David - I once recommended to the COG that an award be created for cave
gear inventors. I would have named it after Costeau (aqualung) or Gibbs
(ascenders) or some such. Nothing came of it. Oh well.
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The wit is dim.
On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 1:06 PM, David wrote:
> I was afraid when I typed that, that I might accidentally botch that.
> But I was trying
> to imply those are the kind of people you might run across at such an
> event.
>
> There should now be an opportunity for someone to write an
I was afraid when I typed that, that I might accidentally botch that.
But I was trying
to imply those are the kind of people you might run across at such an
event.
There should now be an opportunity for someone to write an interesting
article as a tribute
to the inventive cavers who have passed aw
Ron may have passed on to Happy Caving Grounds, but I’ve heard his name several
times at the convention and have seen his face up on the big screen. His memory
lingers.
Bill Steele
> On Aug 3, 2018, at 11:09 AM, mmin...@caver.net wrote:
>
> The guy who invented the Simmons Roller (Ron Simmon
The guy who invented the Simmons Roller (Ron Simmons) passed away
several years ago. You're not likely to meet him at the NSS Convention
or anywhere else...
Mark Minton
mmin...@caver.net
On 2018-08-02 23:56, David wrote:
Usually, a lot of old-timers
come out of the woodwork just to attend th
