Cascade Grotto Meeting
Zoom meeting
July 13 (virtual-only)
presentation
- convention discussion
reports
neelie creek (denny mountain)
- discovered in the 80s
- in amongst lots of limestone that is not easily accessible
- bram was able to get into a squeeze that drops pretty far, got a phone in to record it
- can find a trip report from the 80s if you google “neelie creek cave”
poet’s crest (near mt baker)
- 6 people were there and it was very snowy
- lots of digs
st helens
- very buggy
cave ridge
- still couple feet of snow up top
possible trips
cougar/oregon grotto trip
- this weekend (check out their facebook)
- vertical expertise required
papoose trip
- in august or september (great cave in idaho)
- gated by forest service
sea cave by tillamook
- speak to vandy to find out more
- not easily accessible
- morning of august 12
muzquiz
- trip down to mexico by texas border
- weeklong trip during thanksgiving
- requires vertical expertise but most are welcome
- see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yx1nvvifGw&t=375s
kentucky
- groups trying to survey/map caves and need people
- maybe an expedition: still in early stages, maybe 2023
business
national cave rescue commission (ncrc) scholarship
- want to encourage people to train
- proposal: $250 once a year
- eric will put in a google doc & share