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It is mainly a chance to meet the current CUCC members who will answer any questions you have and explain generally what we do. There will also be a few presentations about caving and videos of the activity, and you can sign up for the first trip of term. And there will be food and drink on the club. | It is mainly a chance to meet the current CUCC members who will answer any questions you have and explain generally what we do. There will also be a few presentations about caving and videos of the activity, and you can sign up for the first trip of term. And there will be food and drink on the club. | ||
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Squash
The CUCC squash (introductory meeting) will be on Monday 11th October 2010 at 7pm in Pembroke College New Cellars, and will run until 10pm.
It is mainly a chance to meet the current CUCC members who will answer any questions you have and explain generally what we do. There will also be a few presentations about caving and videos of the activity, and you can sign up for the first trip of term. And there will be food and drink on the club.
If you can't make it to the squash and still have questions, send one of us an email Contacts. And sign up to the Mailing List...
Upcoming Meets
Michaelmas Term 2010
| Peaks District | |
|---|---|
| Meet leader | Jess ??? |
| Dates | 16th / 17th October (one night stay) |
| Hut | TSG |
| Caves | Peak Cavern, P8, Giant's Hole (Peak Cavern permit arranged) |
| Mendip | |
|---|---|
| Meet leader | Serena |
| Dates | 23rd /24th October (one night stay) |
| Hut | MNRC |
| Caves | Swildon's hole |
| Yorkshire I | |
|---|---|
| Meet leader | Wookey |
| Dates | 29th / 31st October (two nights) |
| Hut | YSS |
| Caves | Bar Pot, Flood Entrance |
| South Wales | |
|---|---|
| Meet leader | Stuart |
| Dates | 12th / 14th November (two nights) |
| Hut | SWCC |
| Caves | OFD I & OFD II (leader for OFD I arranged) |
| Yorkshire II | |
|---|---|
| Meet leader | TBC |
| Dates | 26th / 28th November |
| Hut | Bull Pot Farm |
| Caves | Easegill |
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
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 |
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)
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