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The 2025 flash presentation theme is Survey and Cartography
| Date | 2025 Story: Cartography | Main Presentation | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2 | Alternate Ways to Map a Cave: Nancy Pistole | Industrial Caving | Justin Pugh |
| Oct 7 | Visual Representations of Cave Morphology: Will Heltsley | The Plunge Pool Saga | Carl Haken |
| Nov 4 | Evolution of Cartography: Carol Vesely | The Unusual Caves of Brazil | Carol Vesely and Nancy Pistole |
| Dec 2 | Using TopoDroid: Carl Haken | Gating the Underworld | Alan Rice, James Rice, David Angel |
September 2
Industrial Caving
From Las Vegas mega-arenas to offshore wind-turbines. Level 3 SPRAT Technician Justin Pugh describes living on boats and building massive feats of human engineering utilizing industrial rope access techniques.
Photo: Fletcher Hale
October 7
The Plunge Pool Saga
Grotto Chairman Carl Haken recounts the trials and tribulations of mapping Plunge Pool cave in the Anza Borrego desert.
Photo: Carl Haken
November 4
Brazilian Caving
World-traveling cave surveyors Carol Vesely and Nancy Pistole describe their recent experiences attending the 2025 International Congress of Speleology in Brazil, and going to some sweet caves!
Photo: Carol Vesely
December 2
Gating the Underworld
Professional bat gating contractors Alan Rice, James Rice, and David Angel describe the process of cave and mine gating. Why and how the underground spaces become gated as well as the various techniques used.
Photo: David Angel