Author: Jacob Fletcher

  • Taxicab Caving in Monkeytown

    Taxicab Caving in Monkeytown

    By The Sleezeweazel, first published in The Florida Speleologist September 2023 Issue Know my children that Ecuador, like all Andean nations, is a place of extremes. There, tectonic cataclysms have created the world’s greatest mountain range. Don’t believe that hype about Everest being the tallest, for the peak of Volcan…

  • Cave Conundrum: Knot Your Average Day! Tackling the Great Warren’s Rope Swap

    Cave Conundrum: Knot Your Average Day! Tackling the Great Warren’s Rope Swap

    Written by Maggie Brosky, first appeared in The Florida Speleologist September 2023 Issue Those who know me know that I’ve been spending a significant amount of time in Warren Cave recently. On a recent trip, Alicia Bateman pointed out a section of the rope that she thought was concerning. Upon…