Trip 53: White Dirt Maze
As the second Horsethief Cave survey weekend of the season approached, Carl and I were eager to get …
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I hope serval people will submit trip reports about this trip but I feel I have some unique …
A homework trip turns into dozens of small caves and rock shelters
I am taking an online photo class this summer to accomplish my fine arts core ( hens the …
Snow Excavation Yields Unimpressive Results
Disembarking from Butte at about 8:30am, Robert and Wade were in one truck and Liz and I (Demetrius) …
Ultimate Cavers' Are Born Here
During the Ultimate Cavers' Challenge, our group, consisting of myself (Demetrius F.), Max Maxwell, Demetri S., and Daryll …
The best team effort
AGM has been overcast but the rain is holding out. Teams have assembled to become Ultimate Cavers. Here …
Horsethief or SMC, which key is it?!
Four of us went into Horsethief cave on Saturday and found the BLM had given us the key …
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AMG we will win the challenge
We are currently competing in an even for AMG and I will not post a particularly detailed report …
First lick creek trip of the year
We set out from bozman about 10 am. And Had a pleasant drive up thogh white sulfur and …
Froggs Fault Cave — April 15, 2023
May 15-17 2023, the Bigfork high school cave club took a trip to the Pyror mountains. The club …
Soaking from tears, not the pools.
Sophomore year of high school, it was my first cave club trip. Mr. B and a select few …
Big Birds and Missing Bolts.
Mill Creek 2023. Big Birds and Missing Bolts. In late November Hans contacted me and we began arranging …
2022 a cave odyssey.
My partner and I left for crystal cave on the morning of September 23. Upon entering the lower …
Poia Cave's Sketchy Downclimb - Glacier National Park, Montana
Poia Cave is the longest known cave in Glacier National Park, with around a mile of length. The …
Cries of Glory: Horsethief Project Weekend
September 16-18, Horsethief Project Weekend The group motto of the weekend was: “If you die, it probably isn’t …
An unusual Horsethief trip
I recently joined NRMG about a month ago and decided I wanted to go on the first posable …
Enlarging the icebox
Last visited in the early nineties the back of Katie’s icebox contains a thirty five foot waterfall and …
Hope for Lick Creek
Lick Creek Trip Report We began our trip out to Lick Creek from Bozeman at 7am. I believe …
Ridgewalking in the Pryors: A Tale of Success
Following convention Matt Robison, Alex F. and I had plans to visit Great Expectations. These were postponed due …
During the Flood
Trying to beat the rain, that for a month now seems to start only on the weekends, Caitlin …
Poking around in the sinkhole
I had been to the sinkhole on Cedar Mountain near Cody years ago, but I didn’t recall any …
Poking Around in a Sinkhole
I had been to the sinkhole on Cedar Mountain near Cody years ago, but I didn’t recall any …
Horsethief Cave Survey Weekend May 20-22
If you’re not already familiar with Horsetheif Cave, it’s something like 20 miles long and likely not fully …