I caved with Bob Thrun several times into 3-1/2 mile long, multil-leveled
Simmons-Mingo Cave (Mingo County, West Virginia), camping underground at least
3 times, once during Project Simmer, along with Stan Carts, Bob Handley, and
other infamous cavers. Bob lived in the DC area, worked at the Nav
Bob Thrun, 77, always had a full gray beard, a shaggy beard some would say. I
caved with him in Mexico on one trip, mid-70's, southwest of Veracruz in the
sugar cane growing area with limestone ridges and some good caves. If you caved
with him you would remember his detailed sketching with his b
] Bob Thrun, not Thren
I thought that perhaps Shrewsbury had misspelled the name. I inquired and
received this reply: Hi Sam,
It is Bob Thrun, of Maryland, and a caver who primarily pushed stuff in West
Virginia. Bob Thren, as you know, is another person.
Wm
Now, does anyone know whatever
I remember Bob (Thrun that is) from what seems to me like the dawn of
time. During the mid to late 60s the Washington DC area cavers were an odd
lot,
lots of CIA spooks and autistic technogeeks like Bob. He took caving very
seriously and was methodical in all matters. Having a peach imspedi
Bob Thren is listed in the 2016 NSS Members Manual as living in Lexington, VA.
I still see him at caver gatherings like OTR.
Mark Minton
mmin...@caver.net
On Wed, 1 Mar, 2017 at 3:55 PM, Sam Young wrote:
To: Texascavers@texascavers.com
I thought that perhaps Shrewsbury had misspelled the n
I thought that perhaps Shrewsbury had misspelled the name. I inquired
and received this reply:
/Hi Sam, It is Bob Thrun, of Maryland, and a caver who primarily pushed
stuff in West Virginia. Bob Thren, as you know, is another person. Wm/
Now, does anyone know whatever happened to Bob Thren?
