[Dirtmail] Fw: [NMCAVER] Help needed at Fort Stanton

[J. LaRue Thomas]

I case you're looking for a Hallowe'en trip! Contact Steve Peerman if you 
want to help. Jacqui

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Peerman" <gypcaver at comcast.net>
To: "nmcaver" <nmcaver at caver.net>
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 4:16 PM
Subject: [NMCAVER] Help needed at Fort Stanton


> Hi all,
> As many of you know, we are in the process of replacing the fungus 
> infested shoring in the dig shaft in Don Sawyer Hall of Fort Stanton  Cave 
> with a permanent stainless steel and HDPE bracing structure.  At  the last 
> FSCSP expedition, we began the process by pouring the  foundation.  The 
> cavers of the SWR did an outstanding job of helping  us during that 
> expedition, and we were able to move almost 200 ten  pound bags of cement 
> back to Don Sawyer Hall in only one day!  Thanks  to all who came!
> We are in need of assistance again.  On the last weekend of this  month 
> (October 31 - November 1) we are going to install the first few  levels of 
> the replacement structure in the cave.  As this message  goes out, Jim Cox 
> is working overtime to get the framework for these  levels built.  We will 
> need help getting these frames and HDPE panels  back to Don Sawyer Hall, 
> along with other tasks during the  installation itself.  We need a minimum 
> of ten cavers to get this  work done.  The stainless steel frames (the 
> heaviest things to be  taken back) weigh a little over 38 pounds.  The 
> more people we have,  the easier it will be to get the frames and other 
> stuff into the  cave, as people can trade off so they won't be carrying 
> the heavy  stuff all the time.
> If you can help out that weekend, please let me know!  As always,  your 
> help will be appreciated!  As is the case during the Fort  Stanton Cave 
> Study Project expeditions, we will have the use of the  BLM bunkhouse near 
> Fort Stanton, and that will be the meeting place  Friday evening or 
> Saturday morning.  We'll try to gather there at  about 8:30 am Saturday 
> morning, have a briefing, then head into the  cave.  Hope to see many of 
> you there!
>
>
> Steve Peerman
>