Apologies for not posting these to the TriTrog Secretary Blog previously. Here is a backlog of grotto meeting minutes.
2/25/2014
Tritrogs minutes
Attendance: Carlin Kartchner, Mike Broome, Mark Little, Ken
Walsh, Robert Harris, Rachel Weinstock, Peter Hertl, Mark Daughtridge
Old Business: None
Upcoming Trips:
Hancock Bat Count 28 Feb, 1 Mar
Perkins Survey 8 Mar – 14 miles of known passage, 100’s of
feet of virgin passage was recently found near the entrance.
Snow Cone Survey 22 Mar – Lead by Dave, Ken, Mark D.
planning on going.
Orientation to Cave Rescue 28-30 Mar
Spring VAR 11-13 April
Grand Caverns 19 April
Trip Reports:
Carlin: December, Memorial Day cave
Robert H., Dave Duguid, Matt Jenkins, Trina, Howard Holgate:
Snow Cone survey, lots more leads and pits left.
Treasurer’s Report:
Elections:
Vice Chair: Mark Daughtridge
Webmaster: Matthew Weiss
Chair: Robert Harris
Treasurer: Mark Little
Secretary: Ken Walsh
12/9/13
TriTrog Minutes
In attendance:
Carlin Kartchner
Ken Walsh
Lisa Lorentzin
Mike Broome
Mark Daughtridge
Diana Gietl
Sarah Dotson
Peter Hertl
Riley Wareheimer
Old business:
Buy a calendar from Sarah if you need one $14
New business:
Email Diana to RSVP for the Holiday
Party
Trip reports:
Carlin : Survey and bat count in Hancock
Carlin, Dave Duguid, Brian Williams and Stephanie Petri surveyed Missed Opportunity in
wet suits. 650' added with tons of leads. Sunday's cave is still
unnamed. Staley property 500' added with 50' rappel. Should be able
to finish next trip. At the bottom of the pit is the "Badass Fairy
Princess Castle"!
Ken, Mike B, Lisa L , Matt Lubin, Matt Weiss, Jenny, Matt Nelson,
others, and scouts went to Hancock. Bat numbers remain the same as
last year, around 9.
Upcoming trip:
Dec 14 somewhere in Smyth Country. Contact Ken.
Right after New Years Jan 3 2014
Program:
Tritrogs Survival Feudal Jeopardy!
TriTrog Minutes
In attendance:
Carlin Kartchner
Ken Walsh
Lisa Lorentzin
Mike Broome
Mark Daughtridge
Diana Gietl
Sarah Dotson
Peter Hertl
Riley Wareheimer
Old business:
Buy a calendar from Sarah if you need one $14
New business:
Email Diana to RSVP for the Holiday
Party
Trip reports:
Carlin : Survey and bat count in Hancock
Carlin, Dave Duguid, Brian Williams and Stephanie Petri surveyed Missed Opportunity in
wet suits. 650' added with tons of leads. Sunday's cave is still
unnamed. Staley property 500' added with 50' rappel. Should be able
to finish next trip. At the bottom of the pit is the "Badass Fairy
Princess Castle"!
Ken, Mike B, Lisa L , Matt Lubin, Matt Weiss, Jenny, Matt Nelson,
others, and scouts went to Hancock. Bat numbers remain the same as
last year, around 9.
Upcoming trip:
Dec 14 somewhere in Smyth Country. Contact Ken.
Right after New Years Jan 3 2014
Program:
Tritrogs Survival Feudal Jeopardy!
10/24/2013
Attendance
Kellie Clooney
Riley
Jenkins
Dues will be due $15 for a whole year, $7.50 for half
Trip reports:
YTR / VAR trips:
Ken Walsh and Diana Gietl went to Culverson Creek, scouting for a future photography trip
Ken Walsh and Diana Gietl went to Culverson Creek, scouting for a future photography trip
Robert Harris went to Maxwelton Sink, lots of intricate formations
Robert, Ken, and Diana went to Poor Farm Cave for a quick trip
TAG:
Robert and Peter went down, hit Ruby Falls
Robert and Ava went to Mystery Falls
Bat Ranch 11 people:
Rieley and Jenkins, Mark went to the Bat Ranch and cleaned New River with Ava scrubbing graffiti
Upcoming Trips
Hancock bat count open to more TriTrogs Nov 9th and 10th
Survey trips with Carlin Sunday Nov 10th Super Stayle's Cave
Germany Valley in Dec 13-15
Program
Robert Harris premiered his El Cap rappel
video and presented on the VBATS trip followed up by Kellie Clooney
presenting her perspective on the same trip.
9/23/2013 TriTrogs Meeting
New Business
-
No calendar will be made this year
-
Holiday Party location will be determined
Attendance:
Carlin Kartchner
Martin G.
Ken Walsh
Dianna Gietl
Grant Hundermark
Jenny Hundermark
Rachel Weinstock
Robert Harris
Mark Daughtridge
Peter Hertl
Jessie
Steve Molnar
Jenkins (Matthew)
Riley
Matt Jenkins
Trip Reports:
Carlin: Blowing
Spring, Tyvek caving due to WNS, removed trash from a rescue in ’95, practiced
rescue skills, looked at a high lead.
Mark D.: Checked out Smoke Hole Caverns, Looked at a quarry
near Franklin WV. Went on the Via Ferrata at Nelson Rocks with Rachel and Robert
from OTR.
Upcoming Trips
YTR – Sept 27-29
TAG – Oct 10 – 13
Grotto Cleanup – New River ? Oct 18 – 20 [Permission is
needed, action item for Ken]
Hancock Bat Count – Nov 2 or 9 ?
Program:
Peter Hertl presents information on what happens at an NSS
Convention and why it is so much fun, Mark Daughtridge, Carlin Kartchner, Rob
Harris, Ken Walsh present supplemental photos and discussion
Meeting adjourned to Natty Greene’s Pub.
8/27/2013
Attendance
Carlin Kartchner
Mark Daughtridge
Vance Swett
Jack Anderson
Martin G.
Mark Little
Peter Hertle
Chris Cooney
Kellie Cooney
Robert Harris
Rachel Weinstock
Sarah Fisher
Janie Hundertmark
Ken Walsh
Travis Stevens
Sarah Dotson
Old Business:
-
Calendars?
Trip Reports:
Martin G. Cleaned Fountain, broke hand while digging; went
to Breathing
Ken: Worked on New River survey, presented new caving gear:
Petzl NAO lamp
Sarah Fisher: Trip report from 10 years ago; James Cave
Mark D.: Helectite Cave dig
Kellie: Description of her first cave trip (vertical with
sister)
Carlin: Rehoba Church
Ken: Butler
Upcoming trips:
OTR: This weekend (8/29/13)
Bugfest: Come volunteer 9/21/13
YTR/VAR: 9/27-9/29 Poor Farm Cave, 5 hour drive from Raleigh
TAG: 10/10-13
Grotto Cleanup (?): 10/18-20
RASS Fall Fest 10/26
Programs:
Ken: OTR Obstacle Course
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