Exploration of the Unknown
You never know what you’re going to discover in a cave. It’s not like a mountain that you can see, you know is there, you know how tall it is, you know where the summit is.
In a cave, it’s all hidden. You don’t know what’s around that next corner. You don’t know how deep that pit is. Even when you’re at the very bottom depths of a cave, you don’t know if that’s the end. There could be more passage just beyond that rock wall.
That’s what I love about caving. The exploration of the unknown.
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Backpacker Radio Interview
After my Calendar Year "Half" Triple Crown hike of the Appalachian Trail and Continental Divide Trail, I got interviewed by Backpacker Radio episode #230!
We talked a lot about my death-defying caving adventures and even a little bit about backpacking—it is a backpacking podcast after all. 😉
Faces of Death
Little did I know that on this trip I would face death several times: rotting carcass, angry rattlesnake in my face, and a cave collapse. Buy worst of all was the mud balls caked in my belly hair. Do you have any idea how painful it is to rip out clumps of belly hair embedded in mud balls? Enough to make grown men cry...which I certainly did.
Woot Cavern
Huge virgin cave found north of Hondo, Texas. Huge room! Massive formations! Even water passage with a cave-adapted salamander and connection to aquifer.
Parks Ranch Cave
Free public-use campground that contains a maze cave with 4 miles of walking and crawling and an occasional swim through nasty sludge of decomposing organic matter. Also, hand sanitizer burns your asshole.
Missing Bats at Devil’s Sinkhole
The bats at Devil's Sinkhole in Texas were mysteriously missing. Three intrepid cavers rappelled into the football-field-sized cavern to learn why.
Adam Wilson’s Cave Map
Download my award-winning map for Adam Wilson's Cave (a.k.a. Bonnie Hills Cave)! Despite being my first ever cave map, I won Best of Show at the 2020 Texas Speleological Association Convention. I will now retire undefeated.
Beyond the Dome Video
Lee White's historic climb of Dome Pit accessed the first new passage in Natural Bridge Caverns in over 50 years. This video documents the history behind this expedition, photos and drone footage of Lee's climb, in-cave interviews with the owners of Natural Bridge Caverns, and lots of great photos of the discoveries from the expeditions.
Beyond the Dome Photos
Beyond the Dome: photo documentary of the first new passage found in Natural Bridge Caverns in over 50 years! See the huge rooms, massive formations, and amazing colors that these expeditions discovered.
Texas Caving Organizations: The “T-Organizations”
The T-Organizations: TSA, TCMA, TSS, TSC, TCR...there are so many acronyms in Texas caving. Here is a definitive guide to the Texas caving hierarchy.
Cave Video Goes Viral
Watch cavers squeeze into a tiny hole, even upside-down! My video called “Tight Squeeze at Deep Cave” has gone viral with millions of views on YouTube and countless more on social media. Watch the full video here with all the fails and successes!
Hot off the Presses! 2022 Texas Cavers Calendar
2022 Texas Cavers Calendar is here! Buy your before supplies run out!
TSA Spring Convention
High-resolution group photos for numerous TSA Spring Conventions. Now includes outlines and names of attendees. If you know an unidentified person or pet in any of the photos, please contact me!
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