Note: Some MSS trips have limited numbers where priority is given to their members, please contact the trip leader to register your interest.
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25th-27th January- Timor Caves Australia Day long weekend
Lake Cave exploration with divers and visiting other caves around the place. Surveying of BBQ Pitch Cave. Contact: Daniel Burt <daniel@danielburtphotos.com>
1st/2nd February- Gloucester Caves Dive Trip
Survey trip to survey of the GL1 extension, involves a 7m roof sniff (not for the light hearted!). Camping at the Gloucester Holiday Park. Contact: Tam Durney Tambalyn.durney@gmail.com
29th/30th March- Nundle
Gold panning! Basic Camping. Contact: Brian Reeves: 0402 099329 or kanga941@gmail.com and for the trip book Daniel Burt <daniel@danielburtphotos.com>
12th/13th April- Timor Caves with SSS
Hosting our friends at the Sydney Speleological Society, photo-tagging and documentation. Staying at the hut for a small cost and camping on private property close to the project area. Contact: Jodie Rutledge jodie@rutco.com.au
18th- 21st April (Easter): Glenrock Caves
You can expect small vertical caves mostly, but lots of opportunity to find new caves and we do find the occasional big one! Do some limestone mapping, fungi tests and check out the South East caves that haven’t been visited for a while. Basic bush camping, 1.5hrs north of Aberdeen. Contact: Brian Reeves: 0402 099329 or kanga941@gmail.com and for the trip book Daniel Burt <daniel@danielburtphotos.com>
25th-27th April- Timor Caves Anzac Long Weekend
Staying at the hut for a small nightly fee. Easy caving and time around the combustion fireplace! Contact: Daniel Burt daniel@danielburtphotos.com
Saturday 3rd May: Orange Speleological Society 70th Anniversary Lunch
Come help celebrate! All club reps and fellow cavers are invited to join in the celebration.
10th-11th May- Gloucester Caves Dive Trip
Continue the push of the recently dive extension in GL1 extension. Involves a 7m roof sniff (not for the light hearted!).
Saturday Morning: Meet in Gloucester at 8:30am for coffee and pie at Batter & Dough bakery https://maps.app.goo.gl/okADQUY7LaoyFwCV6
– Head to cave location > https://maps.app.goo.gl/BMwe5uM8mGfAmpjo9
– Have a brief and discuss the dive plan further
– Begin transporting gear (estimated time ~15 min to first sump)
– Pass through sump with everyone who is comfortable (~20min)
– Transport gear to second sump (~10min)
– Diver 1 (Tam) and possible Diver 2 (Daniel Butler) complete a dive (approx 1.5 hours each) then report findings.
– In this time cavers can explore the new dry section. There is plenty to see in that time and great photos to be taken.
Once dives are complete we can start heading out of the cave, pack up and debrief.
We’ll be camping at Gloucester Holiday Park- book yourself in.
Sunday is essentially a repeat of Saturday.
- Packup and head to the cave around 8am,
- Transport in fresh cylinders for day 2 of diving
- Complete roof sniff with those willing too.
- Diver 1 and 2 complete dives consecutively.
- Collect gear and head out.
- Debrief then head home.
Contact: Tam Durney Tambalyn.durney@gmail.com
5th-7th July- Timor Caves with SSS (date to be confirmed)
Hosting our friends at the Sydney Speleological Society, photo-tagging and documentation. Staying at the hut for a small cost. Contact: Jodie Rutledge jodie@rutco.com.au
14th July- Tuglow Caves (limited to 8 participants)
Vertical caving, must have good fitness and be SRT proficient. 70m of decent, and multiple rebelays. Contact: Andrew Baker Andrew.Baker@environment.nsw.gov.au