Great day in Tongue River Cave!
On Saturday, July 7 2018, Max Croft and I left out of Lovell about 6ish and headed up …
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Sign in JoinWagner's Concession
We pulled onto the dirt road just before Silver Lake, near Georgetown, expecting to see a rugged van …
Fathers day at Lick Creek
After grabbing some breakfast in Great Falls, we hit the road heading for Lick creek cave. We got …
Roaring cave, lots of water
Overall a pretty easily accessible cave. We started out along the trail and decided we'd simultaneously mushroom hunt …
The unlucky rabbit's feet
So, we're in the process of creating a Whitefish High School Cave Club, inspired of course by the …
Yakin' in Yakinikak and good clean fun in Confluence
The Whitefish High School Cave Club, still in an unofficial capacity, decided to take their first trip up …
The Nest Our first (and failed) attempt
On Thursday, April 5th, 2018, Steve and Marty drove up to Montana with the intent to use our …
Annual Grotto Meeting : Crazy people coming together
The excitement surrounding Jewel cave and the exploration there, and in North cave, are infectious. Always great fun …
WHS Cave Club’s First (unofficial) Trip
On March 11, 2018, Galen J. and WHS teacher Kyle F. took two experienced student climbers (but first …
Marijuana meeting
Tasha and I have invested in a marijuana stock named Maple Leaf Green World based in Calgary, Canada. …
Lost Creek Siphon
Lost Creek Siphon By Carl Froslie I first heard about Lost Creek Siphon from a caver when I …
Pearl Cave — January 27, 2018
Carl is submitting write up.
Roaring cave, rising waters
Getting to the cave itself was a pretty pleasant experience overall. Michael and I had decided to bushwack …
Carl, Where's the Cave?
My first experience with the NRMG was when I tagged along with my friends Savannah (Van) Sawyer and …
Revenge of the Pack Rats.
The trip was the final part of a weekend gathering of cavers at a workshop devoted to practicing …
The Descent
10/13/17 Our trip began early Friday morning. It started out with just two of us, as the third …
The Three Halves of Lillyguard
Fourteen of us left Cave Camp more or less together. Our trip leaders, Chris and Steven, along with …
First Cave Ever
This cave is so cool. It was just on the boundary of my comfort zone so I expanded …
Rain, Races, and Really Bad Jokes
Our journey began on the 6th of November in a quiet little town called Whitefish that is tucked …
Pearls before Swine
Our group of two survey teams picked up where we left off surveying Pearl Cave on previous trips …
A twirl to the Pearl.
Three of us visited Pearl Cave near Big Sky. Low snow conditions made the hike very slippery on …
Bighorn Cavern Extravaganza
The rather large team set up the ropes and descended into Bighorn Cavern after getting a key from …