Re: [Texascavers] High Adventure

[Mark]

Good stuff Mark ! Mid-Illinois Grotto would be proud of you if they were still 
around (except possibly for the  hearse and the border haircut  deals) . I was 
hoping for some recognition at just getting back into caving at 70, forget 
about bolt climbing! I’m shooting for 80.how about you?

Mark Ross

From: Charles Loving 
Sent: Friday, November 13, 2020 12:09 PM
To: Cavers Texas 
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] High Adventure

Once upon a time I joined Ron Bridgemon at Carlsbad. Bob Burney and I 
participated in a Parks thing where we mapped off the trail. We were party to 
that doings twice. I have no idea what was virgin or not. At one point Burney 
and my team of mappers scampered, we could scamper then, up a flowstone wall to 
a hole. We tied off to something, crawled through the hole and were at the top 
of a cliff. We rappelled down to what is the lake of the clouds. Can't say that 
we discovered it or not. Our Smokey had never seen it. I have some ancient 
photos of me in a cave surrounded by these huge balloon shaped formations the 
size of barrage balloons. 

Next  day we mapped Spider Cave.

On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 10:44 AM Mark Minton  wrote:

  Not dead yet! We still do a lot of bolt climbing in Germany Valley and 
elsewhere. With modern, lightweight tools it is easier than it used to be. I’ll 
be 70 next month. I don’t know who the oldest person to do bolt climbs in 
Carlsbad is, but I must be in contention. :-)



  Mark



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bmorgan...@aol.com
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  To: texascavers@texascavers.com
  Subject: Re: [Texascavers] High Adventure



  A geezer bolt climb, the Weazel is highly impressed!



  Sleaze



  From: Texascavers  On Behalf Of Mark 
Minton
  Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2020 5:42 PM
  To: texascavers@texascavers.com; swrcav...@googlegroups.com
  Subject: [Texascavers] High Adventure



  Last March Bob Alderson, Yvonne Droms, and I joined Dwight Livingston on his 
expedition to Carlsbad Cavern. We did a lot of bolt climbing and discovered 
significant upper-level passages. I wrote an article for Inside Earth, the NPS 
Cave and karst newsletter. You can read it here: 
<https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/high-adventure-in-carlsbad-cavern.htm>.



  Mark Minton

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Re: [Texascavers] High Adventure

[bmorgan994]

A geezer bolt climb, the Weazel is highly impressed!

 

Sleaze

 

From: Texascavers  On Behalf Of Mark
Minton
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2020 5:42 PM
To: texascavers@texascavers.com; swrcav...@googlegroups.com
Subject: [Texascavers] High Adventure

 

Last March Bob Alderson, Yvonne Droms, and I joined Dwight Livingston on his
expedition to Carlsbad Cavern. We did a lot of bolt climbing and discovered
significant upper-level passages. I wrote an article for Inside Earth, the
NPS Cave and karst newsletter. You can read it here:
.

 

Mark Minton

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Re: [Texascavers] High Adventure

[Charles Loving]

Once upon a time I joined Ron Bridgemon at Carlsbad. Bob Burney and I
participated in a Parks thing where we mapped off the trail. We were party
to that doings twice. I have no idea what was virgin or not. At one point
Burney and my team of mappers scampered, we could scamper then, up a
flowstone wall to a hole. We tied off to something, crawled through the
hole and were at the top of a cliff. We rappelled down to what is the lake
of the clouds. Can't say that we discovered it or not. Our Smokey had never
seen it. I have some ancient photos of me in a cave surrounded by these
huge balloon shaped formations the size of barrage balloons.

Next  day we mapped Spider Cave.

On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 10:44 AM Mark Minton  wrote:

> Not dead yet! We still do a lot of bolt climbing in Germany Valley and
> elsewhere. With modern, lightweight tools it is easier than it used to be.
> I’ll be 70 next month. I don’t know who the oldest person to do bolt climbs
> in Carlsbad is, but I must be in contention. :-)
>
>
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> *From:* Texascavers [mailto:texascavers-boun...@texascavers.com] *On
> Behalf Of *bmorgan...@aol.com
> *Sent:* Friday, November 13, 2020 10:28 AM
> *To:* texascavers@texascavers.com
> *Subject:* Re: [Texascavers] High Adventure
>
>
>
> A geezer bolt climb, the Weazel is highly impressed!
>
>
>
> Sleaze
>
>
>
> *From:* Texascavers  *On Behalf Of *Mark
> Minton
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 12, 2020 5:42 PM
> *To:* texascavers@texascavers.com; swrcav...@googlegroups.com
> *Subject:* [Texascavers] High Adventure
>
>
>
> Last March Bob Alderson, Yvonne Droms, and I joined Dwight Livingston on
> his expedition to Carlsbad Cavern. We did a lot of bolt climbing and
> discovered significant upper-level passages. I wrote an article for Inside
> Earth, the NPS Cave and karst newsletter. You can read it here: <
> https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/high-adventure-in-carlsbad-cavern.htm>.
>
>
>
> Mark Minton
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Re: [Texascavers] High Adventure

[Mark Minton]

Not dead yet! We still do a lot of bolt climbing in Germany Valley and
elsewhere. With modern, lightweight tools it is easier than it used to be.
I'll be 70 next month. I don't know who the oldest person to do bolt climbs
in Carlsbad is, but I must be in contention. :-)

 

Mark

 

From: Texascavers [mailto:texascavers-boun...@texascavers.com] On Behalf Of
bmorgan...@aol.com
Sent: Friday, November 13, 2020 10:28 AM
To: texascavers@texascavers.com
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] High Adventure

 

A geezer bolt climb, the Weazel is highly impressed!

 

Sleaze

 

From: Texascavers  On Behalf Of Mark
Minton
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2020 5:42 PM
To: texascavers@texascavers.com; swrcav...@googlegroups.com
Subject: [Texascavers] High Adventure

 

Last March Bob Alderson, Yvonne Droms, and I joined Dwight Livingston on his
expedition to Carlsbad Cavern. We did a lot of bolt climbing and discovered
significant upper-level passages. I wrote an article for Inside Earth, the
NPS Cave and karst newsletter. You can read it here:
<https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/high-adventure-in-carlsbad-cavern.htm>.

 

Mark Minton

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Re: [Texascavers] High Adventure

[Bill Stephens]

 Great article! Glad to see you are doing your part in keeping Bob young and 
fit.Bill
On Thursday, November 12, 2020, 03:42:34 PM MST, Mark Minton 
 wrote:  
 
 
Last March Bob Alderson, Yvonne Droms, and I joined Dwight Livingston on his 
expedition to Carlsbad Cavern. We did a lot of bolt climbing and discovered 
significant upper-level passages. I wrote an article for Inside Earth, the NPS 
Cave and karst newsletter. You can read it here: 
.

  

Mark Minton
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Re: [Texascavers] High Adventure

[Carl Kunath]

Great report, Mark!  Please give us more!
===Carl Kunath

From: Mark Minton
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2020 4:42 PM
To: texascavers@texascavers.com ; swrcav...@googlegroups.com
Subject: [Texascavers] High Adventure

Last March Bob Alderson, Yvonne Droms, and I joined Dwight Livingston on his 
expedition to Carlsbad Cavern. We did a lot of bolt climbing and discovered 
significant upper-level passages. I wrote an article for Inside Earth, the NPS 
Cave and karst newsletter. You can read it here: 
.



Mark Minton




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Re: [Texascavers] High Adventure

[Jim Kennedy]

Great tale, Mark!  And stout work!  Congratulations to all involved. 

Crash

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> On Nov 12, 2020, at 4:42 PM, Mark Minton  wrote:
> 
> 
> Last March Bob Alderson, Yvonne Droms, and I joined Dwight Livingston on his 
> expedition to Carlsbad Cavern. We did a lot of bolt climbing and discovered 
> significant upper-level passages. I wrote an article for Inside Earth, the 
> NPS Cave and karst newsletter. You can read it here: 
> .
>  
> Mark Minton
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