[Texascavers] The NSS REALLY needs your help this weekend!

2013-11-13 Thread NSS Announcements
We will be placing the floor leveling compound on the library floor this weekend. A company from Florence, AL, has given us a GREAT deal on the product. They are sending 1 or 2 professionals to place the compound. As we are supplying all of the labor for mixing and carrying the

Re: [SWR] Carlsbad Cavern: old lead goes to big new room in Spirit World

2013-11-13 Thread John Corcoran
Thanks Donald - interesting to hear that Spirit World is not entirely explored yet! Carlsbad Cavern very special place and I am sure it still has a few surprises to give. Regards, John -Original Message- From: swr-boun...@caver.net [mailto:swr-boun...@caver.net] On Behalf Of DONALD G.

Re: [SWR] Carlsbad Cavern: old lead goes to big new room in Spirit World

2013-11-13 Thread Harvey DuChene
Fascinating! Carlsbad yields its secrets grudgingly! Harvey -Original Message- From: swr-boun...@caver.net [mailto:swr-boun...@caver.net] On Behalf Of DONALD G. DAVIS Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 9:41 PM To: norman.p...@colorado.edu; s...@caver.net; r...@rockymountaincaving.com

Re: [SWR] Carlsbad Cavern: old lead goes to big new room in Spirit World

2013-11-13 Thread DONALD G. DAVIS
may I publish this in SW Cavers? thanks. Carol I don't see why not, since Derek Bristol said it's fine to talk about it. I didn't think to ask if his team got any photographs. --Donald

Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: [SWR] Carlsbad Cavern: old lead goes to big new room in Spirit World

2013-11-13 Thread Charles Loving
Bob and I surveyed some of the cave for the Park Service. we found a flow stone wall that had a small crawl way half way up it that blew out our carbide lamps. That was a few years back. On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 8:24 AM, Charles Goldsmith wo...@justfamily.orgwrote: Very interesting indeed.

[Texascavers] Highline rope $0.40/ft offer

2013-11-13 Thread Heather Tucek
Greetings! For those of you who got to meet Danger at TCR this year, you'll be excited to hear that he's going to be heading back to the States next week. For those of you who didn't get the pleasure of visiting the Highline Ropes vendor booth at TCR, you missed out! Danger is on his way back tot

Re: [SWR] Clarification

2013-11-13 Thread William Tucker
Carl, et al. Here is an interview with Jim Goodbar about the Spirit World at the Top of the Cross dome in Carlsbad Caverns describing the first exploration: http://www.nps.gov/cave/planyourvisit/upload/chu_20031215.pdf. The interview was done on the 18th anniversary of the original

Re: [SWR] Clarification

2013-11-13 Thread DONALD G. DAVIS
Carl, et al. Here is an interview with Jim Goodbar about the Spirit World at the Top of the Cross dome in Carlsbad Caverns describing the first exploration: http://www.nps.gov/cave/planyourvisit/upload/chu_20031215.pdf. The interview was done on the 18th anniversary of the original

Re: [SWR] Clarification

2013-11-13 Thread Charles Goldsmith
Thanks for sharing this experience, very enlightening. Charles On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 10:51 AM, DONALD G. DAVIS dgda...@nyx.net wrote: Carl, et al. Here is an interview with Jim Goodbar about the Spirit World at the Top of the Cross dome in Carlsbad Caverns describing the first