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route above the fourth drop, along
with two side passages and a loop
passage. A total of 20 stations were
surveyed (AZ1 to AZ4, KM1 to
KM7, KY1, KV1 to KV6).
Trip #25 July 4, 1991
Greg McNamara, Tony Akers:
Rigged cave to the sixth drop,
dropped off wetsuit, clothes change
and stove at the Dressing Room.
5¼-hour-long trip.
Trip #26 July 13–14, 1991 – Survey Trip
#13
Tony Akers, Greg McNamara,
Kevin Bruno, Danny Dible, Henry
Gilsdorf, George Cesnik, Ron Adams,
Rusty Riley, Joe Oliphant:
Wetsuit trip. Group entered the
cave with three survey teams (Tony,
Kevin, and Greg ; Danny, Henry,
and George ; and Ron, Rusty, and
Joe). This trip focused on surveying
the upstream lead after the long water
crawl, along with a loop passage
off of it. The multi-team combined
effort netted 75 surveyed stations
totaling approximately 3,800 feet
(P6 to P75, L1 to L5). Trips ranged
from 21 to 28 hours long.
Trip #27 July 27–28, 1991 – Survey Trip
#14
Tony Akers, Greg McNamara,
Danny Dible, Ted Wilson, Ron
Adams, Joe Oliphant:
Wetsuit trip. Two survey teams
(Danny, Joe, and Ron; Greg, Ted,
and Tony) continued mapping
the upstream lead to terminus in
breakdown. Three additional leads
were discovered in this upstream
passage. At this point the cave
length exceeded 14,000 feet, with
a total depth of 248 feet, making it
deepest in Indiana at the time. The
two-team combined effort netted
39 surveyed stations totaling
approximately 1,800 feet (P76 to
P114). Trips ranged from 18½ to
26 hours long.
Trip #28 August 24/25, 1991 – Survey Trip
#15
Danny Dible, George Cesnik, Tim
McClain, Greg McNamara, Rusty
Riley, Ron Adams, Joe Oliphant,
Tony Akers, Scott Kenney:
Wetsuit trip. Two survey teams
(Ron, Joe, Rusty, and Greg; Danny,
George, and Tim) mopped-up
upstream and downstream side
leads and loops. Scott and Tony
later joined the group in progress.
Checked the breakdown terminus
at the end of the upstream passage
again to no avail. Combined team
effort netted 38 surveyed stations
(PR1 to PR5, PF1 to PF8, PG1 to
PG7, T1 to T7, T4A, F1 to F10).
Trips ranged from 20 to 26 hours
long.
Trip #2 September 21–22, 1991 – Survey
Trip #16
Danny Dible, Joe Oliphant, Tony
Akers, Scott Kenney, Terry Raines:
Wetsuit trip. Completed the downstream
F survey side lead, loop and
room. The group totaled 24 surveyed
stations (F11 to F33, BB1).
Trip #30 March 28–29, 1992 – Survey Trip
#17
Danny Dible, Greg McNamara,
George Cesnik:
Group hammered open and began
survey in canyon off a 200-footlong
walking section beyond the
ABC Room. Lead comes within
450 feet of passage in Dible Knible
Cave. Explored approximately
1,000 feet of virgin cave, connect-