Moments in time from the caving expedition in Cambodia

This is part four in a series about the first all-American cave discovery expedition to Cambodia, December 2017. Andy McKinnon in the Old Market He was there in our mind’s eye. The breakfast table erupted in gales of laughter as we imagined our favorite stateside friend in Kampot’s Old Market. He’d be thrilled with absolutely …

Retrieving a missing boat: the saga

OK let's see if I can do this justice: Chris lost his boat off his truck in Centre Hall, one of the half-ass towns on the way to Elk Creek, a little more than a week ago. It had his name and number inside, so there was no excuse for it to be unaccounted for …

The Great Smoky Saga

Malcolm and I coped with being the last souls in Andy’s Abode at the end of the holidays by drinking a bunch of coffee stouts on our lonely last night in the house. The rest of the night served to teach us that coffee stouts actually include coffee.  I awoke alone to a sleepless Malcolm …

Day of almost-three pits

Malcolm and I had spent almost a week in TAG by the time we ran out of people to cave with and were left to our own devices. Flashback to three nights earlier: prompted by Alisa, a CT caver, I’d started to recount all the caves I’d ever been to in an effort to make …