I case you're looking for a Hallowe'en trip! Contact Steve Peerman if you
want to help. Jacqui
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Peerman" <[email protected]>
To: "nmcaver" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 4:16 PM
Subject: [NMCAVER] Help needed at Fort Stanton
Hi all,
As many of you know, we are in the process of replacing the fungus
infested shoring in the dig shaft in Don Sawyer Hall of Fort Stanton Cave
with a permanent stainless steel and HDPE bracing structure. At the last
FSCSP expedition, we began the process by pouring the foundation. The
cavers of the SWR did an outstanding job of helping us during that
expedition, and we were able to move almost 200 ten pound bags of cement
back to Don Sawyer Hall in only one day! Thanks to all who came!
We are in need of assistance again. On the last weekend of this month
(October 31 - November 1) we are going to install the first few levels of
the replacement structure in the cave. As this message goes out, Jim Cox
is working overtime to get the framework for these levels built. We will
need help getting these frames and HDPE panels back to Don Sawyer Hall,
along with other tasks during the installation itself. We need a minimum
of ten cavers to get this work done. The stainless steel frames (the
heaviest things to be taken back) weigh a little over 38 pounds. The
more people we have, the easier it will be to get the frames and other
stuff into the cave, as people can trade off so they won't be carrying
the heavy stuff all the time.
If you can help out that weekend, please let me know! As always, your
help will be appreciated! As is the case during the Fort Stanton Cave
Study Project expeditions, we will have the use of the BLM bunkhouse near
Fort Stanton, and that will be the meeting place Friday evening or
Saturday morning. We'll try to gather there at about 8:30 am Saturday
morning, have a briefing, then head into the cave. Hope to see many of
you there!
Steve Peerman
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