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.
Bill Stone rappelling "the 318" in the original route of the Sotano de San Agustin section of Sistema Huautla.
The Fishure, a series of wet drops above "the 318".
Waterfall from Redball Canyon into San Agustín.
One of the three entrances to Sotano del Rio Iglesia.
In the Fishure.
The Metro at the bottom of the Upper Gorge in the Sotano de San Agustín.
On rope at "The 200".
Sala Grande.
In "the Fishure".
Camp 3 in the Sotano de San Agustín.
The Metro in lower Sótano de San Agustín.