I¹m unsubscribing from the Texas Cavers list and offer some parting
thoughts:
I¹ve really appreciated all the time, effort, and dollarsoften
unsungthat Charles Goldsmith has put into keeping the list up and running
all these many years. It¹s a real service to the caving community and I¹m
Many, if not most of us, subscribe to CaveTex to keep up with caving and
caver-related news. A number of cavers I know have, unfortunately,
unsubscribed from the list because of the volume of off-topic spam from
David Locklear.
I¹m about to join them, as David¹s recent return to the list has
This is "caver culture² related:
Back in the day, Austin cavers used to congregate for lunch at the ³caver
table² in the Chuckwagon snack bar in the UT Student Union. We were
occasionally joined by some of Austin¹s rising counterculture literati,
including a very funny and talented Vietnam War vet
Thanks for posting, Mark! Although I don¹t remember posing with those boy
scout helmets and Butterfly lamp boxes, I do have many fond memories of
that trip and the Cuetzalan area.
The cavers pictured are:
Top row: left to rightme (Frank Binney), you (Mark Minton), Lisa Wilk
Bottom row: Norm Pace,
Hey Justin and Galen
Ditto what everyone else has said about the cool videos. I¹ll just add that
I never wanted to return to Airmen¹s after an epic trip in 1971 when it was
just grimy crawlinga conviction even stronger now that it¹s a miserable
water crawl!
Frank
fr...@frankbinney.com
Every wonder why the Spoetzl Brewery donates free Shiner Beer to TCR and
other Texas caver events?
The short answer is that Bill Steele and Don Auburn ask them for it. The
long answer is that in the early 1970s, Bill Russell funded my UT student
film about the history of Shiner Beer.
Shown to
Working on the Casteleguard film with Sid Perou, Derek Ford, and the
Canadian cavers ranks as one of the highpoints of my youthful salad days.
I was a little disappointed with the final mix of the film¹s music track,
however. If only they had used more kettle drums! (Not!)
Frank Binney
Frank
While the featured knot in this novel music video by the Norwegian band
Ylvis doesn¹t see frequent use in caving, perhaps the choreography will
inspire some cavers to make their own version (maybe Highline ropes could be
persuaded to sponsor it):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUHgGK-tImY
Frank
ote:
> Come to Austin and chop stuff for the w/e food. We have beds too
>
> -Stefan
> (Chief cook someone else has claimed bottle washer)
>
>
> From: Texascavers [mailto:texascavers-boun...@texascavers.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','texascavers-boun...@texascav
Anybody on the west side of San Antonio have some sleeping bag floor space
for a visiting caver the night of Wednesday Oct 14th? I¹m flying in from
Hottubistan (Northern California) that afternoon, renting a car, and
planning on driving over to Paradise Canyon on Thursday. Would love to
stay/visit
Not that it¹s much of an issue in Texas, but remember drone photography is
prohibited in National Parks. A guy in Hawaii forgot about this rule
yesterday and got tasered.
http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Ranger-uses-stun-gun-on-man-operating-
drone-over-6229716.php#photo-7886918
-Frank
headed out early, noticed how little rope was at the bottom of drop
and had Don B add a safety onto it. scary news was: that knot was 60 feet
in the air when the rest came out.
nancy
On Apr 14, 2015, at 1:55 PM, Frank Binney via Texascavers
texascavers@texascavers.com wrote:
Is soaking
Is soaking and drying a new caving rope prior to use now the recommended
procedure?
I don¹t remember this as a protocol from back in the day, but someone
suggested presoaking to a young caver friend out here who recently bought
1200 ft of static rope for a Golondrinas trip.
Perhaps it¹s a way to
Apparently there¹s a group of 4x4 enthusiasts who are attempting to reach
Sotano del Barro via jeep. Anyone know more about this? ³El Sotano² was a
backpacking-only destination back in the day but I suppose there could have
been some roadbuilding in the area over the past 43 years.
Here are some
My media relations prof at UCLA advised us to supply reporters with one-page
³fact sheets² along with any other relevant written background materials
when we gave interviews. Over the years I¹ve found reporters appreciated
that material as useful reference for their writing.If nothing else, it
I¹m with Mallory on liking Abigail¹s Underground. Sure it¹s corny and
not-very-well shot or scripted, but via the absurd device of a raggedy Ann
puppet traveling through a cavethe video parodies many of the caver
stereotypes familiar to all of us: the caver obsessed with scooping virgin
booty,
Hey Don--
Thanks again for all the hard work you do to make TCR a success. (And thanks
also to Allan, Andy, Gill and other past organizers).
I love Paradise Canyon--with or without water-- even though it will be more
difficult to land the helicopter there. 2nd choice would be Flat Creek,
followed
I¹ll always remember Mike Boon as one of the most capable and fearless
cavers I ever spent time with underground. He was also one of caving¹s most
brilliant poets. As I toast his memory with some good mescal tonight, I¹d
like to share two of my favorite Boon poems:
Country of playful cattle and
On 12/22/14, 7:48 PM, Leslie Bell via Texascavers
texascavers@texascavers.com wrote:
Thank you Frank - is it possible to include these in the next Texas Caver?
- Leslie Bell
Hi Leslie
Yes, you would be welcome to include the poems in the next Texas Caver.
They were originally published in
I inherited the funky old refrigerator the Beyond Time team used on the
surface to store those jugs of Michel¹s urine. For several years afterward
it gave great service keeping my Shiner beer cold.
-Frank Binney
From: Texas Cavers Texascavers@texascavers.com
Reply-To: Texas Cavers
It¹s not the age, but the mileage we should acknowledge in TCR ³Old Timer²
pricing. I suggest the criteria should be:
³Anyone who pushed low, tight water crawls prior to 1968²
-Frank
Frank Binney
Frank Binney Associates
Interpretive Planning and Media Development
P.O. Box 258
Woodacre, CA 94973
Thanks to Don and all the many volunteers, TCR continues to be the best
deal of any event I¹ve ever paid to attend.
Although I started caving in 1962 I¹m looking forward to proudly paying
full price.
-Frank
On 9/12/14, 11:44 AM, Don Arburn via Texascavers
texascavers@texascavers.com wrote:
Ellie
Video game maker Activision used El Sotano de Las Golondrinas in a scene in
their preview of their big new video game launch.
You can watch the preview via the link below, but be warned, you¹ll have to
watch 90 seconds of CGI humans vs. aliens combat before the scenes of
Golondrinas at the end of
Anybody know anyone involved in this?
Border militia confronts bat researchers
* Posted: Tuesday, September 2, 2014 7:26 am
By Jonathan Clark
Nogales International
A group of heavily armed militiamen confronted a team of scientists who had
been studying bats in a cave near Sonoita
Very cool Logan! I spent some time with Jacques Chabert at the Vercor
Speleo film festival in France in the 1980s, then corresponded with him a
bit in 2008. And, of course, caught up with Michel Siffre at the ICS in
2009.
On 8/29/14, 10:58 PM, Logan McNatt via Texascavers
Hey Geary
Tell Chris to drop me a line after he arrives in San Francisco (see contact
info below). I lead frequent hikes out at Point Reyes National Seashore and
would enjoy having him join us. We also do an occasional sea cave trip when
the tides cooperate.
And for real caving, the San Francisco
I¹ve decided it¹s finally time to abandon my luddite ways and join the GPS
generation. Any recommendations on the best model for a
caver/backpacker/river runner to buy? And is any particular model or brand
better for use in Mexico?
Thanks,
Frank
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