Valhalla, 6/10/1984 Huntsville Times

[Phil Winkler]

While going thru some old papers and photos I came across this:



Here is the article about the two young cavers.

[Carl Amundson]

Thanks for Posting this article Phil, it is a very interesting read.
I have been to Valhalla many times and was always under the assumption that the bodies were entombed under the rock.
I'm glad to know that I was wrong and that they had been removed.

[Chads93GT]

When I went there in January, Buddy Lane told me the retrieval story and all the.......grissley details. hell of a deal. interesting that you had the news article. thanks for sharing.

[Phil Winkler]

I lived in Huntsville then and many of my friends were involved in the recovery.

[Amazingracer]

Thanks for sharing Phil. This is much tamer than Buddy Lane's recount as Chad mentioned.

I forwarded this through the Outdoor Recreation Georgia Tech (ORGT) email list as I believe the two students involved were part of ORGT Caving at the time.

[graveleye]

nice timing... I am going there for the first time in 3 weeks and I am sure to have this on my mind:(

[Scott McCrea]

nice timing... I am going there for the first time in 3 weeks and I am sure to have this on my mind:(

I don't think it is possible to go there and not have it on your mind. That rock is very humbling.

[Phil Winkler]

Yes, it is humbling. When we went in after the accident each of us thought of how many times we had stood in that very spot to protect ourselves from falling rocks from the climber above.

There, but for the grace of God.......etc.

[graveleye]

at least we have what... 8016 years before another big one falls right?

[Chads93GT]

Thanks for sharing Phil. This is much tamer than Buddy Lane's recount as Chad mentioned.

Yeah, you want an eye opener on what can happen every time we go underground, ask him about it. Not as a deterrant from caving, but on what happens when the worst happens. He definately gave me a ton of sound advice that weekend and he was very blunt about the consequences of your actions. IMO it was the only way to tell it.