The cave trip I made with Bill Russell I will always remember was to
the very back, read end, of Airman's. What I do not remember is any
walking passage in the cave. Zero, i.e., none. No walking passage.
maybe a little stoop passage, not much. And, the very worthwhile
formation area, Selentites, (sp), long crystal needles, the goal of
the trip, was at the very end. Unfortunately, the end was on the
other side of the infamous----drum roll----WIRE WIGGLE.....
The tightest cave passage I have ever been thru.
Bill led the way throught that like a cave salamander. Not only was
the long crawl a Wire Wiggle in the truest sense of the word, but on
the far side it had a 120 degree bend. On the way out I learned one
had to totally relax and flow like a worm, as thoughts of being
Trapped entered my head....The knees would not bend around that
sharp turn....I would not recommend that stunt again unless one
weighted 165 pounds or less, and shorter than 5 ft. 11 inches
tall.....The Wire Wiggle, which I bet Bill named, was even tighter
than Dead Dog Cave also in Austin, another "test piece," of limited
space caving.
As for Dead Dog Cave, I think the Bittinger Brothers pioneered that
one, but I would not be surprised if Bill Russell did not have a
hand in it, too. I did that cave with Don Coons, on one of Don's
first trips to Austin and "Onward Thru the Fog" caving adventures to
Mexico.....Again, do not try Dead Dog unless you are 165 lbs. or
less....I seem to recall Dead Dog was sealed by the city of Austin??
When Bill Russell moved to Kirkwood Circle he lived upstairs and the
Bittinger Brothers lived downstairs. That was I believe the second
caver house at Kirkwood, and after Frank Binney established 1307 1/2
Kirkwood.
By the way changing the subject-if you were up one hour ago, before
daylight, hope you noticed--Reddish Antares in Scorpio, Jupiter, the
Moon, Saturn, and right above the eastern horizon-Venus. Great
morning. That lineup will be visible for several mornings before
dawn, with the distances between these migrating objects varying
each day.
Preston Forsythe, Browder, KY
On Tuesday, March 26, 2019, 4:18:16 PM CDT, Charles Loving
<lovingi...@gmail.com <mailto:lovingi...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Time flies when you are having fun.
On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 8:21 AM <grub...@centurytel.net
<mailto:grub...@centurytel.net>> wrote:
ps 1976 is only 43 years ago yer making me feel more ancient
than I am
AGG'i
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*From: *"Andy Gluesenkamp" <andrew_gluesenk...@yahoo.com
<mailto:andrew_gluesenk...@yahoo.com>>
*To: *"texascavers" <texascavers@texascavers.com
<mailto:texascavers@texascavers.com>>
*Sent: *Tuesday, March 26, 2019 7:11:30 AM
*Subject: *Re: [Texascavers] Bill Russell, newspaper articles
and magazine covers
I have been reading my cherished copy of Bill's BITE (Biological
Investigations of Troglobitic /Eurycea) /report and am ever
amazed at the effort and thoroughness he put into it. Even
though it is almost 50 years old, it remains a reference of
singular value and it is the treasure map that will eventually
lead to the rediscovery of /Eurycea robusta/. I just wish Bill
could be here when we find it.
Andrew G. Gluesenkamp, Ph.D. 700 Billie Brooks Drive Driftwood,
Texas 78619 (512) 799-1095 a...@gluesenkamp.com
<mailto:a...@gluesenkamp.com>
On Monday, March 25, 2019, 3:34:19 PM CDT, Logan
<lmcn...@austin.rr.com <mailto:lmcn...@austin.rr.com>> wrote:
Bill also appeared on the cover of the Texas Caver several times
(e.g. March 1995), and in newspaper articles. I have copies of
some of them, but not a complete collection or list. Does anyone
have those?
On 3/25/2019 1:11 PM, Katherine Arens wrote:
thanks, bill for reminding us
katie
On Mar 25, 2019, at 1:07 PM, Bill Steele
<cwilliamste...@gmail.com <mailto:cwilliamste...@gmail.com>>
wrote:
The two highest awards awarded by the National Speleological
Society (NSS), considered to be equally the highest, are the
Honorary Member Award and the William J. Stephenson Award
for Outstanding Service. Bill Russell received the Honorary
Member Award in 1998. Other Texans, or cavers or cave
scientists from Texas or who moved to Texas, who have
received it are Bill Elliott, Merlin Tuttle and Jim Goodbar.
See this link for information about the award and a list of
recipients.
http://caves.org/committee/award/honorary.shtml
Bill Steele
speleoste...@aol.com <mailto:speleoste...@aol.com>
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