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Unprepared Leaders and Kids Go Caving Visitors Are There at All Imaginable Hours. Accidents Are Waiting to Happen. Something Must Be Done To Get Cavers Involved In a Brainstorming Meeting an Idea Was Developed A Safe Caving Project Utah

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Unprepared Leaders and Kids Go Caving

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Visitors Are There at All Imaginable Hours.

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Accidents Are Waiting to Happen.

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Something Must Be Done To Get Cavers Involved

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In a Brainstorming Meeting an Idea Was Developed

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A Safe Caving Project

Utah National Parks Council, BSA NSS Youth Group Liaison Relations And The Timpanogos Grotto, NSS

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Two Committees Lead the Project

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A Committee of Three

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A Committee of Many

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Two Scout Leaders

  • 1. Phil Brown
  • 2. Carson Mellott
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Groups Represented

1. National Speleological Society- Youth Group Relations Committee 2. American Cave Conservation Association 3. Timpanogos Grotto 4. Utah National Parks Council Health and Safety Committee 5. Utah School Land Trust – Nutty Putty Land Owner 6. National Park Service 7. National Outdoor Leadership School 8. US Forest Service 9. Bureau of Land Management

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Planned Completion = July 4,2004

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Grotto Input

  • Caving Topic Presenters

– Climb On Instruction (BSA Certified) – First Aid Instruction – Knots – Basic Equipment – Mapping – Cave Maneuvering – Conservation – No Trace Caving – Caving Ethics – Vertical Demonstrations

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TIER 1 Commercial Caves

Minnetonka Cave Paris Idaho Lehman Cave Lehman Cave

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TIER 2 Horizontal Caves

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TIER 3 Vertical Caves

Photo by Brandon Kowallis www.brandonkowallis.com

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Grotto/Scout Leader Input

  • Nutty Putty Cave Management Plan
  • Nutty Putty Cave Gating and Lease
  • Council Leader Orientation Program
  • Youth Group Caving Trainers List
  • Pre-trip Checklists
  • Equipment Check Lists
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Grotto Input Completion Certificate

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Spin Off Projects

  • A Nutty Putty Management Plan – where cavers are working with the

landowner and advising the gating and lease arrangement for the cave.

  • Cave Trail Rating System – similar to climbing rating.
  • Vertical Skills Check off training for Grotto Members.
  • Cave Orientation for Youth Group Leaders (Conducted during

February).

  • Cave Skills Trainers for Youth Groups.
  • Grotto Youth Group Relations Officer
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The Results

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The Results

Save Caving

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The Results

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