Hole in the Wall Grotto

04/22/2023

In only a month, cavers from throughout the Rocky Mountain Region will be traveling to northern Wyoming to join the Bighorn-Horsethief Survey Project. With nearly 15 miles of known cave, the system is the longest in Wyoming or Montana. Join in expeditions all summer.

Learn more: https://nrmg.org/bighorn-horsethief-survey-project/

05/19/2021

Check out this opportunity!

Would you or someone you know like to get paid to cave?

The Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management are hiring for an ongoing cave inventory and management project in south central Montana. (Beartooth Ranger District, Red Lodge, MT)

Due to some unanticipated changes, we need to get a Pryor Mountains crew inventory crew position filled ASAP. This summer 2021 position is through the Geological Society of America’s GeoCorps program.

Ideally, the position will start June 7, 2021 and go through mid-October 2021; 12 to 18 weeks. Housing is provided.
More details on the position and how to apply are here: https://rock.geosociety.org/eo/viewJob.asp?jobID=2876

Please call the Beartooth Ranger District at 406-446-2103 for questions regarding this position.

02/03/2021

Hey folks here is a great chance to learn about caving from the safety of your couch! Check it out!

Ever wanted to explore places like this?

Learn how you can at our upcoming Discovery Session: Intro to Caving. You'll learn from regional experts with Hole in the Wall Grotto and Northern Rocky Mountain Grotto.

Register for this Discovery Session today at https://sheridanclt.org/events/

03/23/2020

For all you cat lover cavers out there, while practicing social distancing or self quarantining consider making a squeeze box for you kitties!

With each new passing of the cat through the hole, we make it smaller and smaller in diameter until the cat can pass it by himself because of his physical ab...

03/03/2020

For those moments that you aren't underground!

You and your friends explore a cave together and help protect caves for future generations.

09/07/2019

We got news as big as the Great Hall! The Hole-in-the-Wall Grotto is now on Instagram !!

08/22/2019

08/09/2019

A bat maternity roost has been discovered in Tongue River Cave. The cave is temporarily closed to allow the babies to grow up healthy and undisturbed.

08/09/2019

Register for Cave Camp now! This event has sold out in the past. It is a great way to meet other cavers, learn new skills, and go caving!

Online registration for Cave Camp 2019 on October 4th 2019.

07/22/2019

Our member Lorraine would like to thank the volunteers who came out this weekend to help remove graffiti in the Tongue River Canyon and those who helped remove trash and broken glass from the cave. A Big thank you goes out to the NRMG for providing funding for the project through their annual small grant and to Heidi Davidson and the Wyoming Wilderness Association for helping organize, advertise and providing additional resources and lunch both days. If you're still reading this and would like additional information on the project message the Hole in the Wall Grotto page!