Northern Rocky Mountain Grotto
Caving in North America's Rocky Mountains and the World
Ellen Whittle is organizing a spring training series starting March 9. Topics include cave rescue fundamentals and personal gear selection — real hands-on skills for anyone wanting to keep learning. More details coming soon. If … More…
Melissa Jennings, a Florida-based NSS caver, is planning a visit to the Glacier area soon and is looking for local advice from grotto members who know the terrain. Reach out if you’ve got suggestions.
The NRMG Annual Business Meeting happened on December 12, 2021 via Zoom, with members joining from across the region. Afterward, the grotto moved to Gather.town for an informal hangout that proved far better for actual … More…
John Fioroni, one of our 2019 Small Grant winners, is organizing a caving expedition to Morca Cave in Turkey this August and is inviting grotto members to join. The expedition will last the full month … More…
Georgia Schneider will be giving a presentation on the Silvertip Cave Expedition at the next Cascade Grotto meeting. If you want to learn about the work, that’s the time. Dustin’s recap of the 2022 Silvertip … More…
The USFS is hiring for a paid Pryor Mountain Cave Crew lead position for 2022. The role is a GS-7 Physical Science Technician based out of Red Lodge, MT, and will lead a four-person crew … More…
Three NRMG members just got featured in NSS News magazine: Ellen Whittle, David Gianforte, and Will Boekel. Check it out when you get a copy.
The grotto’s virtual Spooky Pub Night on October 27 brought us a great talk from Christian DeCelle, one of our 2020 Small Grant winners, on the discoveries and deep pits he located during Alaska caving … More…
Montana Natural Heritage Program is giving away 1:24K USGS quad topo maps to anyone who wants them. Bryce Maxell has the details — reach out if you’re interested.
Mark your calendar: the NRMG Annual Business Meeting is December 12 on Zoom. More details coming soon, but block the time now.
Cave Camp this fall is cancelled due to the Delta variant surge. Instead, we’re doubling down on the pub night series — lower risk, still fun, and gives us a way to stay connected without … More…
Good news for the Bozeman crew: pub nights are back on at Shine Beer Sanctuary, 451 E Main St, starting Tuesday, August 17th at 6:30pm. First and third Tuesdays of each month, no fancy plan … More…
The Bighorn campout is coming June 11-13 and registration is open now. If you’re planning to join us, get your name in to Will Boekel so we can sort logistics. Last year these filled up … More…
Here are two pics taken at Armpit, WY (aka Big Horn/Horsethief Headquarters) taken in 1982. The first pic shows a couple of ore buckets hanging from tripods, several trash cans, a root cellar, and two … More…
Howdy Cavers, We are THRILLED to announce the official start of the Horsethief Cave resurvey project!! For all the details, be sure to check out the project page at: NRMG.org/HTC We hope to see you … More…
The NRMG is proud to support member projects with an annual small grant. The grant is designed to support efforts in survey, exploration, research, and outreach/public education. The following projects were awarded small grants for … More…
The NRMG would like Welcome Dustin Kisner as an officer of the NRMG!! We’d to thank Lauren Stanberry for her time spent as Member-At-Large. She has moved out of state and stepped down, and the … More…
“The 2020 Silvertip Expedition lasted about two weeks, from July 26th through August 9th. Four of the days were dedicated to hiking (two days in and two days out) and eleven dedicated to caving. The … More…
The NRMG’s annual small grant is intended to: Support active projects of NRMG members which will advance cave research, conservation, or educational projects. Support Grotto members who are taking part in projects at a local, … More…
Austin Lindsay was able to record a podcast with Lauri from FWP. We chatted about the spread of white-nose syndrome, caving etiquette, and potential “treatments” for the bats that are currently being proposed and studied. … More…