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.
Search and rescue training event in Auckland
Tyrolean traverse practice
We’ll be practising moving a patient in a stretcher horizontally over a hazard (usually a vertical drop within a cave). We’ll be doing this at ground level between two trees, but it’s a great opportunity to see lots of rigging concepts in action.
All levels of experience welcome. There will be a lot to set up (3:1 systems, anchors, putting the stretcher together, being a stretcher patient), so something for everyone even if you’d just like to observe.
Parking the south western corner on Parau Street.
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Trip Organiser
The trip organiser helps get all the basics of the trip in place. Use our ASG Trip Organiser’s Checklist to plan your trip.
The key points are:
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).