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Episode 97
Dave Brumbaugh has been a cave guide in several show caves, including back home in Pennsylvania. He has also worked at Carlsbad Caverns and indeed still works for the National Park Service in Yosemit…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Rand Heazlitt Part 2
Episode 96
Rand Heazlitt is currently leading the continued exploration of Indiana's longest cave, the Binkley Cave system. He shares his perspective as the leader of the group that endured a 2016 flood that th…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Rand Heazlitt Part 1
Episode 95
Rand Heazlitt is currently leading the continued exploration of Indiana's longest cave, the Binkley Cave system. He shares his caving genesis, key moments in his caving history, and the story of the …
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Jessica Jernigan
Episode 94
Jessica Jernigan is a TAG caver who has been at it for just over a couple of years, but has accomplished a lot in that time. We had a great talk about what caving does to fulfill not only our sense o…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
Mike Mansur
Episode 93
Mike Mansur is the author of The Cave Formation Repair Project. He and his team of volunteers have worked hundreds of hours repairing and restoring cave formations in such high-profile caves such as …
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Tray Heinke
Episode 92
Tray Heinke appeared on an episode of Naked and Afraid, which was a big part of this talk, but he's been an Indiana caver for many years, exploring Indiana's longest cave, Binkley Cave; including a h…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Patti Cummings
Episode 91
Patti Cummings is the Vice President of the Richard Blenz Nature Conservancy, home of Indiana’s storied Buckner Cave. She talks about her caving history and life, as well as managing the NSS-owned Bu…
Published on 2 years ago
Zeke McKee
Episode 90
Zeke McKee is a Tennessee caver who has explored and mapped many caves, including Heart of Gould, and Enigma–both of which we talk about at length, including details of a harrowing rescue in 2020.
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Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Cagle's Chasm
Episode 89
Host Matt Pelsor visits Cagle’s Chasm in Tennessee and chats with Chris Lee, Jennifer Young, Jeff Rose, and trip leader Jim Minie. This episode is part two of a three-part series recorded remotely du…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Conley Hole with Justin Huffman & Co
Episode 88
Host Matt Pelsor returns to Conley Hole in Tennessee for the first time since 2016 and talks with Justin Huffman about his successful effort to discover 500 new caves in a single year. Also along on …
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago