The Caving Podcast

SCCi’s Christine Walkey talks about caving for work, and about her love for TAG.

LINKS:
Montana Cave Camp: https://nrmg.regfox.com/cave-camp-2019
Missouri Caves and Karst Conservancy: http://www.mocavesandkarst.org/
Bats, Beer, and Bluegrass: https://saveyourcaves.org/calendar/eventdetail/22/-/bats,-beer-and-bluegrass.html

Caver and molecular biology pioneer Norm Pace joins us to talk candidly about his early caving days, cancer scare, and his storied professional career. Donate to this month's cave conservancy, the Indiana Karst Conservancy! To learn about their new preserve, click here: http://ikc.caves.org/lowry-cave-preserve

She's a terrific representative for what caving is all about, which is why she's been featured in films and documentaries talking about her profession as a cave microbiologist. She talks about her early days in caving, WNS, discovering Cloud Ladder Hall in China, and lots more. If you'd like more information on how to donate to this month's featured karst conservancy, visit http://caves.org/conservancy/mkc/

Johanna has been all over. She's led cave tours on National Forest land in Alaska, worked for the National Parks Service at Carlsbad Caverns, and served on expeditions in Mexico, Kentucky, and in Lechuguilla.
Support the podcast by supporting cave conservation. This month's featured karst conservancy is the Kentucky Karst Conservancy: https://kentuckykarstconservancy.org/

Longtime Indiana caver Rusty Riley has led an interesting caving life. He was on the team that explored Two Bit Pit, and has taken several trips to Mexico, including one that was very tough on him emotionally.

For more info on donating to the Mid Atlantic Karst Conservancy toward the purchase of Sarah Furnace Cave, visit http://www.karst.org/index.php?section=134

New Mexico caver Beth Cortright has surveyed archaeologically significant caves in Mexico, worked in Lechuguilla, and more recently has been involved in major survey projects in Grand Canyon caves.

South Dakota's two best known caves (Wind and Jewel) have grown considerably thanks in no small part to Rene. She has also explored Lechuguilla, Ft. Stanton Cave, and Sistema Sac Actun/Dos Ojos in Mexico, among many others.

Indiana caver Aaron French is making a name for himself exploring the Scottsburg Lowland and Muscatatuck Plateau, the less-explored Indiana karst. We talk about his fairly recent caving genesis, and discoveries.

Elliot is a prolific cave explorer and photographer who has supported expeditions to the deepest limestone cave in the U.S., as well as big discoveries in TAG and Mexico.

Christian has been instrumental in the exploration of glacier caves on Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Rainier. He was also part of the team that helped re-define the northern limit of bat hibernacula from the exploration of caves in the Northwest Territory. We talk about all of it in this episode sponsored by SwaygoGear.com