Haggas Hole
Waitomo - Awatiro (club hut) 10km out of Waitomo, New ZealandTremendous trip... Contact Sophie
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Trips
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.
Club Night May 2016
The Dominion Bar 234 Dominion Road, Mt Eden, Auckland, New ZealandOur monthly meeting, The Dominion Bar on 234 Dominion Road, Mt Eden. For any keen punters who would like to try the food on offer, suggest catching up an hour before to try a meal, mains will be half price.
Puketiti Trip
Puketiti Station One hour south of Waitomo, New ZealandPuketiti is an amazing station with a maze of incredible caves, this is a weekend not to be missed with great accommodation, contact Murray for details! Possible Flower Cave trip to be run by Dave - strictly limited.
2016 advanced rope rescue training
Wharepapa South , New ZealandLandSAR is planning to run a 7 day advanced rope rescue course for all LandSAR rope rescue practitioners in the North Island in 2016. Tentative date and venue: 4- 10 June (over Queens birthday weekend) at Wharepapa South.
Rangitoto Weekend
Rangitoto Island Auckland, New ZealandRangitoto is a Volcano, and thus has some amazing lava tubs to explore and even find! Check with Kevin if there is space, as numbers limited. Though an easy day trip if desire.
ASG / HTG combined trip weekend
Waitomo - Awatiro (club hut) 10km out of Waitomo, New ZealandContact Murray for details.
Club Night July 2016
The Dominion Bar 234 Dominion Road, Mt Eden, Auckland, New ZealandOur monthly meeting, The Dominion Bar on 234 Dominion Road, Mt Eden. Tonight: ASG Film festival - we will be showing the two fantastic Stormy Pot exploration films! Full of tight squeezes, huge chambers, storm chaos and camp serenity... For any keen punters who would like to try the food…
Waitomo weekend relaxing
Join Murray and Rhonda at the hut for a relaxed weekend. Suitable caving for any beginners, possible caves include Gardeners Gut (Helms deep to downstream or Zwihollen), Whites, Waipuna. Contact Murray if interested.
Club Night August 2016
The Dominion Bar 234 Dominion Road, Mt Eden, Auckland, New ZealandOur monthly meeting, The Dominion Bar on 234 Dominion Road, Mt Eden. For any keen punters who would like to try the food on offer, suggest catching up an hour before to try a meal, mains will be half price.
Rigging and SRT training weekend at Waitomo
Waitomo - Awatiro (club hut) 10km out of Waitomo, New ZealandAfter the success of the last training weekend, our NZSS training officer, Chris Whitehouse, has once again volunteered to give up his spare time and organise a rigging weekend for club/NZSS members. Also attending will be Kip Mandeno, who as you know is particularly good at brewing coffee and teaching…
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Trip Leader
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).