My Cave Rescue

Marty Reames and Bill Frantz share the experiences of being a patient in a cave rescue.
Marty Reames has been caving 27 years. Her caving journey has included caves throughout the United States, primarily in her home state of Colorado. She has worked on many caving projects from restoration to exploration and organized several events for the National Speleological Society from local trainings to national conventions. She was the Director of the Colorado Cave Rescue Network from 2007-2019. She currently volunteers as the NCRC Scholarship Chair, NCRC Liaison, and as an Instructor for NCRC. Since her caving accident in 2005, she is grateful to be able to help teach others about cave rescue and pay it forward in thanks to those who have helped her.
Bill Frantz started caving in 1968 and joined the NSS in 1969. He has been active in CRF projects at Lilburn Cave, the Lava Beds, and has attended several CRF national expeditions. He is principal investigator for the Lava Beds photo monitoring project and the Lilburn restoration project. He has been principal investigator for the Hurricane Crawl photo monitoring project. He has been active in the San Francisco Bay Chapter (SFBC) of the National Speleological Society (NSS) since 1968 including holding the offices of Vice Chair and Chair. Bill has extensive cave survey experience on instruments, tape, and keeping book. He has been caving in Europe, Australia, Borneo, Botswana, and China, as well as extensive experience in North America. Bill has been providing instruction in caving and cave rescue techniques for over 50 years. He has been a National Cave Rescue Commission recognized instructor since 2004 and has taught nationwide.
Correction: Marty first attended an NCRC weeklong training in June of 2007, not 2006 as her slides say.