[Texascavers] Grotto Meeting This Week

Greetings, cavers! This week Oscar Berrones will talk about his cave diving exploration in Micaela cave, Part of the Lapunte cave system. At the presenter's request, this will not be broadcast on Periscope. *** The meeting is at 7:45pm in Burdine 116. Follow this link to a map of where the

[Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting -- June 1

Greetings, cavers! This week at the UT Grotto meeting Jean Krejca will be speaking on sump diving exploration efforts in CM cave! Come hear about the results of the most recent tank haul in April, which placed CM as the 6th longest surveyed cave in Texas! The presentation portion of the grotto

Re: [Texascavers] UT Grotto meeting location

Good point...I just saw this and have asked Sal for a contact at UT to confirm room availability. I think we can find an unused room without too much trouble. On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 2:12 PM, Mixon Bill via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > Both the program announcement and the

Re: [Texascavers] UT Grotto meeting location

n McNatt > lmcn...@austin.rr.com > > > On 5/31/2016 9:43 PM, Aubri Jenson via Texascavers wrote: > > Good point...I just saw this and have asked Sal for a contact at UT to > confirm room availability. I think we can find an unused room without too > much trouble. > > On Tue, May 31

[Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting - June 29

Greetings, cavers! This week at the UT Grotto meeting join Ben Hutchins as he presents on recent, wet caving adventures in a new caving area in Guatemala! Just a few kilometers from the Belize border, the Machaquila River rises in the town of Carrizal. But the true headwaters for this important

[Texascavers] Fwd: UT Grotto Meeting this Wednesday, Feb 17!!

Greetings, cavers! At the grotto meeting this Wednesday, Jeff Nichols will share his experiences from a week-long course in cave rescue and emergency response taught by the National Cave Rescue Association (NCRC) held at Colorado Bend State Park. This is scenario-based training that is

[Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting this Wednesday, Feb 17!!

Greetings, cavers! At the grotto meeting this Wednesday, Matt Zappitello will be presenting on his recent trip to Montemayor, a deep cave in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. In November 2015, a team of cavers continued survey where exploration left off over twenty years ago. Much of the trip was resurvey, but

[Texascavers] Live Video Streaming of the UT Grotto Presentation Tonight

Hello Cavers! This evening at around 8:30 PM CST the UT Grotto will broadcast the presentation of Matt Zappitello's trip to Montemayor via Periscope. We are @UTGrotto on Periscope and Twitter. You can download the Periscope app here: http://periscopedownload.com/ to watch on a smartphone or

Re: [Texascavers] Live Video Streaming of the UT Grotto Presentation Tonight

wrote: > hey can someone archive those for TSS??? > > On Feb 17, 2016, at 5:58 PM, Aubri Jenson via Texascavers < > Texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > > Hello Cavers! > > This evening at around 8:30 PM CST the UT Grotto will broadcast the > presentation of M

[Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting This Wednesday!! (March 16)

Greetings, cavers! The UT Grotto is meeting this Wednesday. The presentation will feature a variety of cave-related videos made by our own grotto members from their adventures underground across North America. The line-up includes: Caving in Texas by Bryce Smith Dropping Pits in TAG by Rich

[Texascavers] Grotto Meeting this Wednesday!! March 30

Greetings, cavers! At the grotto meeting this Wednesday, Aubri Jenson will present on her recent trip to Utah where she visited three alpine caves near Salt Lake City with local cavers. This is a chance to see some very different types of caves that are rarely visited and difficult to get to

[Texascavers] Fwd: Live Video Streaming of the UT Grotto Presentation Tonight

Hello Cavers! This evening at around 8:30 PM CST the UT Grotto will broadcast the meeting presentation via periscope. Tonight Jeff Nichols will present on his recent week-long Level II training with the National Cave and Karst Rescue Association, held at Colorado Bend State Park. We are

[Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting this Wednesday!

Greetings, cavers! We have a grotto meeting this Wednesday, April 6. Sean Lewis will present about ongoing exploration efforts in Vinegar Ridge cave system in Kentucky. This is some world-class caving in a classic karst region. Come check it out! The presentation portion of the grotto meeting

[Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting May 4

Greetings, cavers! The UT grotto is meeting this Wednesday, and our featured speaker is Laura Battle. She will be talking about exploration in Carroll Cave, Missouri with the Ozark Cave Diving Alliance! This is some very exciting and challenging dive exploration, so come check it out! This

[Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting -- April 20

Greetings, cavers! At the grotto meeting this Wednesday, Bev Shade will talk about her recent travels in southeast Asia! This January she spent two weeks on a family friendly expedition to explore and map caves along the southwest coast of Thailand. This presentation will not be recorded via

[Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting - Aug 3

Greetings, cavers! This week at the UT Grotto meeting Fernando Hernandez will be speaking about exploration in Huautla, Mexico. Last spring he camped underground for 9 days to help survey one of the deepest cave systems in the Western hemisphere. The presentation portion of the grotto meeting

[Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting - Aug 17

Greetings, cavers! This week at the UT Grotto meeting Walter Olenick will talk about lava tubes that he had the opportunity to explore earlier this year in Hilo, Hawaii! These are very different geologically and biologically from 'classic karst' caves, and present some unique challenges in

[Texascavers] Fwd: UT Grotto Meeting - July 6

Greetings, cavers! Next Wednesday, July 20, is a UT Grotto meeting! Bill Stone will show the Discovery documentary The Cave about the 2013 J2 Expedition. It is shown from a caver's perspective and provides a look at life in camp, planning, and exploration. It is a director's cut, has not been

[Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting - July 6

Greetings, cavers! This week at the UT Grotto meeting come hear Peter Sprouse share the latest exploration progress in sistema Zumpango, a cave in Quintana Roo where both dry and underwater survey have successfully resulted in joining at least four caves! Jim Kennedy will also talk about the

Re: [Texascavers] All Texas Grottos to Check in with TSA

A. UT Grotto B. see previous email C. 1st, 3rd, and 5th Wednesdays at 8:00 PM.UT Campus, 136 Burdine Hall, Austin, Texas. D. FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/utgrotto/ website: http://www.utgrotto.org/ E. Meetings are usually broadcast at 8:30 and archived on Periscope

[Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting - Feb 1

Greetings, cavers! At the next UT grotto meeting (Wednesday, Feb 1) we will have a guest speaker, Jim Sansom, who will talk to us about the discovery of Inner Space Caverns. Early in his career as an engineering geologist, Jim had the fortune of drilling into a cave during the construction of

Re: [Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting

users of the other half dozen time-wasters and security > holes in the dark. > > - Pete >NSS#5566 > > On Aug 28, 2016, at 9:02 PM, Aubri Jenson via Texascavers wrote: > > Greetings, cavers! > At the grotto meeting this week, Benjamin Schwartz will present on cave &g

[Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting - Sept 7

Greetings, cavers! This week at the UT Grotto meeting Walter Olenick will talk about lava tubes that he had the opportunity to explore earlier this year in Hilo, Hawaii! These are very different geologically and biologically from 'classic karst' caves, and present some unique challenges in

Re: [Texascavers] [TCR]

I'd like to referee the mud wrestling!! Of course I can wash dishes or something, too... Aubri On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 5:41 PM, Don Arburn via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > One Month Left!! > > TCR needs confirmations for the following volunteers: > > •Dish washers: Sheryl,

[Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting- Sept 21

Greetings, cavers! Join us at the UT Grotto meeting this week Wednesday to hear from Peter Sprouse about the latest exploration in Jaguar Claw, a 35km+ cave system in Quintana Roo, Mexico. This August a group camped in the cave for three days in order to survey in the far reaches of the Claw, and

[Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting - Aug 31

Greetings, cavers! At the grotto meeting this week, Benjamin Schwartz will present on cave exploration in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, Montana! This includes Tears of the Turtle, the deepest known cave in the continental US at over 1,600 ft below ground surface. It is a challenging cave not only

[Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting - Oct 5

Greetings, cavers! This week Wednesday at the UT Grotto meeting come hear Ben Hutchins and Bev Shade talk about caving in Big Bend National Park. Ben will talk about past exploration and survey, and Bev will talk about plans for the next trip coming up over Thanksgiving. The presentation portion

[Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting- Nov 30

Greetings, cavers! This week Wednesday at the UT Grotto meeting Bill Stone will present on Harwood's Hole and other New Zealand caving. Harwood's Hole is New Zealand's deepest shaft at 183m, with a maximum cave depth of +350m. This presentation is a reschedule from Oct 19, so if you missed it

[Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting - Nov 16

Greetings, cavers! This week Wednesday at the UT Grotto meeting we have something a little different.Car Talk for Cavers! Caving puts a special kind of wear and tear on cars. Galen and Jonathan will help you learn the essentials of selecting and maintaining a proper Caver Vehicle. Come with

[Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting - Nov 2

Greetings, cavers! This week Wednesday at the UT Grotto meeting Jean Krejca will talk about the 2015 survey in Silvertip, a deep alpine cave in the Bob Wilderness, Montana. The presentation portion of the grotto meeting will be live streamed via Periscope https://www.periscope.tv/utgrotto at

[Texascavers] Update- Grotto Meeting, Nov 2

Greetings, cavers! This week Wednesday at the UT Grotto meeting Jean Krejca will talk about a a trip to Lechuguilla cave led by Derek Bristol in September 2016. The presentation portion of the grotto meeting will be live streamed via Periscope https://www.periscope.tv/utgrotto at approximately

[Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting - Oct 19

Greetings, cavers! This week Wednesday at the UT Grotto meeting come hear Bill Stone present about Harwood's Hole and other New Zealand caving! Harwood's Hole is New Zealand's deepest shaft at 183m, with a maximum cave depth of +350m. The presentation portion of the grotto meeting will be live

[Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting - Dec 7

Greetings, cavers! This week Wednesday we have a guest speaker, Dr. Weston Nowlin, an ecologist at Texas State University! He'll talk on how the selective pressures of subterranean environments result in unique physical and behavioral adaptations, using examples from amphipods in central Texas.

[Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting - Jan 4

Greetings, cavers! This week Wednesday we will hear from Richard Zarria about a trip to Musquiz in northeastern Mexico, where he and other Texas cavers discovered and explored numerous deep pits! The presentation portion of the grotto meeting will be live streamed via Periscope

[Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting - Dec 21

Greetings, cavers! This week Wednesday come hear a guest speaker from Bexar Grotto, Bennet Lee, present on digging progress in the LaChance Sinkholes (formerly Bob Cowell's Dig) near New Braunfels ! The property is a major drain for the area and reportedly takes on a huge amount of water when it

[Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting - Jan 18

Greetings, cavers! This week Wednesday we will hear from Jim "Crash" Kennedy, who will talk about recent exploration in Nuevo Leon, Mexico and the discoveries that were made over a week long expedition in November 2016. Rancho Minas Viejas is a 2800 hectare (11-square-mile) ranch in the Sierra de

[Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting - LOCATION CHANGE

As of this week, we'll be back in *Painter Hall 2.48* until August 23! https://goo.gl/maps/Wun8LuQh7DR2 Aubri Jenson UT Grotto Vice Chair 512-284-1500 ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives:

[Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting- Oct 4

Greetings, cavers! This week Wednesday at the UT Grotto meeting, we'll hear from herpetologist Andy Gluesenkamp. Andy has been working with a team of biologists to study an elusive cave fish that lives in the spectacular karst of southern China. [image: Inline image 1] The presentation

[Texascavers] No UT Grotto Meeting Dec 20- Gill's B-day!

Greetings, cavers! This week we're skipping a formal meeting and gathering instead to celebrate Gill Ediger's 70th birthday! Come to Scholz Garten for happy hour on Wednesday Dec 20, at 5:30. 1607 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, TX 78701 map here: https://goo.gl/maps/hSTtq9cPG8J2 ​See you there!

[Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting - Dec 6

Greetings, cavers! At the UT Grotto meeting this week Wednesday, Greg Passmore of Passmore Lab, (http://www.passmorelab.com) will explain how Virtual Reality imaging can be used to represent caves. He provided a