Episode 120: Roger Brucker Pt. 2

About this episode

In this episode, legendary caver Roger Brucker continues to share insights on Mammoth Cave exploration and discusses his historic novel.

Legendary caver Roger Brucker has authored several books on the exploration of Mammoth Cave and the surrounding area, including The Caves Beyond, The Longest Cave, Beyond Mammoth Cave, and more. Enjoy this second of a three-part series with Mr. Brucker to close out 2025 where he shares more about Mammoth Cave exploration, and talks about his historic novel Grand, Gloomy, and Peculiar: Stephen Bishop at Mammoth Cave Order a custom cave suit from our sponsor, Sophireaptress! https://www.sophireaptress.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: Roger Brucker

Topics covered

• Mammoth Cave exploration
• caving literature
• Roger Brucker
• NSS Convention
• caving history

Keywords

• Mammoth Cave
• caving
• Roger Brucker
• NSS Convention
• caving books
• exploration

Sponsors

Sophireaptress

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Caves Beyond, The Longest Cave, Beyond Mammoth Cave, Grand, Gloomy, and Peculiar: Stephen Bishop at Mammoth Cave

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