I think the discussion revolves around the possibility of using drones to replace maypoles for difficult rope placement. Cavers already use technology for rappelling, lighting and ascending. Drones may offer a way to access ceiling leads that are now considered inaccessible. I am old enough to remember a lot of heated arguments over Jumars; as in “Why do we need these fancy Jumars when we already have prussik knots!” ;-)
> On Sep 29, 2015, at 8:04 PM, Charles Loving via Texascavers > <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > > Good grief. What ever happened to caving for the fun of caving and why do we > need all the technology BS. Only about .01% of anyone actually gives a damn > what covers do. Who needs drones? And all this GPS crap. I don't even use a > cell phone. > On my way! > _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
