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Every trip the grotto has written up, back to 2011. Cave locations are withheld; the stories are not.

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2015 North Cirque Silvertip Trip

26 Jul 2015

Jason B. Participants Ian Chechet, Hans B., Ian McMillan, Elliot Stahl, Shawn Thomas, Abby Tobin, Doug Powell, Kelly …

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Photo: 2015 trip

A scary crawl

20 Apr 2015

We were trying to push the crawl near the sump. This crawl is normally full of debris and …

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First Lillyguard adventure.

18 Apr 2015

Arrived at the base of Woodhurst mountain about 10:00 am. We climbed up to the Southwest entrance. Entering …

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An Excellent Easter Escape

4 Apr 2015

While entrenched in the sleep-deprivation-inducing workload of an engineering student, the mind frequently wanders to ways to escape. …

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Point of Dissapointment

22 Mar 2015

On 03/22/2015, Derald and I set out to look for the Point of Rocks Cave located near Whitehall. …

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Lewis and Clark offtrail adventure

27 Mar 2015

Starting the walk to the entrance of Lewis and Clark Caverns, I slowly began to feel the excitement …

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Little Bitterroot Slip n Sliding

14 Feb 2015

We dropped into the small gravity slide cave near Kalispell to check for winter use by bats. The …

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Gettin' Dirty on Valentine's Day

14 Feb 2015

After lots of great advice from NRMG members, we decided to travel to Lillyguard Cave for a Valentine's …

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Wagner's Cave Lightning Strike Op

7 Feb 2015

The February morning started unusually warm and with a downpour which was of some concern since we would …

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Putting the Fog in Foggy Brennan

23 Jan 2015

Six members took a trip to Foggy Brennan on a fine January day to replace an old rope …

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Slot Canyon Ridge Walk

1 Jan 2015

Richard B. and I (Ken S.) hiked to, and in a slot canyon on Pryor Mtn in Carbon …

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Papoosed again!

5 Dec 2014

We all arrived on Sunday night and after a cold night and a warm fire we were able …

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Rappeling a Karst Feature

4 Dec 2014

Eye Drops and Clogged Tear Duct Ken S. May 27, 2014 We were hiking down a side canyon …

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Meteetse Natural Arches

24 Nov 2014

A friend and I hiked to a karst feature I have been looking at for more than 40 …

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Scapegoat 2013

3 Nov 2014

My girlfriend got to come out to Scapegoat for the first time. It was just me, Brian, and …

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CCC Dive

12 Nov 2014

Link to stills and video of the Summer dive of Cottonwood Creek Cave. https://vimeo.com/111470998 So, it looks like …

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Just try to plug this hole!

7 Nov 2014

Massive arch with other large holes in the middle of @450 ft cliff. Ice climb or bolt climb …

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Mystery Cave aka Mystic Cave

29 Jun 2014

Members of the Northern Rocky Mountain Grotto of the National Speleological Society convened at Mystery Cave in the …

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