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long close to the Balcony area andwas named Tube 28.The day to depart arrived, andeveryone was at the entrance by 10:00AM and at the beginning of the loggingroad by 1:00 PM, waiting forBlake and the rest who had stayed atthe fieldhouse. The week long stayin Infiernillo had produced closeto 4 kilometers of mapped passageand a better understanding of whatis happening in the Nile River, theASB, Isopod River, and the Camp IIarea in general.Work at the fieldhouse duringthe week had mostly consisted ofwork done on the fieldhouse itself.Gill, Blake, and Thomas did take a9 hour trip into Brinco to retrievethe ropes that had been left at thetwo drops past the World Beyond.Mapping was also wrapped up in Cuevade Los Sierpes.Blake arrived to pick up thecavers and everyone headed out ofthe mountains. Ediger, Thomas, andBecky drove down in the vehicle thathad been left at La Curva, dubbedthe "Caca Verde", and the rest werein Blake's "Hog of Steel."Thomas and Becky returned oncemore to Conrado Castillo later.lVhile there, they discovered a pitto the south that was taking air intoit. It was left to be exploredat a later date.Randy Rumer at Cueva de Los Sierpes. (Gill Ediger)100