Phil Gowaty• Vice Chairman • NSS 49291
Phil started caving in 1974 while in high school with his
brother’s college outdoors club. Barton’s was his first cave and Bear was
the second. Phil then became President of The Penn State McKeesport Outdoors
Club 1977-78.
After moving from South Western Pennsylvania and the knowledge of
a half dozen caves or so, he continued to visit these caves for the next decade
and a half. Then one day while visiting Punxsutawney on Ground Hog’s Day, he
meet a group of cavers who let him know there is a much larger community of
cavers than he had any idea of.
Phil subsequently became an NSS member and
started attending regional meets. Phil’s participation with MAKC has been cave
property clean-ups, cave surveying, cave gating, gate removal, fund raising,
manning MAKC booth, and participation in MAKC meetings. Phil has a Bachelor of
Science in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State.
Email Phil.
