OK everyone thinking of ways to honor Bill, this will help. If you
haven't already done so, pull out your copy of /50 Years of Texas
Caving/ and go to the section called "Two Bills" starting on page 346.
One is William J. "Bill" Helmer (NSS #3231). The other is William H.
"Bill" Russell (NSS #4357). The sectionbegins:
"The history of Texas caving has been profoundly influenced by two guys
named Bill. Without either of them almost nothing would be the same."
Pages 349-353 consist of anecdotes, quotations, and photos of the Bill
we all know & miss. You will learn that "In Indian Creek Cave, there is
an incredibly long and tortuous crawl named Bill Russell's Long Crawl."
There is a photo of Bill surveying in William's Maze, Airman's Cave.
Bill's opinion of Underground Exploration as told to Jerry Atkinson
(excerpt): "While running through a borehole is more exciting than
digging, it is not anywhere near 2,500 times as exciting. . . . Thus,
there are several Travis County caves (like Airman's Cave) that are
among the most exciting caves per foot in the world to explore. *Eat
your heart out Huautla." *(my emphasis)*
*
Reading this section may give some of you ideas. For example, Bill
Steele and Bill Stone, with that challenge from Bill Russell, consider
naming the tightest, nastiest, longest, most tortuous, deepest crawlways
in the Huautla system after William H. "Bill" Russell. He will love it!
LowGun
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