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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Authors’ Note
Introduction
1. Blazing Glory and Blind Ambition: Roger Brucker Tells of the Thrill and Envy
2. Roots of a System: Jim Borden Seeks Involvement in the Longest Cave
3. Beginnings: Jim Borden Discovers the Search for a Long Cave Is Not Easy
4. A Way In: Jim Borden and Jim Currens Find a Cave
5. Small Rewards: The Roppel Cavers Grind It Out Through Tough Cave
6. Reunification: Bill Walter Returns to Lead the Way to the Big Cave
7. Roppel-Mania: Roppel Cave Explodes North
8. Transformation: The CKKC Goes Big-Time
9. Treasures Beneath Doyle Valley: CRF Cavers Try to Expand the Big Cave into Joppa Ridge
10. The Legacy of George Morrison: Cavers Follow in the Footsteps of the Old-Timers
11. The Abyss: Roger Brucker and Lynn Weller Drop into Richard Zopf’s River
12. Run for the River!: River Adventures and the Brass Ring
13. The French Connection: A Nude Swim and a Farewell Send-Off
14. Fortuitous Intersections: Roppel Cave Explodes North—Again
15. Stress Fractures: Roppel Cave Spreads Out and Tempers Wear Thin
16. Power Play: A Gasoline Spill Changes the Rules
17. Secret Trip to Morrison Cave: Diana Daunt and the Bruckers Infuriate Everyone
18. Further Separations: Worn-out Cavers and Outside Pressure
19. House of Cards: A Breakdown Pile and Political Chaos
20. Comfortable Ignorance: The Roppel Cavers Try to Ignore Painful Problems
21. A New Entrance to Secret Passages: Growing Complexity and Changed Relationships
22. Gasoline on the Fire: The Control Freaks Find Themselves Out of Control
23. Stark Reality: The CKKC Surrenders to the Odds
24. Swallowed Up: A New Beginning
Afterword: 300 Miles to 365 Miles . . . and More
Participants in the Mammoth Cave–Roppel Cave Exploration, 1972–1983
Glossary of Caving Terminology
Index
Color plates
About the Authors
Back Cover
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