texascavers Digest 8 Feb 2014 23:12:01 -0000 Issue 1926
Topics (messages 23371 through 23374):
Re: Looking for Contact information
23371 by: Bill Bentley
Registration is open: 6th International Workshop on Ice Caves!
23372 by: George Veni
January CBSP Project Trip Report
23373 by: Kris Pena
Updates on 620 cave in Round Rock
23374 by: Leslie Bell
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Got it.
Thanks,
Bill
On 2/6/2014 12:21 PM, Bill Bentley wrote:
I am looking for contact information for Bill Stone.
Please reply off list.
Thanks,
Bill
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Dear Friends,
I'm happy to announce that registration for the 6th International Workshop on
Ice Caves (IWIC-VI) is now open! The conference will focus on all aspects of
study involving caves with ice deposits and caves formed in ice. IWIC-VI will
be held in Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA, from 17-22 August 2014. Details about
IWIC-VI and registration (both on-line and mail-in forms) are available at
http://www.iwic-vi.org/.
Here are some important details to know:
* IWIC registration traditionally includes the cost of meals to
maximize the time everyone is together and learning, working, and playing
together. IWIC-VI includes all lunches and dinners, and if you stay at the
conference hotel your breakfast is included with your room fee.
* The registration prices increase on 3 May 2014, so register now!
* The deadline for all papers and extended abstracts is 14 April 2014.
We look forward to seeing your papers soon.
IWIC-VI is hosted by the US National Cave and Karst Research Institute, with
generous cooperation from members of the US National Speleological Society, and
is a conference series of the International Union of Speleology's Commission on
Glacier, Firn, and Ice Caves.
If you have any questions, please let me know. Also, please share this message
with anyone who may be interested.
George
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George Veni, Ph.D.
Executive Director
National Cave and Karst Research Institute
400-1 Cascades Avenue
Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220-6215 USA
Office: 575-887-5517
Mobile: 210-863-5919
Fax: 575-887-5523
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Project Dates: January 11 - 12
Volunteers: Jim Kennedy, Matt Turner, William Quast, Kurt Menking, Kris
Peña, Dale Barnard
Total Hours: 42 hrs work time + 27 hrs drive time = 69 volunteer hours
Summary:
We had the conference center reserved this month in anticipation of the TSA
Winter Business Meeting and the TCMA Board of Governor's Meeting on Sunday
morning. Saturday morning we woke to a delicious taco breakfast prepared by
Kurt, assigned objectives and headed out. Dale wanted to return to Grand
Cedar Cave (SAB 292) which was presumed finished, but had some holes on the
map he wanted to investigate. Matt and Crash headed back out to the ever
cavernous Lively Pasture to continue work on Varmint Trap. Kris and Will
took park superintendant Kelby Bridwell out to view several of the easier
caves to consider new caves to expand the park's cave tour program. By the
time the team's started to arrive back at the conference center, more
cavers had arrived for Sunday's meetings. Dinner was shared by all,
followed by a family friendly movie. Both scheduled meetings convened
Sunday morning.
Full Trip Reports:
Team 1
Participants: Dale Barnard and Kurt Menking
Time Out: 10 AM
Time In: 5 PM
Total Hours: 14 work hours
Data: Two looseleaf pages of survey paper and project GPS
Objectives: Revisit Grand Cedar (SAB 292) and several other caves/features
to tag and re-GPS
Report: Followed GPS to Grand Cedar (SAB 292). Made more accurate reading.
Rigged cave, Dale had to shimmy down off rope because rope was stiff and
entrance tight. Ten feet down, horizontal passage thwarted him with
vertical gear on, but they enlarged it a little with a hammer (mostly Kurt
banging while inverted). Went through, but with bad air and only Dale's set
of vertical gear, decided to save it for next month with proper backup
support. Derigged. Found Porcupine Cave (SAB 253) and made better GPS
reading and wrote detailed description. GPSed K32 and wrote description.
Not sure what new SAB number should be. Didn't find two features supposedly
less than 100 ft away. GPSed SAB 252, SAB 253, SAB 250, K13, SAB 292 all
with 1 to 2 ft accuracy. All previous coordinates were at least 50 ft off.
After much digging by Kurt, K13 remains a karst feature. See description.
Dale plans to revisit Grand Cedar to add sketch details and/or note dig
leads. Current surveys by Dale and RD Milhollin are accurate, but need
better scans of sketch data.
Team 2
Participants: Jim Kennedy, Matt Turner
Time Out: 10 AM
Time In: 5 PM
Total Hours: 14 work hrs
Data: none
Objectives: Open parallel pit at Varmint Trap Cave
Report: Matt and Jim went back to Varmint Trap Cave (SAB 178) to continue
enlarging the opening discovered by Kennedy, Garot, Avila in November. This
surface fissure goes to a parallel pit, not really visible from inside the
cave, but connecting through a too-tight bedding plane opening. We worked
for several hours, but need to return with bigger tools. Afterwards, we
walked to Sore Toe Cave (SAB 179), Space Heater Cave (SAB 203), and Earth
Day Delight Cave (SAB 257). We found a spot near Space Heater Cave with
warm, moist air and moss and started digging on it, but again needed bigger
tools. During that time we met up with Kelby, Will, and Kris who were
looking at other potential caves for park tours. We eventually ended up
hiking around Lively Pasture and visiting numerous caves, including
Nopalitos Cave. Finally we walked around the Lost Petzl System (SAB 075),
where Kelby and Will went in the Bear's Breath entrance and Kris tried
vainly to enter the Blackburn Memorial Entrance.
Team 3
Members: Kris Peña, Will Quast, Kelby Bridwell
Time Out: 10 AM
Time In: 5 PM
Total Hours: 14 work hours
Data: none
Objectives: Review caves that have been suggested as possible tour caves to
see if they would be appropriate for the park's guided tours.
Report: Will and Kris left camp at 10 AM to meet up with Kelby Bridwell and
view suggested caves as options for guided tours. The team headed out to
the Lively Loop and stopped first at Marshmallow Cave (SAB 733). They
entered through the original entrance and continued through to the back
room. The pits in the bottom of that room which typically have very bad air
had low CO2 levels confirmed by the CO2 meter. They were able to enter the
back pit and loop through the lower level coming out the front pits before
exiting the second entrance. They then met up with Matt and Jim to take a
quick dip into Varmint Trap (SAB 178) and peek at the entrance to Space
Heater Cave (SAB 203). They then moved further along Lively Loop and looked
at Big Persimmon Cave (SAB 745) on the way to Cenote de Carne (SAB 196).
They completed the through-trip there before meeting back with Jim and Matt
for stops at Radish Run (SAB 187) and Nopalitos (SAB 186). Both teams
wrapped up the trip with a final walk around the Lost Petzl System. Will
and Kelby entered through the Bear's Breath entrance and crawled through
the Winddigger Connection. Meanwhile Kris made every attempt to wedge
herself as deep inside the Blackburn Memorial Entrance as humanly possible.
Once all were successfully extracted from the cave, they returned back to
their cars and headed back in time for dinner.
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Leslie Bell
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