A new editor for the TxCvr ? Anyone want to elaborate on this new development ?
Jerry. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 19, 2012, at 6:29 AM, Heather Tucek <[email protected]> wrote: > And forward the trip report to Jill Orr, the new editor of The Texas Caver!! > > -h > > On 18 June 2012 21:44, David Ochel <[email protected]> wrote: > How about a trip report for a change? It was just meant for Ben and > Terry's records and is thus lacking some context that is known to them, > but better than nothing, I suppose... ;-) > > The attachment referred to below can be found here: > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10593174/CM%20Cave%20Climb%202012-06-09.png > > -David > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: CM Cave Climb 2012-06-09 > Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:22:10 -0500 > From: David Ochel <[email protected]> > > Hola, > > So this is my first attempt at using my iPad to sketch something. Let me > know if you think it's what you want for your records or not. > > Matt and Saj Zapp. helped me drag gear in, and Matt belayed me. The > actual climb (6 bolts, plus a seventh to make it more convenient to get > back down) took about 2 hours, I'd say? I climbed up to that about 40 > degree sloped, maybe 2 meters deep shelf, too steep to scramble up, > which was covered in about 10-20 cm of crusted mud and would have been a > pain to set bolts in. At that time, it was apparent that there wasn't > any promising lead. That little vertical infeeder to the side had some > small formations in it and looked very much like it would be too small > to get into, although I have to admit that I decided that it wasn't > worth the pain and risk to actually make it over there and look up it to > be sure. So, I'm maybe a 96 % sure that it's not passable. All in all, > the rock was relatively shitty. The typical for that cave (I guess?) > limestone with pockets of soft sandstone-like filling. > > Feel free to forward this to Cavetex if you like. > > Cheers, > David > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > -- > Go find out! > -Heather Tuček > UT Grotto > TSA Membership Chair > NSS 59660 > (512) 773-1348 > [email protected]
