For presentation-related inquiries, please contact Carl Haken
Socal Grotto’s short presentation theme for 2025 is Survey and Cartography
Date | Short Presentation | Main Presentation |
---|---|---|
Aug 4 | Carol Vesely: The Evolution of Cave Maps | Will Heltsley: Belize Expedition |
Sept 2 | Will Heltsley: Visual Representations of Cave Morphology | Tentative: Cave and Mine Gating |
Oct 7 | TBD | Carl Haken: Mapping Plunge Pool |
Nov 4 | TBD | Carol Vesely: Carrizo Badlands New Caves |
Dec 2 | TBD | TBD |

At the August meeting, Will Heltsley will describe this year’s Boundary Fault Karst Project expedition to Belize
At the September meeting, we will probably talk about gates (exact topic TBD)


At the October meeting, Carl Haken will recount the saga of mapping Plunge Pool, a cave in Anza Borrego, CA
At the November meeting, Carol Vesely will describe the brand-new never-before-explored caves that she and other socal cavers have been recently mapping in the Carrizo Badlands
