Done with Georgia!
Bennett Lee
2023-01-21
Done with Georgia and into North Carolina. Here’s an update on my injuries and adventures in the first two weeks on the Appalachian Trail.
Beautiful Sunrise at Rocky Mountain
Bennett Lee
2023-01-07
Beautiful sunrise this morning from the top of Rocky Mountain, Georgia.
Appalachian Trail: The Beginning
Bennett Lee
2023-01-28
The start of my Appalachain Trail adventure, from Amicalola Falls to Neel Gap. This is also the start of my larger attempt of the Calendar Year Triple Crown, hiking nearly 8,000 miles in one single year.
Calendar Year Triple Crown 2023
Bennett Lee
2023-08-10
My Calendar Year Triple Crown (CYTC) of 2023: a solo hike of the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and Continental Divide Trails. Nearly 8,000 miles in one year.
Woot Cavern
Bennett Lee
2022-12-30
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
Bennett Lee
2023-12-12
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.
Meso Customs Overhead Nightmare
Bennett Lee
2023-12-07
The Meso Customs 4-port overhead panel has no way to mount it! Fortunately, I found a way to install it despite this glaring manufacturing oversight.
Missing Bats at Devil’s Sinkhole
Bennett Lee
2021-10-05
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
Bennett Lee
2023-04-13
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
Bennett Lee
2020-12-02
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.
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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.
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.
Ascending Multi-System
Use the Ascending Multi-System to easily switch among all major ascending systems: Frog, Rope Walker, Mitchell, and Texas. Includes comparison charts, step-by-step building instructions, emergency repair, and printable field guide.
