Post by paul snook on Nov 11, 2007 20:58:42 GMT -5
Nov 10, met with ray Heery, frank Maynard his 10yr old son Ben, and rob Davidson, to survey and map Keaton well
cannon county TN, after taking the long twisty way around the MTN.
we parked, geared up, and hiked UP the remaining portion of the MN, then started rigging to do the first drop, rob and ray were first down, and frank read instruments while I started the sketch and data, with Ben looking on EAGER to bounce his first pit, upon reaching the bottom, rob and ray shouted to us that there was a dead raccoon at the bottom, near the lip of the second drop, then the rest of us dropped in, we went ahead on with the survey, ending up with 290 + ft of passage and 102 + ft of pit, then when we were done surveying, Ben frog climbed his first pit like a pro. when he reached the top i could hear him asking his dad if he did good, from my waiting spot at the bottom of the first drop, i could hear he was very proud of himself.
frank and Ben dropping in side by side
frank and Ben climbing out side by side
Nov. 11 th met with ray Heery, Robert Sewell, and Steve "super spud" Hambrick, to survey and map a small cave Steve found ( sorry cant give the name by landowner request) knowing that Steve had free climbed a drop near the entrance we grabbed light gear and headed of into the woods, reaching the cave we waisted no time in getting started, and then got slowed down when I reached the top of a flowstone mass that almost plugs of the way to the back, the very one that Steve had free climbed,
i looked over the edge and told Steve that was loony for doing such a climb with out gear , then after some discussion and some second and third guessing, Steve and Robert headed back to the trucks to get more vertical gear, they returned a few minutes later with gear, and a P.E.E.L. ladder Steve had brought with him ( Personal Emergency Escape Ladder) after rigging, and all passing the vertical spot, we continued on and finished the survey with ,,,
whoa!,,, dejavu,,, almost,,, 280 + ft of passage and 50 + ft of vertical, this little cave also yielded a really nice flowstone drapery and stalagmite formation, in the middle of the passage ,near the back, very picture worthy, after getting up the ladder safe and down the other side, Robert watched as ray and I listened to Steve pull another one of his super spud stunts, as he fell on his way down the flowstone, don't worry he's OK, and we ended a good weekend with all headed home OK , and two more TN maps soon to be turned in, and in the books
ray testing the P.E.E.L ladder
Steve back lighting the massive
cannon county TN, after taking the long twisty way around the MTN.
we parked, geared up, and hiked UP the remaining portion of the MN, then started rigging to do the first drop, rob and ray were first down, and frank read instruments while I started the sketch and data, with Ben looking on EAGER to bounce his first pit, upon reaching the bottom, rob and ray shouted to us that there was a dead raccoon at the bottom, near the lip of the second drop, then the rest of us dropped in, we went ahead on with the survey, ending up with 290 + ft of passage and 102 + ft of pit, then when we were done surveying, Ben frog climbed his first pit like a pro. when he reached the top i could hear him asking his dad if he did good, from my waiting spot at the bottom of the first drop, i could hear he was very proud of himself.
frank and Ben dropping in side by side
frank and Ben climbing out side by side
Nov. 11 th met with ray Heery, Robert Sewell, and Steve "super spud" Hambrick, to survey and map a small cave Steve found ( sorry cant give the name by landowner request) knowing that Steve had free climbed a drop near the entrance we grabbed light gear and headed of into the woods, reaching the cave we waisted no time in getting started, and then got slowed down when I reached the top of a flowstone mass that almost plugs of the way to the back, the very one that Steve had free climbed,
i looked over the edge and told Steve that was loony for doing such a climb with out gear , then after some discussion and some second and third guessing, Steve and Robert headed back to the trucks to get more vertical gear, they returned a few minutes later with gear, and a P.E.E.L. ladder Steve had brought with him ( Personal Emergency Escape Ladder) after rigging, and all passing the vertical spot, we continued on and finished the survey with ,,,
whoa!,,, dejavu,,, almost,,, 280 + ft of passage and 50 + ft of vertical, this little cave also yielded a really nice flowstone drapery and stalagmite formation, in the middle of the passage ,near the back, very picture worthy, after getting up the ladder safe and down the other side, Robert watched as ray and I listened to Steve pull another one of his super spud stunts, as he fell on his way down the flowstone, don't worry he's OK, and we ended a good weekend with all headed home OK , and two more TN maps soon to be turned in, and in the books
ray testing the P.E.E.L ladder
Steve back lighting the massive