Expedition Co-leader, Bill Steele, visits Whole Earth on his way home from the 2016 PESH expedition of Sistema Huautla, nestled in the lush scenery of Oaxaca, Mexico. With goals such as reaching 100km in length and reaching 1610m in depth, The PESH (Proyecto Espeleologico Sistema Huautla) Project is a 10 year plan, with 1 expedition per year to explore, survey, and conduct a comprehensive speleological study of the Sistema Huautla area caves. Please enjoy part 3 of our 3 part expedition recap.
Expedition Co-leader, Bill Steele, visits Whole Earth on his way home from the 2016 PESH expedition of Sistema Huautla, nestled in the lush scenery of Oaxaca, Mexico. With goals such as reaching 100km in length and reaching 1610m in depth, The PESH (Proyecto Espeleologico Sistema Huautla) Project is a 10 year plan, with 1 expedition per year to explore, survey, and conduct a comprehensive speleological study of the Sistema Huautla area caves. Please enjoy part 2 of our 3 part expedition recap.
PESH Photography | Matt Tomlinson
There was no shortage of talented photographers who participated in last year's expedition to the Huautla area caves. Working deep underground in complete darkness is a very unique challenge; an art all of it's own.
Follow the link below for a look at images captured by Matt Tomlinson.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/matflix/sets/72157651851688848/with/17421968341/
San Agustín 2015 | Stephen Eginoire
Read the story at: http://www.stepheneginoire.com/blog/post_id
Remembering Ron Simmons
The late Ron Simmons' first international caving expedition was to Sistema Huautla in 1980. A prolific explorer, Simmons lost his life in a tragic cave diving accident in 2007, and generously left a portion of his estate to the National Speleological Society. The Ron Simmons Award, is the largest NSS grant to help fund international cave exploration.
Please enjoy these vintage Huautla photographs captured by Ron Simmons himself.
Sistema Huautla in the Explorer's Journal
Stephen Eginoire's photo of the 77m 'Space Drop" in San Agustín on the cover of The Explorer's Journal. An article written by Bill Steele, "A Half Century in the Deepest Cave in the Americas" is the feature story of this issue.
Sistema Huautla's La Grieta in the NSS news.
Kasia Biernacka’s photo of Gilly Elor in a recently discovered section of La Grieta (part of Sistema Huautla, Mexico) is featured on the cover of the February 2015 NSS News. A supporting article, written by Elor, is included in this issue.
