[GeoStL] Re: Ice Age time capsule

Sorry, I don't have any equipment for sale or know of any.  I would be very 
careful buying used equipment, your life depends on it.  Nylon can decay and 
aluminum will erode with friction.  My rappel rack and bars shows definite 
signs of wear after rappelling down many thousands of feet of muddy rope.  I 
know its still safe but I wouldn't buy one in that condition!  Jerome
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Chris Binder 
  To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 10:16 AM
  Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Ice Age time capsule


  You said "rappelled in"...I need some equipment, you wouldn't have any used 
rock-climbing equipment for sale, would you?

  ~Chris


    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Jerome Reed 
    To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 9:52 AM
    Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Ice Age time capsule


    A fellow caver and I discovered a cave that was opened up when they put in 
a new section of Hwy 21 several years ago.  We removed some rubble at the edge 
of a new roadcut, and rappelled in.  It was very cool to be the first person to 
set foot there.  The cave is several hundred feet long and contains some nice 
speleothems and a small waterfall.  It was however very unstable due to 
blasting and we sealed it back up.  It is on file in the cave files of the 
Missouri Geologic Survey in Rolla.  It did not however contain any fossils like 
Riverbluff Cave.  Jerome

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