To the best of my knowledge, Bill Russell pioneered that famous route at the back of Airman's Cave. I know my trip there was with Bill. That section of the cave has some amazing long thin selinite needles. But, the 120 degree tight bend in the Wire Wiggle is a killer as the knees will not easily bend to accommodate the maneuver. Rumor is that passage was enlarged, somehow, by blasting?
As for other interesting cave passage names, I particularly like the secondary entrance name to Cool Springs Cave, KY. That crawlway is known as Roach's Runway. Reminds me of the old days at 1307 1/2 Kirkwood and the huge numbers of roaches before I led the boric acid attack in the kitchen. Roach's Runway is another tight passage, similar to the entrance crawl in Airman's. However, The Wire Wiggle in the back of Airman's is way tighter than it's entrance crawl. The current most incredible tight passage that I know of is the new connection at Mammoth Cave between Donkey Cave and Pohl Avenue under Flint Ridge. This tight virgin passage was pushed hard by Joyce Hoffmaster on May 28, 2011. Donkey Cave became the Eleventh Connection to Mammoth Cave. If you have access, see Roger Brucker's write-up of this story in the Feb.. 2012 CRF Newsletter. I do not know if the crawl was named or not. It may be the Donkey Kong push (?) as the lead was a drain out of the Donkey Kong Pit. And, while I am running on: how about that Drama in Lukina Jama in Crotia by Bruce White in the new Feb., 2012, NSS News. One of the best caving stories I have read. Cavingly, Preston in Muhlenberg Co., KY ========================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: Preston Forsythe ; [email protected] ; [email protected] Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 7:36 PM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Schetromph cave The Wire Wiggle in Airman's. Now there's a noble destination. All Texas cavers should aspire to passing through its confines at least once. We should have a club for those who have been through it. Bill
