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.
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Matariki mid-winter long weekend caving
June 28, 2024 - June 30, 2024
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 if anyone wants a change, we have that as an option one day.
Saturday night will be a pot luck dinner. Everyone brings one dish that is big enough to feed them (or their mini-group) and then we have a smorgasbord of deliciousness to share. Let me know what you think you’ll bring and I’ll warn you if we think we’ll drown in a sea of salads. This is an unlikely, but highly dangerous scenario.
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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).