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NYLON HIGHWAY NO. 1 - FEBRUARY 1974

Pg.	Article	Author
2	STATUS OF VERTICAL CAVING	Bruce Smith
3	THE CARE AND FEEDING OF NYLON ROPE	Bruce Smith
6	ROPE PADS	Bruce Smith
8	JUMAR-GIBBS DILEMMA	Bruce Smith
10	RIGGING THE FLOATING CAM SYSTEM "Fastest Ascending System Yet Known"	Bruce Smith
13	ROLLER CAM	Kyle Isenhart
13	FLOATING CAM SYSTEM ANALYSIS	Bruce Smith
14	EFFICIENCY WITH VERSATILITY: JUMARS	Bruce Smith
17	CHICKEN LOOPS: A MUST	Bruce Smith
17	THE SUPER RACK	Kyle Isenhart

NYLON HIGHWAY NO. 2 - JULY 1974

Pg.	Article	Author
2	THE NASTY BREAKOVER	Sam Pitthan
2	PIT RESCUE	Bruce Smith
6	EXPOSURE	Bruce Smith
7	THE RELIEF STRAP	Bruce Smith
8	EVOLUTION OF A CHEST BLOCK	Jim Gossett
9	SWING OPEN CAM	Bruce Smith
12	THE DAVISON SYSTEM	Don Davison, Jr.
19	THE PYGMY PRUSIK SYSTEM	Bruce Smith
20	RIGGING THE FOOT CAM	Vern Smith
21	HOW TO RIG A VERTICAL PITCH	Kyle Isenhart

NYLON HIGHWAY NO. 3 - DECEMBER 1974

Pg.	Article	Author
2	A GUIDE TO RAPPELLING	A. & K. Padgett
6	CARABINER PROBLEMS	Bruce Smith
9	THE BOTTOM BELAY	Kyle Isenhart
10	THE PIT POPULATION EXPLOSION	Sam Pitthan
11	HOW STRONG IS A STITCHED SPLICE IN NYLON WEBBING	Cal Magnussen
15	THE BACHMANN KNOT "Lets tie it Right"	Bruce Smith
17	WHEN TO RETIRE A PRUSIK CORD	Bruce Smith
19	THE CRITICAL LENGTH FOR THE LONG TEXAS	Bruce Smith
20	THE BOBBIN	Bill Torode

NYLON HIGHWAY NO. 4 - MAY 1975

Pg.	Article	Author
2	IN SEARCH OF A BETTER SEAT SLING	Wil Howie
3	WHIPPING (Tieing up Ends on Prusik Cords)	Bruce Smith
4	MUD-PROOFING QUICK RELEASE PINS	Kirk MacGregor
7	LADDER CONSTRUCTION AT McMASTER	P.Thompson & J.Coward
11	BEYOND THE 7TH TOOTH Into the Twilight Zone with Gibbs Ascenders	Don Davison Jr.
13	KNOTS USED FOR CAVING	Bruce Smith
19	BAG IT (Plastic Garbage Bags in Caving)	Bruce Smith
20	TEMPERATURE STUDIES OF RAPPELLING DEVICES	Kyle Isenhart
24	THE MECHANICAL PRUSIK RACES	Kirk Macgregor

NYLON HIGHWAY NO. 5 - JANUARY 1976

Pg.	Article	Author
2	LIFTING WITH PULLEYS	Bruce Smith
5	DEVELOPMENT OF CLIMBING ROPE	J.R. Newell Jr.
8	INCHWORM CLIMBING	Bruce Smith
11	THE STRENGTH OF YOUR RIGGING	Ed Schott
11	BOLT INSTALLATION MADE EASY	Kyle Isenhart
13	BOLTS (Study of Bolts and their Placement)	Kyle Isenhart
16	ATTACH THREE FOR SAFETY (3 Contact Pts. in Climbing Rigs)	Bruce Smith

NYLON HIGHWAY NO. 6 - MARCH 1977

Pg.	Article	Author
1	LETTERS	K.Isenhart & Padgett
2	HELPFUL HINTS - Webbing Safety Rough Edges, Cleaning Quick Release Pins
3	MODIFICATIONS TO THE SPELEOSHOPPE DELUXE CAVING HELMET	Allen Padgett
4	HEAD PROTECTION FOR CAVERS	Allen Padgett
6	MORE HELPFUL HINTS - Rope Wear, Gibbs Modification, Washing Ropes
7	AUSTRALIAN FOOT HARNESS	Neil Montgomery
8	A TENSION SENSITIVE GIBBS	Lyle Moss
14	CABLE TENSION GENERATED IN A TROLLEY TRAVERSE	Gene Harrison

NYLON HIGHWAY NO. 7 - JULY 1977

Pg.	Article	Author
2	A NEW LOOK AT THE WHALETAIL DESCENDER	Neil Montgomery
7	RIBBON EYE SPLICES	Don Davison Jr.
10	SEWN SEAT SLINGS...More Tests and Results	Robert Thrun
15	ERGONOMICS AND EFFICIENT CLIMBING SYSTEMS	Dick Graham
23	ETCETERA Relighting Your Carbide Lamp in Wet Pits

NYLON HIGHWAY NO. 8 - MARCH 1978

Pg.	Article	Author
1	LETTERS	W.Howie & K.MacGregor
6	FRICTION CAPABILITIES OF THE RACK	Gary Moss
12	IDEAS FOR OPTIMIZING THE 4 GIBBS SYSTEM	Gary Storrick
18	THE GOSSETT SYSTEM	Darrell Tomer
21	ON RAPPEL? WHEE HA!!(Report of 1500' Balloon Rappel)	Thanks to Bill Torode
25	CHANNELING THE FOOT GIBBS	Don Davison

NYLON HIGHWAY NO. 9 - MAY 1978

Pg.	Article	Author
2	LETTER (On the Whaletail Descender)	Brian Pease
3	DESIGN OF SPECIALTY RACKS	Gary Storrick
6	BRAKE BAR DESIGN	Ed Seaman
7	THE SPELEAN SHUNT TECHNIQUE	W.B. Tomer & B. Welch
9	CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF AN ETRIER	Ed Seaman
10	TENSILE TESTS ON LIBERTY BINERS	Kirk MacGregor
11	TESTING GRANTS PROPOSAL	Kirk MacGregor

NYLON HIGHWAY NO. 10 - FEBRUARY 1979

Pg.	Article	Author
1	LETTER (Chin Straps on Helmets, Ascender Safety)	Brian Pease
3	STOCK STRENGHS OF SOME CAVING ROPES	Mike Cowlishaw
5	SHOULDER CAM FLOATING KNEE: A VERTICAL RIG	B.Arney & P.Sauvigne
10	SINGLE ROPE SOLO RESCUE TECHNIQUES	Warren Hall
14	A MACHINE FOR CONTINUOUS ROPE CLIMBING PRACTICE	Darrell Tomer

NYLON HIGHWAY NO. 11 - JUNE 1979

Pg.	Article	Author
1	WHY NOT KNOTS ?!	David Hughes
2	CLIMBING WITH THE GOSSETT SYSTEM	Darrel Tomer
3	JUMAR-BOXERS TAKE NOTE	Dave Hubbard
4	A WORD ABOUT THE NEW ASCENDER 5000	Thomas Shifflett
5	SPRING LOADED GIBBS REPAIR	Warren Hall
6	THE HARPOON Australian Variant of the Figure 8	Don Davison Jr.
7	COMPARISON OF STRENGTH RETENTION UNDER OUTDOOR EXPOSURE: GOLDLINE AND GOLDLINE II	Thanks to I.Ellis & B.Liebman
8	ROPE PADS	Cheryl Jones

NYLON HIGHWAY NO. 12 - JUNE 1980

Pg.	Article	Author
2	MITCHELL RIG MODIFICATIONS	Gary Moss
2	LONG ONES WASHED EASY (Washing 600 ft. Ropes)	Kathy Williams
3	FLOATING KNEE RIG IMPROVEMENTS	Gary Moss
4	SPLICING KERNMANTLE ROPE	D.W. Tomer
10	RIGGING THE TYROLEAN TRAVERSE	J.A.Jones & K.Isenhart
21	A WORD ON EXPANSION BOLTS	Bill Storage

NYLON HIGHWAY NO. 13 - DECEMBER 1980

Pg.	Article	Author
5	LETTER Vertical Contest at Intl. Congress	D.W. Tomer
6	A CLIMBING PRACTICE SYSTEM	Dick Graham
9	PRUSIK CONTEST RECORDS	Bill Cuddington
11	1980 PRUSIK CONTEST RESULTS	Bill Cuddington
14	AN INTERVIEW WITH CHARLES GIBBS	B.Foot & T.Johnson

NYLON HIGHWAY NO. 14 - JUNE 1981

Pg.	Article	Author
1	LETTERS Vertical Contest, Falling Over Backwards Problem,"Special" div. Prusik Contest	Bill Cuddington & D. McClurg
6	ALPHABETICAL SUBJECT INDEX TO N.H. ISSUES 1-14	Sherry Graham
12	BOING! THE DOUBLE BUNGEE GIBBS ASCENT SYSTEM	Kathy Williams
15	SKYHOOKING- ARTIFICIAL AID IN THE NEATHERWORLD	Bob Jefferys

NYLON HIGHWAY NO. 15 - MARCH 1983

Pg.	Article	Author
2	NEED IDEAS FOR ARTICLES ?	Bruce Smith
3	A VERSATILE ROPE WALKER: THE DEVELOPMENT	Ron Simmons
5	A SHORT HISTORY OF GIBBS PRODUCTS INC.	Peter Gibbs
7	TEACHING NEW PEOPLE VERTICAL TECHNIQUES	Ed Seaman
9	TEACHING SINGLE ROPE TECHNIQUES SAFELY	Mike Fischesser
12	THE BUTT STRAP HARNESS SYSTEM	Mike Fischesser
17	MOUNT THOR	Kathy Williams
20	EL CAPITAN	Brad Johnson