Episode 117: Harry Burgess

About this episode

Harry Burgess shares his extensive experiences in the caving world, including his roles in wilderness education and at Carlsbad Caverns National Park.

Harry has led a rich caving life that is still going strong. From working in a wilderness education program to an official role at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, as well as opening and operating a caving outfitter for a number of years near the park; he shares many of the experiences that have led him to the current moment. Order a custom cave suit from our sponsor, Sophireaptress! https://www.sophireaptress.com/ Pre-Register for Indiana Cave Capers https://cigcaves.com/cave-capers 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: Harry Burgess

Topics covered

• caving
• outdoor education
• national parks
• caving outfitter
• caving experiences

Keywords

• caving
• Harry Burgess
• Carlsbad Caverns
• wilderness education
• caving outfitter
• NSS
• Indiana Cave Capers

Sponsors

Sophireaptress

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Indiana Cave Capers, NSS

Places: Indiana, Carlsbad

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