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**Caves saturday: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_John%27s_Cave Lost Johns], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easegill_System Lancaster Hole and County Pot entrances of the Easegill system] | **Caves saturday: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_John%27s_Cave Lost Johns], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easegill_System Lancaster Hole and County Pot entrances of the Easegill system] | ||
**Caves sunday: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easegill_System Mistral Hole entrance of the Easegill system] and [http://www.rrcpc.org.uk/easegill/text/leck.htm Notts 2] | **Caves sunday: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easegill_System Mistral Hole entrance of the Easegill system] and [http://www.rrcpc.org.uk/easegill/text/leck.htm Notts 2] | ||
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===New Year Meet 2009/2010=== | ===New Year Meet 2009/2010=== | ||
Revision as of 21:09, 21 November 2009
Contents
Upcoming Meets
Michaelmas Term 09
- 28-29th November 2009: Yorkshire Dales -- weekend meet (leave Friday evening)
- Hut: Bull pot farm
- Caves saturday: Lost Johns, Lancaster Hole and County Pot entrances of the Easegill system
- Caves sunday: Mistral Hole entrance of the Easegill system and Notts 2
- Meet leader: Bela Dimova (bd283)
New Year Meet 2009/2010
Our annual New Year's trip to Yorkshire. We will be staying at BULL POT FARM and it isn't mandatory to come for the full week. It's an excellent way to do some out of term caving! The plan below is just a list of the permits we got so far but there are plenty of non permit caves in Yorkshire and endless possibilities of caving :)
| New Years' Meet | |
|---|---|
| Meet leader | TBC |
| Dates | 26th December - 3rd Jan |
| Hut | Bull Pot Farm |
| Caves | |
| Day | Easegill | Gaping Gill & Allotment | Leck Fell | Fountains Fell & Penyghent |
| Sat 26 Dec | Pool Sink | Bar Pot/Flood Entrance | Notts 2 | -- |
| Sun 27 Dec | Top Sink | Car Pot | -- | -- |
| Mon 28 Dec | Lancaster Hole | Newby Moss | -- | -- |
| Tue 29 Dec | County Pot | Grange Rigg Pot | -- | -- |
| Wed 30 Dec | Cow Pot | Juniper Gulf, Jean Pot | -- | Washfold |
| Thu 31 Dec | Sylvester Pot | Long Kin West | Lost Johns/Boxhead - Notts 1 | -- |
| Fri 01 Jan | Wretched Rabbit | Marble Sink | Notts (?2) - Rumbling Hole | -- |
| Sat 02 Jan | Lancaster Hole | Rift Pot/Long Kin East | Short Drop/Gavel | -- |
PIPPIKIN POT, LINK POT, BYE GEORGE POT can all be arranged on the day, by stopping at Leck Fell House (http://cncc.org.uk/caving_access_three_counties_system.html)
Lent Term 2010
| South Wales | |
|---|---|
| Meet leader | TBC |
| Dates | 15th / 17th January |
| Hut | Whitewalls |
| Caves | Agen Allwedd & Ogof Craig-a-Ffynnon. If there is interest for DYO & Ogof Capel, I can try to arrange acces to those as well. |
| Peak District | |
|---|---|
| Meet leader | TBC |
| Dates | 29th /31st January |
| Hut | TSG |
| Caves | Peak Cavern, Titan, JH |
| Yorkshire | |
|---|---|
| Meet leader | TBC |
| Dates | 12th / 14th February |
| Hut | Brackenbottom |
| Caves | Not decided yet! |
| Mendip | |
|---|---|
| Meet leader | TBC |
| Dates | 26th / 28th February |
| Hut | Wessex |
| Caves | St Cuthbert's Swallet, Charterhouse |
How does a typical weekend work?
We meet at the tackle store on Friday afternoon/evening to pack gear into cars immediately before leaving. Typically we stop for food at pizza/fish&chips/kebab/chinese places on the way to the hut (take some money along for this or carry your own sandwiches).
On Saturday we cook communal breakfast and arrange the teams for the various trips of the day. Caves can be within walking distance or they might require a short drive, so off we go caving! After caving we get back to the hut where people will help to cook communal supper, and then recount the day's adventures over a beer or two. If there is a local pub we might go there, or play silly games in the hut.
On Sunday we have communal breakfast and then go caving again, or alternatively go walking or eat cake in local shops. It really depends on how tired you are from the previous day, and cavers are normally very flexible. Sometimes we manage to do all three things in a single day! Roughly at mid afternoon we set off to drive back to Cambridge. Sometimes we stop to eat a hot meal; curry is the favourite choice (take along some more money for this).
If you want more information about caving you could read our Guide to Novice Caving.
Training Sessions
Come to the Fitzpatrick Hall stage, Queens College to learn the ropes (literally).
- Tuesday 13th October
- Tuesday 20th October
- Tuesday 27th October
- Tuesday 24th November
- Tuesday 1st December
Ensure you're subscribed to the mailing list to get further announcements nearer the time.
Past Meets
Michaelmas Term 09
- 18th October 2009: Mendip -- one day meet (leave Saturday afternoon)
- Hut: Mendip Nature Research Committee
- Cave sunday: Swildons Hole
- Meet leader: Serena Povia (cucc . dinner . lady at gmail . com)
- 25th October 2009: Peak -- one day meet (leave Saturday afternoon)
- Hut: Orpheus Caving Club
- Caves sunday: Peak Cavern, P8 or Giants's Hole
- Meet leader: Jess Stirrups (jas235)
- 31st Oct-1st Nov 2009: Yorkshire Dales -- weekend meet (leave Friday evening)
- Hut: Greenclose
- Caves saturday: Bar Pot entrance of Gaping Ghyll and Pool Sink entrance of the Easegill system
- Caves sunday: Short Drop and Gavel Pot
- Meet leader: Kathryn Hopkins (kh311)
- 14-15th November 2009: South Wales -- weekend meet (leave Friday evening)
- Hut: Westminster Speleological Group
- Caves saturday and sunday: Ogof Ffynnon Ddu, Little Neath?
- Meet leader: Adam Kessler