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To celebrate the International Year of Caves and Karst and the great role of women in speleology. Bernard Chirol, President of the UIS Commission on History, published the book Ces Heroines des Caverns/Heroines of the Caverns - Little known history of women in the caves of the world. Speleobooks has a limited number of copies of the English language edition available. 2022. 240 pp. Paperback.
This second edition was published in May 2022, and is now available in spiral bound hard copy. 80 pp. An overview of the speleothem repair accomplished by the New Mexico-based, all-volunteer Cave Formation Repair Project from its inception in June 2018 through its third year. It also delivers step-by-step instructions for making and using the new repair tools and methods that are unique to this project. Project founder and author Mike Mansur strongly desires the techniques he and his volunteers have developed to be widely available to other cavers nationally and internationally so they might undertake formation repair work in their own local caves. In addition to informative text, each chapter features high-resolution photographs from work trips conducted by the Cave Formation Repair Project.
The author will donate $5.00, from each sale of this book to the NSS Cave Restoration Fund. The purpose of the Cave Restoration Fund is to support the repair of human-caused damage, both malicious and inadvertent. 62 pages. 2021.
The Cave Formation Repair Project: Restoring the Beauty of New Mexico’s Greatest Caves
by Michael C. Mansur (NSS #26393CL FE)
This book is designed to meet two main goals: first, to give an overview of the work accomplished by the New Mexico-based, all-volunteer Cave Formation Repair Project from its inception in June 2018 through its third year, and second, to deliver step-by-step instructions for making and using the new speleothem repair tools and methods that are unique to this project. Project founder and author Mike Mansur strongly desires the techniques he and his volunteers have developed to be widely available to other cavers nationally and internationally so they might undertake formation repair work in their own local caves.
This book is projected to be 70 pages and contains five embedded how-two videos. Each page features text blocks and captioned, high-resolution photographs from work trips conducted by the Cave Formation Repair Project.
Chapter One: How the Project Started introduces Mike Mansur, his 35-year background in cave conservation, and his impetus for initiating the Cave Formation Repair Project. Here he discusses the role federal land management agencies play in the project, the Buehler epoxy that is the central component of each repair, and his leadership philosophy about open-sourcing the knowledge gained through formation repair work to benefit caves, the caving community, and the general public.
Chapter Two: The Caves and the Formation Repairs gives an overview of the repair work conducted through the project in seven New Mexico caves. The chapter is organized by cave and displays before-and-after photos of the work accomplished at each site. Text addresses the major challenges, accomplishments, and learnings from each cave, as well as Mike’s evolution as project leader.
Chapter Three: The Tools and How to Make Them presents 10 cave-safe, PVC-based tools Mike and his volunteers have innovated to facilitate formation repairs. A list of components and step-by-step assembly instructions are given for each tool, as well as photos of each tool in use in various in-cave repair situations.
Chapter Four: New Methods and Procedures presents techniques Mike and the volunteers have pioneered that build on and expand prior approaches to effecting formation repairs. These include new ways to identify breakage and match broken pieces, improved techniques for installing reinforcement pins and stabilizing formations while epoxy cures, and camouflaging techniques for restoring the natural appearance of repaired formations.
Inspired by "La Femme Chauve-Souris" by Albert Joseph Penot (1862-1930), a French painter known for his depictions of the female nude. "La Femme Chauve-Souris" (c. 1890), also known as "Bat Woman," features a beautiful naked woman floating against an ambiguous cloudy sky, with large bat wings emerging from her back. 1.3" x 1.76". Soft Enamel Pin, Single Posted, Rubber Clasp.
A premium pint glass printed in vivid full wrap around color. Keep a full colony of cave dwelling bats at the ready to raise a pint of your favorite beverage. Printed with direct jet printing which provides vibrant, crisp detail and is so durable that the design will survive over a 1,000 washings without fading.
Illustrated by Carly Allen-Fletcher. Text by Gordon McMillan. The tube-lipped nectar bat is the pollinator of a pale, bell-shaped flower found in the Ecuadorian cloud forests. First discovered in 2005, the bat is the only known pollinator of a pale, bell shaped flower called Centropogon nigricans . Due to the length of the bloom, no other animal can reach the nectar which rests at the flower's base. This is the story of one such bat and her nocturnal search for this rare flower whose nectar sustains her.
Carly Allen-Fletcher is a freelance illustrator living and working in the Midlands, UK. She studied Illustration at Loughborough University. Her work explores the combination of digital painting and traditional media, creating images by layering graphic shapes with painted textures and handmade elements. She is inspired by nature and geometric forms. In 2015 she won a silver prize (1,000 pounds) from the UK Association of Illustrators in the "London Spaces and Places" category. Carly is also the author/artist of two board books, Goodnight, Seahorse and Goodnight Forest. View her work here: http://carlydraws.com/ Gordon McMillan is an artist and writer living near Nashville, Tennessee who looks at everything from board games to textbooks as sources of inspiration. He is the author/illustrator of the children's book Scout, published in 2021.
A premium pint glass printed in vivid full wrap around color. Keep a full colony of cave dwelling bats at the ready to raise a pint of your favorite beverage. Printed with direct jet printing which provides vibrant, crisp detail and is so durable that the design will survive over a 1,000 washings without fading.
By Philippe Crochet and Annie Guiraud. This coffee table book offers a photographic journey into some of the world's most beautiful caves. The eight thematic chapters include a large number of high-quality photographs supplemented by explanatory texts in French and in English. The authors'aim is to share their passion for the underground world and pay tribute to its hidden splendors. Size : 30 cm x 30 cm (11.8 in x 11.8 in). 336 pages , weight : 4.4 lb, includes 365 color photographs. "For decades (Philippe and Annie ) have been producing world class cave images with an elegant marriage of artistic sensitivity and painstaking technique..." (Kevin Downey) "The cave photographs of Philippe Crochet and Annie Guiraud are among the best I have seen. The way they are organized and presented in these pages makes this the best cave photography book I've read." (George Veni)
Discreet accents for bat lovers. A pair of tiny bat stud earrings. Fine English Pewter with Surgical Steel Ear Posts. Approximate Dimensions: Width 0.51" x Height 0.2" x Depth 0.47 inches.
A premium pint glass printed in vivid full wrap around color. Keep a full colony of cave dwelling bats at the ready to raise a pint of your favorite beverage. Printed with direct jet printing which provides vibrant, crisp detail and is so durable that the design will survive over a 1,000 washings without fading.
43 pp, maps, photographs & surveys; Berlin 2022. Jean G. Shaw. The only complete overview on karst and caves of one of the last blank spots on the speleological world map. Describes over 40 caves and rock-shelters and many prospective sites, with references to the exploration history, archaeology, rock-art and biospeleology. In English, with a German and French abstract.
Each card has a photo and detailed information. Series of topics include world famous caves, cave formations, cave life, cave facts, cave types, and more. Practical, fun and loaded with facts. 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 inch cards come in a box and are easy for any caver to keep handy. Just be sure not to read your cards aloud when playing poker!!!
Note card featuring a little bat carrying a lantern. Reproduction of original drawing and collage art. Blank inside. Artist website hand typed on back. Comes with envelope. Because each card is printed individually, there may be slight variations in alignment and colors. Cards are 80lb, 25% cotton, 30% recycled, acid free card stock with a natural woven texture, 4x5". Envelopes are kraft brown, self adhesive, 4.375 x 5.75".
Artist Tanya Harsch is a classically trained painter, print maker, and children's book writer and illustrator. (Her inner child is delightfully entrecnched in kindergarten and doesn't plan on leaving any time soon.) She studied classical drawing and painting at both the Florence Acadmy in Florence, Italy, and the Ravenswood Atelier, in Chicago, IL. Originally from Wisconsin, she also holds a BA in English Literature from Lawrence University. She is a signature member of American Women Artists and a member of United Maine Craftsmen.
A side gusseted bag that comes with it's own pouch with all over art featuring 91 different bats all drawn by Fiona A. Reid. Bag size is 16 x 15 x 3 inches excluding handles. Folds into 4 1/2 x 5 inch attached pouch.
While it may be hard to study creatures in a dark cave, but these glowing critters make it easy! Including a glow in the dark crayfish, crab, spider, scorpion, catfish, millipede, olm, and eel, this collection of cave dwellers gives you luminescent insight into some common cave denizens.
Characteristics: Turn your room into a glowing grotto with these beautiful figurines. Vibrantly colored and professionally hand painted, these models capture the nature and essence of these creatures. The scorpion was spooked by something and is taking a defensive posture, while the spider has perked up, sensing prey in the area.
8 figurines of species that are commonly found in caves (although not usually quite so radiant) that range from 1.25 to 3.75 inches tall. Including the snow white Olm salamander with its cherry red sensory organs and the translucent icy blue crayfish, these figurines are just as fun to look at as they are to play with.
Stitched Plush Bast adorn the toes of these socks. Fits age range 6 month to 4 yerars. Slip-resistant treads on the soles. Soft cotton blend, Comfortable and durable 80% Cotton, 17% Polyamide, 3% Spandex Machine washable (cold recommended)
Made with 2mm stainless steel, this "wearable art" jewelry is versatile, durable, and nearly maintenance-free. Stainless steel pendant measures about 0.75-inches wide, with a 16+2-inch stainless steel necklace and clasp. Handmade in the USA.
Based on the art from our popular bats jigsaw puzzle: Fiona Reid's original art of 89 different bats. 5X7 note cards, blank inside. With envelope. Fiona Reid's interest in wild mammals started at about age four, when she found a den of foxes near her home in Oxfordshire, England. This interest blossomed into a love of all fauna and flora worldwide. Fiona has a BA degree in biology from Cambridge University and an MSc in Animal Behaviour from SUNY at Stony Brook, New York. She has written and/or illustrated more than a dozen books on mammals, including: A field guide to the mammals of Central America and southeast Mexico (Oxford University Press) and a Peterson Field Guide to Mammals of North America (Houghton-Mifflin). For these two books which she both authored and illustrated, she captured and drew from life almost all the bats and small rodents. She also illustrated The Golden Guide to Bats of the World, Bats of Papua New Guinea, and Mammals of the Neotropics (volumes 1-3), and she coauthored and partially illustrated Wildlife of Costa Rica. Fiona also co-authored and illustrated Bats of Trinidad and Tobago, published in 2016. Fiona has worked part-time as an eco-tourist guide for 31 years, leading trips to numerous destinations worldwide. She has co-led tours for Bat Conservation International and the Organization for Bat Conservation, taking groups to Trinidad and Tobago, Africa, Australia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Madagascar to study bats and other mammals. She holds the distinction of having captured and painted from life more species of bats than any other person.
Rick Stanton MBE served for years as a firefighter, but it was his “hobby” of cave-diving that was his passion He has quietly spent forty years exploring caves around the world, steadily building his unique skill set as he defied limits, pushed boundaries, and discovered parts of the earth that had never been seen before. Along the way, he and his dive partners became the ones to call for the most challenging cave rescue and recovery missions. In 2018, he found himself on the world's stage when he led the team that rescued a children’s soccer team that was trapped inside Thailand's flooded Tham Luang cave. Rick needed to rely on all the experiences and friendships he'd gathered along the way, as he carefully planned and then successfully executed one of the most noteworthy rescue missions in modern history.
This book tells the enthralling inside story of the Tham Luang cave rescue in Thailand--told by the leader of the daring underwater rescue mission.
In July 2018, twelve boys and their soccer coach disappeared into the Tham Luang Cave in Thailand.
Trapped miles beneath the surface, not even the Thai Navy SEALs had the skills to bring them to safety. With the floodwater rising rapidly, time was running out.
Any hope of survival rested on Rick Stanton, a retired British firefighter with a living room full of homemade cave-diving equipment. As unlikely as it seemed, Rick and his partner, John Volanthen, were regarded as the A-team for exactly this kind of mission.
The Thai Cave Rescue was the culmination of a lifelong obsession, requiring every ounce of skill and ingenuity accumulated by Rick over a four decade pursuit of the unknown.
While the world held its breath, Rick, John, and their assembled team raced against time in the face of near impossible odds. There was simply no precedent for what they were attempting to do. . . .
A 5"x7" notecard printed with a watercolor and graphite tricolored bat illustration. It is printed with archival inks on recycled linen notecards. The notecard is a soft white color with crosshatched texture. Each card comes with a 100% receycled brown bag envelope. It is packaged in a plant-based sleeve. Made in United States of America
This 5' garland is made up of original watercolor, gouache and pencil illustrations. It features five North American bats. Each bat measures about 6" wide and is printed on 100% recycled linen paper, and strung on eco friendly hemp cord. Made in United States of America.
A 5x7" notecard printed with a watercolor and graphite tricolored bat illustration. It is printed with archival inks on recycled linen notecards. The notecard is a soft white color with crosshatched texture. Each card comes with a 100% receycled brown bag envelope. It is packaged in a plant-based sleeve. Made in United States of America
Silent nocturnal sentinels, ever present at your side. Delicate yet striking, perfect for every day wear. A petite pair of flying bat, pewter dropper earrings suspended from a fine chain. On surgical steel ear-wires. Complimentary pendant is a small pewter flying bat with outstretched wings on an 18 inch chain. Approximate Dimensions: H: 13mm (0.51") W: 27mm (1.06") D: 7mm (0.28") Weight: 8g (0.28oz) Materials: Pewter
Price: $19.00
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