The Jive Hole
The morning was crisp and cool as we stepped onto the dewy grass after sleeping in the trunk of the Highlander for the third night in a row. Even though the temperatures in Tennessee compared to that back home in Texas, the cool, dry air and the thrill of being at our first NSS Convention…Read more The Jive Hole
Midnight Cave Trip Report
The Aggie Speleological Society visited Midnight Cave in Austin, TX. To prepare for this cave, everyone descending vertically into the cave had their vertical skills checked and practiced up-climbing and repelling. The next day after a service project, we went to a local park to find the cave and get all of our gear ready.…Read more Midnight Cave Trip Report
Government Canyon Trip Report: November 2017
November 3-5, 2017 We had a small group of Aggies meet up with the Government Canyon Karst Project to help with the monthly Texas Speleological Association (TSA) service project. We were split into two teams, one ridge-walking team and one dig team. The ridge walking team was spread out, systematically walking through the brush looking…Read more Government Canyon Trip Report: November 2017
Powell’s Cave Service Project: November 2016
By Rob Upchurch The morning of November 12, 2016, members of Aggie Speleological Society and Bexar Grotto woke and prepared to clean trash and graffiti from historic Powell’s Cave in Menard County, Texas. Powell’s, the supposed site of Jim Bowie’s buried silver, had been recently broken into and vandalized. After helping Crash Kennedy install a…Read more Powell’s Cave Service Project: November 2016
Whirlpool Trip Report: September 2016
The Beginnings of Adventure Spelunking is one of those adventures you fall in love with the second you feel the cool cave air across your skin. Whirlpool Preserve was a unique beginning cave that I would have never imagined finding myself in. Pulling off and underpass into a gravel patch bellow fast moving cars I…Read more Whirlpool Trip Report: September 2016
Aggie Grotto 