P3D flourescent lamps, cavers

[Gavin Stokes <gstokes@xxxxxxx>]

Well, anyone who tried it knows that this doesn't work (though thanks
anyway, David):

http://www.concentric.net/~nevetek/lamp.shtml

I was interested in seeing flourescent hats for caving.  So I searched on
Nevin Davis and found this:
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On Saturday, July 6, a group of three cavers entered Hosterman's Pit near
State College, Pennsylvania. These were Nevin Davis, Gregg Clemmer and Mike
Dyas.  Their plan was to tour the cave and check on a couple of possible
leads. The cave is described as quite complex in three dimensions and
requires some exposed climbing. Dyas had broken his arm previously and this
had healed, but it was still limited in motion and strength. They left
their ascending gear at the base of the 70-foot entrance drop, but brought
a length of caving rope and their descending equipment for doing a
pull-down rappel to get back down out of the upper level.

After several hours, they were completing the upper level loop and were
nearing the rappel to the entrance area. At the Pipe Pit one must traverse
across the top of a 20-foot pit. They used a belay and Clemmer and Davis
crossed. When Dyas tried to follow, he found he could not do a jam with the
weak arm and lost his footing and fell. He was held by the belay and was
lowered to the bottom of the pit. Davis went to the entrance area and
retrieved Dyas' ascending gear, and he was able to ascend. They proceeded
without further incident.

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Note that the cave was "quite complex in three dimensions."

Still no flourescent miner's helmets though.

Gavin


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