Re: [Texascavers] dumb list

2010-05-26 Thread John P. Brooks
actually using the safety equipment and knowledge they have instead of letting overconfidence tempt them into risky shortcuts. Rod -Original Message- From: Geary Schindel Sent: May 25, 2010 2:23 PM To: Charles Goldsmith Cc: Mixon Bill , Cavers Texas Subject: RE: [Texascavers] dumb list

[Texascavers] dumb list

2010-05-25 Thread Mixon Bill
That's a pretty silly list of 52 ways to die in a cave. Getting hair caught in a rack isn't likely to be fatal. Ditto for a lot of the others. Then of course the list actually only goes up to 47 -- Mixon Always forgive your enemies. Nothing annoys

RE: [Texascavers] dumb list

2010-05-25 Thread Geary Schindel
Subject: [Texascavers] dumb list That's a pretty silly list of 52 ways to die in a cave. Getting hair caught in a rack isn't likely to be fatal. Ditto for a lot of the others. Then of course the list actually only goes up to 47 -- Mixon Always forgive

Re: [Texascavers] dumb list

2010-05-25 Thread Charles Goldsmith
in a rack usually ranks right up there in the hurts like Hell category. Geary -Original Message- From: Mixon Bill [mailto:bmixon...@austin.rr.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 2:08 PM To: Cavers Texas Subject: [Texascavers] dumb list That's a pretty silly list of 52 ways to die

Re: [Texascavers] dumb list

2010-05-25 Thread Andy Gluesenkamp
--- On Tue, 5/25/10, Mixon Bill bmixon...@austin.rr.com wrote: From: Mixon Bill bmixon...@austin.rr.com Subject: [Texascavers] dumb list To: Cavers Texas texascavers@texascavers.com List-Post: texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 2:08 PM That's a pretty silly list of 52 ways

RE: [Texascavers] dumb list

2010-05-25 Thread Geary Schindel
a technical solution using the tools you have on you - most importantly - your experience and your brain. Geary From: Charles Goldsmith [mailto:wo...@justfamily.org] Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 2:19 PM To: Geary Schindel Cc: Mixon Bill; Cavers Texas Subject: Re: [Texascavers] dumb list Depends

Re: [Texascavers] dumb list

2010-05-25 Thread Nikki Green
I was on a TAG trip a couple years ago and my good friend got her entire ponytail of hair stuck in her rack while she was rappelling in a waterfall. We got her out without injury but if we hadn't of had a second rope she could have drowned on rope before we got to her. I think it is

RE: [Texascavers] dumb list

2010-05-25 Thread Geary Schindel
[mailto:andrew_gluesenk...@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 2:23 PM To: Cavers Texas; Mixon Bill Subject: Re: [Texascavers] dumb list I dunno, Bill. I once caught a bandana in my rack about 1/3 of the way down Golondrinas. Death was so close, I could smell his aftershave. Andy ps 48-52

RE: [Texascavers] dumb list

2010-05-25 Thread Rod Goke
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RE: [Texascavers] dumb list

2010-05-25 Thread Geary Schindel
Rod, Well said and a very nice post. There is a lot to learn from case histories. Geary -Original Message- From: Rod Goke [mailto:rod.g...@earthlink.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 9:53 PM To: TexasCavers Subject: RE: [Texascavers] dumb list Unfortunately, this kind of rope