About this episode
Ryan Maurer discusses his photography experience, rescue trauma, and his recently published book about a significant cave.
In a great talk, Ryan shares his photography experience, rescue trauma, as well as the book he recently published about the most significant cave in his vast caving life, and why now was the time to do it. Order a custom cave suit from our sponsor, Sophireaptress! https://www.sophireaptress.com/ Order “Caverns in The Clouds” by Ryan Maurer https://www.underarockphoto.com/ 2026 NSS Convention Promo Video https://youtu.be/9hQ2K-XREqY?si=hMwiNpXafTbP2JNO NSS Calendar of Events https://caves.org/calendar/ Find your local grotto! https://caves.org/committee/i-o/grottos/new_grotto_page-v2.shtml
People in this episode
Host: Matt Pelsor
Guest: Ryan Maurer
Topics covered
- photography
- caving
- rescue trauma
- book publishing
- cave exploration
Keywords
- caving
- photography
- rescue
- book
- NSS
- cave suit
- cave exploration
Sponsors
Sophireaptress
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NSS
Books & works: Caverns in The Clouds
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