Auckland Speleo Group runs a variety of trips, catering for all abilities from beginners upwards in terms of both general caving and rope skills. From almost dry walk-through caves to challenging vertical systems with waterfalls and rope descents, we visit all the caves that New Zealand has to offer.
It is important that you contact the trip leader as early as possible to register your interest and guarantee yourself a place. Some trips have restricted numbers of participants and trips will only go ahead if there are sufficient numbers. The club welcomes new members and takes an interest in training and developing their caving skills.
Bring your SRT gear, helmet etc. We will practice rigging up a counterbalance system, maybe a tyrolean etc and use the new stretcher. Leader = Murray Wilson Start Time: 10 am
more details TBD
No organized trip as of yet
Low-Key Social Gathering at the Corner Store (25 Mount Eden Road, Eden Terrace, Auckland 1023). See you ~7!
Trio Hole & Tawerau River. Trio Hole is an intermediate level cave near Fred cave. It has a 20m entrance pitch and then relatively easy going passage upstream with a few climbs and crawls. Sunday will be a long walk along the flat DOC track on the Tawerau River checking…
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At Pt Chevalier Homestead Community House BYO drinks, including drinking receptacle. Hosted by Phil Round using the latest in laser projection technology. A selection of caving videos and photos.
Three days of action on the long weekend. The plan is to get lots of people so that we can run a couple of informal trips each day. I'll get permission for some caves ahead of the weekend. I also have a backlog of cave surveying and prospecting projects, so…
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Practice your vertical caving skills at Adventure Specialties indoor climbing wall. Bring your vertical gear and helmet or we will have a few spare if you don't have the gear yet. BYO drinks.
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The trip leader helps get all the basics of the trip in place.
1. Getting permission from the land owner and finding out any special protocols for visiting the cave.
2. Obtaining the cave location.
3. Coordinating transport to the location and car-pooling on private property.
4. Getting a list of participants, including checking if the trip is suitable for them and setting a group limit if needed.
5. Ensuring the equipment needed for the cave is taken, including a first aid kit.
6. Having an emergency call-out person.
7. Setting an estimated time the group will be out of the cave.
8. Letting the call-out person know when they have finished the trip (and sometimes often the land owner as well).