Thank you to Challenger Learning Center Colorado Springs for inviting us to participate in this event for children of Air Force service members.  CaveSim was so popular that people waited an hour to go through, and some waited another hour to go through again.  Visitors waiting in line learned all about caves, watched carbide demos, and saw our new rope work demo from 10AM-2PM.  About 1700 people attended the event.

   

Kids get ready to carry the sked (a type of rescue stretcher) (above left), and Dave doing a carbide demonstration on a piece of slate (above right). Photos: Hans Hofmann.

   

Dave demonstrates the awesome lights donated by El Speleo (above left), and Dave doing a prusik lesson (above right). A prusik is a type of knot used by cavers to ascend a rope. Learn more about prusiks here. Photos: Hans Hofmann.