CascadeGrotto Cascade Grotto meetingPhinney Neighborhood AssociationMay 25, 2022 (in-person only) Presentation Panti Pit in Belize by Eric Jorgenson Overview Survey expedition of 11 people Eric met them at convention near Barton Creek cave (part of same system) images cannot be published online due to restrictions by gov’t of Belize this is why the meeting could not … Read more
Cascade Grotto meetingPhinney Neighborhood AssociationMarch 30, 2022 (virtual and in-person) Trip reports: Eric: digging jackman creek cave helped w/ cave in Austin, TX Dusty: trip to ribbon cave (near Mt Vernon) fracture cave, not quite talus cave iron, mica, quartz geology surveyed about 150 ft of cave interesting iron formations logging near entrance (gate is … Read more
Cascade Grotto Meeting (virtual and in-person)February 18, 2022 Presentation by Mark Garnick, Poet’s Crest Overview: history: presentation has a number of links cave area was missed by loggers study in 1983 has some information but nothing on caves in 1981 regional meet it was missed lots of limestone & marble really obvious cinder cones south … Read more
Cascade Grotto Meeting (virtual-only)January 20, 2022 Future meetings: Daryl suggested thursday for business meetings, friday for in-person Will suggested a bluetooth microphone for meetings would be a good investment we can easily present/record meetings Gear: Daryl: inner mountain outfitters can give us a 20% discount on vertical gear for the club Daryl: we never got … Read more
Dissapointing to us expecting a western Convention, due to the pandemic the Convention is moving online. Here’s the press release: National Speleological Socitey Press Release For Immediate ReleaseCONTACT INFORMATION:The National Speleological Society6001 Pulaski Pike, Huntsville, AL 35810Amanda Willis, NSS PR Division Chief RELEASE DATE:March 19, 2021National Speleological Society Announces Move to Virtual Convention for 2021NSS … Read more
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year the National Speleological Society’s Annual Convention was held entirely online. Dozens of the presentations are published on the NSS YouTube channel, prefixed “NSSCon2020” here: https://www.youtube.com/c/NationalSpeleologicalSociety/playlists Among the presentation playlists: Awards Salon Video Salon Lightning Talks International Exploration Getting Started Caving Conservation and Management US Exploration State Cave Surveys … Read more
During the weekend of November 14-15, there will be a special symposium to celebrate surveying 150 miles in Lechuguilla Cave sponsored by the NSS. On Saturday, November 14 there will be a dozen presentations on the exploration of the cave, while Sunday, November 15 will feature presentations on the wide-ranging research that has been carried … Read more
A Message to the Caving CommunityGeary Schindel, National Speleological Society Folks, As the coronavirus spreads through our communities, it is very important that we follow social distancing guidelines. As much as we may want to go caving or attend a grotto meeting, practicing self-restraint is important to minimize the spread of the virus. Remember that most … Read more
Here’s the new USGS karst map of the 48 contiguous US states in high resolution: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1156/pdf/of2014-1156_hi-res-pdfs/of2014-1156_figure_1.pdf Here’s the new USGS karst map of Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico in high resolution: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1156/pdf/of2014-1156_hi-res-pdfs/of2014-1156_figure_2.pdf Here’s a link to the new US karst report, map, kml, gis, etc files: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1156/
The NSS has produced a guide to responsible caving, which is an excellent overview of caving techniques, safety, and ethical considerations. Download the PDF by clicking here: A Guide to Responsible Caving Topics include: Going Caving? The Underground Cave Life Protecting Cave Resources Caving Courtesy What To Bring Before the Trip Cave Like a Caver … Read more