We ran a Kickstarter campaign to put CaveSim on the road in an enclosed trailer, and we had 100 backers (see list below) from around the world donate over $6000 to our project.  If you are a backer, thank you — you made our project a success.  You’ll receive your thank-you gift soon, if you asked for one.  If you weren’t a backer, you can still participate in our epic adventure: visit us at MayaCon, June 25-29, 2012 or at CoolScience in Colorado Springs in October, 2012, or visit our online gear store – your purchase helps support cave education programs and conservation outreach for youth and adults.  Thanks!

Scott Hall sporting his new CaveSim t-shirt, which he received for backing CaveSim on Kickstarter.  Scott says, “The T-shirt came in and it’s great!”  Photo: Scott and Amy Hall.

  

Brentan and Liz Alexander Annie David Barnes Larry Bartel Maureen and Bill Barton Bogdan Belcea Carl Bern Eva Bigham Andrew Blackstock Dick Blenz (see note below) Amie Bonner Ken Brickman Derek Bristol Tilman Brock Marc Buursink Mike and Lisette Casey Maggie Chumbley Marshall and Shannon Comisar Ann-Li and Mike Cooke Andrea Corlett Andrea Croskrey Helen Dyer Jerry Elliott ELRM Floyd Fernandez Lee Fielder Eleonora Florance Jennifer Foote Amy Fortier Emily Fox Mike Frazier Alan Gilbert Gill and Theresa Gilliland Scott Gilliland Squirrel Girl

Annie Graeter Christi Graeter Bill Gray Michael Green Andrew and Tricia Gregg Michael and Fish Gundlach Scott and Amy Hall Paula Hanson Mark Harris PJ Hart Leah Holloway Dave Hughes Bruce Hutchison Juli and Robert Jackson Mary Kay and Charles Jackson Brad and Alice Kaanta Adam Kaczmarek Ben and Sarah Knighten Kathryn Koerschner Adam Lake Nathan and Elizabeth Long Joe Manganiello Matt and Laura Martin Karla Mayne Sally McCraken Cassandra Meyers Robert Montgomery Nancy Pistole Jeff Polk Bru Randall Dirk Rasmussen Marty Reames Chris Rehorn Sarah Richards Steve Roach

Christina and Jesse Rochette Cynthia Rogers Paul Ryan Paul Schwotzer Susan Sexton Jonny Slumpff Sandy Smith Alex Sproul Rob Stitt Bill Stringfellow Tyler Stuart Marie Sullivan Cullen Sutton David Torcivia Louis Towles Bill Tozer Doug Warner Jessica Watkins Meredith Weberg Glenn Wood Keith Wheeland Peter Youngbaer Greg Yukl Richard Zabawa   Groups (click to visit) Battlefield Area Troglodyte Society Blue Ridge Grotto Front Royal Grotto Northern Colorado Grotto Richmond Area Speleological Society Southern Colorado Mountain Grotto

SpeleoOlympics 2012: CaveSim to be the main event
John Pearson and Jeff Bray, the organizers of the 2012 NSS Convention (MayaCon), have made CaveSim the main event for the SpeleoOlympics (aka Speleolympics) at the Convention.  Be sure to stop by to try to beat the current records in the women’s, men’s and youth categories, set by Larissa Phillips, Derek Bristol and Philip Weaver, respectively.  We also plan to have a squeezebox and a navigation challenge as part of the SpeleoOlympics.  Regardless of whether you compete or not, CaveSim will be free to all attendees at the Convention, which will be in Lewisburg, West Virginia (June 25-29).