X2FKv-JbLDd96a4kwaXD2-h9amO03-BH1apB7iM Thought folks would like to see this. Excellent read. Geary Schindel <>___ Texascavers mailing list | http

[Texascavers] Underground Mapping on the Fly

2019-03-12 Thread mminton
DARPA is interested in underground mapping in a manner that would be of interest to cavers. I've dreamed of the day we could just move through a cave with a device on our body or helmet that would record every move in 3D, sort of like LIDAR. When we get out, we could download the results and ha

Re: [Texascavers] [SWR CAVERS] Your GPS Devices May Stop Working On April 6 If You Don't Or Can't Update Firmware

2019-03-12 Thread Bill Bentley
I have 2 Garmin GPS  V unit's  and they will be worthless , they don't even show as old legacy units on the Garmin web site. I think i paid $350.00 for them back in the day! Thanks you technology and planned obsolescence! :( Bill On 2/14/2019 1:41 AM, Lee H. Skinner wrote: Another similar

Re: [Texascavers] Ernie Garza story

2019-03-12 Thread mminton
Bill's story about Ernie Garza reminded me of a similar story concerning Australian Rolf Adams (RIP). We were on a trip to Mexico in my school bus with a bunch of other Texas cavers. Rolf had inexplicably lost his passport, but he was blond and super Anglo-looking. The only problem was his Aust

[Texascavers] user's guide to texascavers list: subscribing, archives

2019-03-12 Thread Logan
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Re: [Texascavers] Bill Russell

2019-03-12 Thread Charles Loving
I crawled around in Laubach Cave with Bill. We got in through a well shaft or some such. On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 10:43 AM Nancy Weaver wrote: > I was lucky enough to have Terry Raines and Bill Russell as my caving > mentors in the late 70’s early 80’s. Between them I was turned onto the > glori

[Texascavers] Bill Russell

2019-03-12 Thread Nancy Weaver
I was lucky enough to have Terry Raines and Bill Russell as my caving mentors in the late 70’s early 80’s. Between them I was turned onto the glories of Mexico and the thrill of exploring the huge ranches that are now south Austin after work. Bill was a great one for digging and crawlways and

Re: [Texascavers] Ernie Garza story

2019-03-12 Thread Geary Schindel
Cool, Thanks for sharing. Geary From: Texascavers On Behalf Of Bill Steele Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2019 9:41 AM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Texascavers] Ernie Garza story There are countless stories about Mexico caving stalwart Ernie Garza. In 2015 he joined us in Huautla durin

[Texascavers] Ernie Garza story

2019-03-12 Thread Bill Steele
There are countless stories about Mexico caving stalwart Ernie Garza. In 2015 he joined us in Huautla during our PESH expedition and rode back to the USA with me. He was worried about entering the USA because he couldn’t find his passport. I shot this short video along the way, when we stopped f

Re: [Texascavers] 8 am tuesday bill russell update

2019-03-12 Thread Sheryl Rieck
My thoughts are with you. Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.com "You can't always get what you want but if you try sometime, you just might find you get what you need" Rolling Stones > On Mar 12, 2019, at 8:31 AM, Katherine Arens wrote: > > He’s still with us. A little more conscious; still

[Texascavers] 8 am tuesday bill russell update

2019-03-12 Thread Katherine Arens
He’s still with us. A little more conscious; still not off vent because the dialysis last night bothered his heart a bit - they’re not able to taper the meds off yet. He’s fighting to stay; still not clear where we’re going. katie Katherine ArensPhones: Offic