Colorado’s Cave of the Winds Adding a Zip-Line
Following the trend of adding adventure attractions to show caves, Colorado’s Cave of the Winds plans to open a zip-line later this month. Dubbed “the Bat-A-Pult”, the 200 meter (660 …
Following the trend of adding adventure attractions to show caves, Colorado’s Cave of the Winds plans to open a zip-line later this month. Dubbed “the Bat-A-Pult”, the 200 meter (660 …
CaveSim, the intelligent crawl-through obstacle course which wowed cavers at the 2011 NSS Convention in Colorado is coming to West Virginia this summer. The 15 meter (50 foot) long …
On Saturday, September 24th an article appeared in the Vail Daily News discussing White-nose syndrome. For whatever reason, a few details in the article were reported incorrectly, and cavers acted …
Rescuers have abandoned efforts to recover the body of math teacher and soccer coach Frank Stanley who apparently died in an accident in Colorado’s Lost Creek Wilderness Area. Frank Stanley …
The Speleolympics held at the recent National Speleological Society Convention included a new cave sim. Developed by caver/electrical engineer Dave Jackson of the Southern Colorado Mountain Grotto, the electronic simulator …
In an effort to try to protect bats from White-nose Syndrome, acting Regional Forester Jerome Thomas extended the emergency order to close all caves and abandoned mines in the Rocky …
An afternoon session at last weeks National Speleological Society convention was devoted entirely White-nose syndrome. The Wednesday discussion entitled, “White Nose Syndrome — A Western Perspective” included many federal and …
Just in time for the National Speleological Society convention, the underground steam caves at the Yampah Vapor Caves spa in Glenwood Springs have reopened. The caves were closed in early …
The 2011 National Speleological Society Convention kicked off on Saturday in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The event, which is expected to draw 1,400 cavers from around the world, began with a …
Following the lead of the U.S. Forest Service, The Bureau of Land Management has granted a special use permit to the National Speleological Society during their upcoming convention in Glenwood …