Bushwhack to Granite
After confirming with Ian that Granite Mountain would be reasonable for a solo trip (i.e. no rope or …
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Sign in JoinYak #2 in winter with young kids or how I love my homemade dogsled
This past January, seven of us drove and then skied to the Yakinikak#2 cave. This trip report is …
West Boulder Cave: Type III Fun
Type III fun is never fun while you're doing it. You often feel that your life is threatened …
Winter Wagner's Wonderland
Our group met outside of Maxville, MT with the goal of visiting Wagner's Cave and: 1. Installing a …
Great Falls Pub Night
After 8 inches of snow Monday I was worried people would not show up to our first pub …
Wagner's experience and an Ophir descent
Wagner's cave was an introductory trip for the newly formed UM Caving Club. We were happy to learn …
Ophir Cave 11.27.15
Entered cave and made way to primary pit. Rappelled into Big Room and explored area. Observed one bat …
Wagners Cave 11.21.15
Cavers surveyed cave for bats, geologic features on floor ceiling and wall and any biological features. A record …
High water and a surprise passage.
Seven of us headed in to Mill Creek Crystal Cave on Nov 14 to continue our survey. Despite …
Tight Places in West Boulder
On November 11th the three of us set out to West Boulder Cave. We were greeted at the …
Old Glory Mine Cave
Ian Chechet and I made a mad dash on our ATVs to visit several caves on Pryor Mountain …
Red Lodge Creek Cave 11/6/2015 monitoring
Hiked to the cave through 2-4" of snow. Sunny day and 40 degrees F. We entered the cave …
Limestone Cave
Snow had dusted the peaks of the flathead range during the night giving us a majestic view as …
Argenta Cave
The day after Halloween, the four of us met up late morning in the Dillon Safeway parking lot. …
Wheeler Mountain day jaunt
James and I took advantage of a break in the rain and headed up to Wheeler Mountain to …
Cliff Cave Exploration
Keaton and I first found this cave well rappelling at a popular climbing krag outside of Bozeman. It …
Poia Lake Cave 9/18/15
We arrived at the Many Glacier entrance station around 11AM and quickly packed our gear before heading up …
Big Pryor Mountain Karst Inventory
2015 Big Pryor Mountain Karst Inventory By Ken S. 9-7-2015 Ian Chechet and Ken S. proposed to the …
Something smells Mulckey in here
On Sunday August 30 various members of the Northern Rocky Mountain Grotto and members of the University of …
Vertical Cave Training - Mulkey Gulch, Missoula
As a new member of NRMG and being this is my first trip report, it will probably be …
A Three Hour Tour of Poia Cave, Glacier National Park
While surveying with Ian Chechet in my home state of Wild Wonderful WNS-positive West Virginia earlier this spring …
In the Trap, Digging Bones in Natural Trap Cave
In the Trap, Digging Bones in Natural Trap Cave The 10th of July finds me crawling up Ball …
Pryor Mountain Karst Inventory
The morning of August 22nd couldn’t come fast enough for me. Weeks before an email went out to …
Vertical Training Missoula!
I arrived up in Missoula this year a little bummed that school was starting and the semester was …