Re: [Texascavers] a new cave in Thailand

2018-07-05 Thread David
A make-shift cell-tower has been erected at the command center. I don't think we have ever seen that in a cave rescue before. Large electrical generators are being brought in on the back of dump-trucks, or on trucks designed for other types of use. D.L. >

[Texascavers] a new cave in Thailand

2018-07-05 Thread David
The image in the link below is being shown on the news of rescue personnel wearing caving gear and going in a newly found crevice above the main cave passage ( presumably in the area that they hope to find a back door ). https://truefeedzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/p06crk9l.jpg In one

[Texascavers] some new cave-related links

2018-04-13 Thread David
Cavers in the news https://frontiermyanmar.net/en/exploring-myanmars-vast-network-of-limestone-caves https://frontiermyanmar.net/sites/frontiermyanmar.net/files/styles/content_full_width/public/phruno_cave_main_passage_phil_bence_0.jpg?itok=ADJobRQH A possible computer monitor wallpaper ??

Re: [Texascavers] a new cave rescue story

2017-06-03 Thread Nancy Weaver via Texascavers
interesting read. My only experiences with people panicking at tight spots that they had previously negotiated, was that the very fear seemed to make them swell up and ‘not believe’ they could go forward. It seemed that all my energy went toward getting them to relax enough to go thru.

[Texascavers] a new cave rescue story

2017-06-02 Thread David via Texascavers
This story appeared yesterday in the "Harrowgate Advertiser." Cave rescues invariably are long duration and demand major logistical movement of rescue gear not just to the cave entrance but getting it through the complicated cave systems. Many members are needed for this exhausting work. Last

[Texascavers] a new cave in the news ??

2017-05-01 Thread David
Apparently this reporter thinks an underground void "several feet" in diameter is a cavern. http://m.alexcityoutlook.com/2017/04/27/officials-discover-cavern-underneath-break-in-pavement/ ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com

[Texascavers] a new cave diving documentary

2016-06-27 Thread David via Texascavers
I think this is new: http://divingintotheunknown.com/en https://www.facebook.com/divingintotheunknown/info/?entry_point=page_nav_about_item=overview I could not find any film festivals in Texas where it was playing. It looks like you can order the soundtrack on Amazon, but the only

Re: [Texascavers] [SWR] New? Cave near Wind Cave SD

2015-06-09 Thread Pete Lindsley via Texascavers
What caught my interest was mention of the platygonus. Back in the 1960s when we first went down the 24 core hole in Georgetown, TX, into Laubach Cave (now Inner Space), the first bones for this cave with no modern entrance that we found were from a rather large population of platygonus

[Texascavers] A new cave

2014-11-12 Thread David via Texascavers
I would like to claim title to an extraterrestrial cave - a talus cave on the comet in the news today. https://www.dropbox.com/s/9wi5kqdh7fhwz5p/IMG_20141112_173900_1.jpg?dl=0 ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com

[Texascavers] a new cave blog

2008-01-14 Thread David Locklear
I have tried this before, but I will try again. I am starting a cave blog on a Yahoo site. Go to Yahoo 360 http://360.yahoo.com/ ( You may need a Yahoo account - I don't know ) and go down to the middle of the page where the search bar is. ( The word Go is in a Yellow box ) type

[Texascavers] a new cave biology DVD ?

2007-05-21 Thread David Locklear
I do not recall if anyone has mentioned this. Sorry if it is old news. There is a new DVD available: Caves: Life Beneath the Forest It is $ 20 plus shipping. I assume there may be copies at the NSS Convention. http://www.cavebiota.com/dvd/dvdcover.htm David Locklear