| October 2026 Minutes | | Meeting was held on October 06, 2026 | | Minutes recorded by: Darcy Phillips |
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| Attending | - Matt Brasher (Host)
- Gunnison Brasher
- Jenson Brasher
- Tammy Tucker
- William Tucker
- Lee Ann Dean
- Riley Siders
- Brian Alger
- Ryan Marshall
- Tim Kohtz
- Pierson Miller
- Darcy Phillips
- Nichole Alton
| | Old Business | - Covered last month's minutes
- Updates on minutes - Not sure if we would fit in with the Fair’s children’s barn, Outdoor Pursuit Center may still be our best bet for advertising. We need to get back on top of Facebook. Ryan will reach out to Matt. P about social media.
- Patches for the Brashers and Nichole
- Dues needed from Taylor and Levi
- William sent Sean Miller along to the Albuquerque group about soil sampling. High Guads in November, maybe Black Cave.
- Leeann will be at Carlsbad on October 16th and will ask about potential resto projects, Tammy and William will join in. Had no luck getting in touch with Carlsbad’s Leave No Trace Rangers who have been compiling projects.
| | New Business | - Dig with John McClean on October 17th, meeting at 10am. No permission to dig, but will remove mess around the dig site and have John give his advice on next moves. Pecos Valley Grotto has been invited, but no response yet. Jenna Crabtree will also try to come. On Sunday will be doing Mudgett’s Cave with landowner’s family. Face coverings recommended for cave. Get in touch with Lee Ann if you would like to go one or both days.
- HGRP was rescheduled to October 17th & 18th and there are still spots open. Contact Jennifer Foote.
- McKittrick Hill opened on October 1st and will close April 13th. Another good option for William’s trip. Sand and McKittrick do not require a trip leader. Ryan is working with Georgia to get certified to lead in Endless, William will reach out to see if he can as well.
- NCKRI is redoing the Parks Ranch facilities over the holidays.
- Southwest Regional will be in the Gila wilderness over the weekend of October 11th.
- Carlsbad BLM has pamphlets for BLM wild cave opening dates, Lee Ann will grab some when she’s in Carlsbad.
- Georgia is asking for help with ridge walking, Jennifer Foote doing survey in the back country caves around Carlsbad, including Ringtail.
- CRF newsletter has a whole list of upcoming projects; there is a lint picking in early spring 2027 that the grotto should be able to get in on.
| | Trip Reports | - Recap on Pierson’s cable covering from last month. Located the site on the map as “Lucifer’s Ladder”.
- Fort Stanton: Nichole and Darcy - Worked with John McClean’s team on resistivity. Lots of fun, even with having to crawl over brush and up and down steep ridges. Could only get one survey in each day with the terrain. Promising data on each of the surveys.
- Fort Stanton: Lee Ann - Worked on the BuecherNet, a system of antennas used in mines. Fort Stanton is using it to study water flow in Snowy River.
- Fort Stanton: Ryan and Pierson - Formation washing in Sugar Bowl room. Rain and flooding affected the projects in that later half of the week.
- Brasher hiking trip- climbed Mount Lindsey in Colorado. 14,000ft with a class 3 trail. Started the hike at 4am and were second on the peak. Took the easy route down. Could See Sand Dunes from the trail.
- Carlsbad Music Room: Darcy and Nichole- managed about 15 repairs that day, then went down Left-hand Tunnel to help take down some heavy-duty speleojacks from a previous repair, helped Mike film some footage for a documentary.
| | Upcoming Trips | - Oct 11th-12th - Fall Southwest Regional
- Oct 17th-18th - Dig and Mudgett’s trip
- Oct 17th-18th - Rescheduled HGRP trip, contact Jennifer Foote for availability
- Dec 5th – Winter Tech at NCKRI
- TBD- William’s High Guads/McKittrick trip
- TBD- Sonora, in contact with people about a possible repair trip and vertical training
- December - Officer elections at the December meeting
| | Next Meeting | - November 3, 2026
- 7:00 PM
- To Be Announced
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