Eye of Zeus Cave is another newly discovered Nevada cave. The passage is short, but there is a lead in the back that if someone can get through, it will keep going. Pushing this cave one day will be worthy as more passage will be made available. There is a small number of formations along the walls and a lot of rat scat to crawl over to get to the lead. Below Eye of Zeus are two more holes that ended, but a fourth hole we named Zeus's Dusty Asshole Cave is in itself another 100-footer — a...

Hiking into a remote and isolated desert carrying all your life support can get quite interesting, especially when you run out of supplies quicker than anticipated. Crossing a mountain range where the terrain changes dramatically requires constant change and adaptation — just having one plan is a plan to fail. We set up an outpost high on a ridge with high winds and cooler temps, brought lightweight gear and 2 gallons of water each. We still ran out of water. Lord Dakkar is around 100 ft and...

The name says it all. A big entrance into corridors that can leave you feeling you are not getting out. Even some early explorers backed out of the tightest sections due to feeling too stuck. Alcatraz starts with a beautiful rap anchored from your car down into the canyon — leave your rope hard fixed to the car as you continue your descent. There is one more rap to negotiate after some downclimbing. From the last rap, the canyon gets tighter as the walls close in. We broke our large group...