SRT/Vertical Caving Trip (Ropes/Abseil) - New Dates

Requirements: See Description

A weekend trip to Buchan for some more advanced stuff before O'week and the plethora of beginners trips start.

Definitions

Vertical Caving: Caving that requires the use of ropes specifically the abseiling and ascent of rope.

SRT: Single Rope Technique the methods used to get down and back up the rope.

Pitch: Drop unable to be climbed requiring the use of rope (or ladders) to desend/ascend; plan for this trip is obviously rope.

Trip plan:

Saturday Morning: Rope Skills training session probably a couple of hours learning a few things you cannot easily do hanging from the clubroom roof

Rest of weekend vertical caving possible caves include

Wilsons: Skills Session is done here so might as well do the whole cave.

Baby Berger:  small entrance pitch some scrambling around then two part final pitch ending in 30+ metre free hanging drop.

Oolite:  5m entrance pitch, some wandering, a little climb and then the next pitches to the lower levels of the cave.

Stirling: 5-10m entrance pitch followed by approximately 20-30m free hang, to lower level of cave

Requirements:

Prior caving experience or ropes skills that is the ability to abseil and ascend rope.
Accommodation: Camping at national parks campground in Buchan (cost is usually about $8-10 per person). Campground facilities includes showers.

Gear Hire: $20 if horizontal caving only, $30 if vertical gear used (harnesses etc)

Petrol Estimate: $30-40

Trip Leader: Shannon Crack - contact