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In front of a live audience at the 2026 NSS Convention, Montana caver Jason Ballensky shares about his caving genesis, exploration and data gathering in the Grand Canyon, and discovery and exploration of deep caves in Montana’s Bob Marshall Wilderness; including Tears of The Turtle, the deepest limestone cave in the US.
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