BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Australia/Sydney X-WR-TIMEZONE:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3527@unswoc.org DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE:20250215 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE:20250217 DTSTAMP:20250214T215821Z URL:https://unswoc.org/wordpress/events/intermediate-canyoning-caving-trai ning-trip/ SUMMARY:[Intermediate] Canyoning &\; Caving Training Trip DESCRIPTION:Hey Folks!\nZee &\; I will be running a last minute Canyonin g &\; Caving training sesh down south this weekend! We will be heading down on Saturday morning\, and camping on Saturday night at Bungonia Campg round.\n\nNOTE: Ideally you should have 2 pairs of shoes\, 2 bags\, 2 pair s of socks. An important part of Minimal Impact Caving is minimising the a mount of external pathogens\, dirt\, organic matter etc introduced into th e Cave ecosystem. Non fabric / meshy gear is easier to rinse off - there a re sinks &\; taps at Bungonia. Clean gear saves Bats!\nCanyoning\nDate: Saturday 15th Feb\n\nLocation: Macquarie Pass.\n\nSkills:\n\n Canyon Anc hors &\; Rigging\n Assessing water conditions &\; appropriate riggi ng styles / directions\n Abseiling using a variety of descenders &\; l ock offs\n Checking participants before abseiling\n Appropriate belay / no belays\n Appropriate jumping\n\nGear Required:\n\n 1 x Safety Sling / Daisy Chain / Cowstails / PAS etc\n 1 x Wetsuit (recommend at least 3mm) \n 1 x Canyon / Cave harness\n 1 x Helmet\n 1 x Fig 8 style descender\n 4 x locking biners\n Drybag to put your stuff in\n Bag that can get we t and fit a rope in\n Shoes that can get wet\n Gloves (recommended - neo prene ones are great for keeping your hands warm)\n Neoprene / Woollen so cks\n Thermals\n Small lunch / snacks\n Emergency Blanket (can be bough t for $5 from gear cupboard)\n Personal Meds\n Change of clothes &\; shoes / thongs for the car\n 1 x headlight (waterproof recommended)\n Sh orts to wear over wetsuits\n\nItems in BLUE can be borrowed from the gear cupboard. \nCaving\nDate: Sunday 16th Feb\n\nLocation: Vertical Bungonia Cave (likely Blowfly)\n\nSkills:\n\n Interpreting cave maps &\; naviga ting through caves\n Cave Ethics\n Anchors &\; Rigging\, including la dders\, rebelays &\; redirects if time allows\n Ascending including se tup &\; appropriate lengths (eg cows tails\, foot loops)\n Descending using a variety of Inline &\; Bobbin descenders &\; lockoffs\n Tran sition from ascending to descending &\; vice versa\n Passing rebelays &\; redirects (ascending &\; descending)\n Squeeze Safety\n Assess ing weather &\; environmental conditions for caving (including foul air )\n Cave laddering\n Identify situations where setting up belaying / Han dlines is appropriate\n Appropriate Cave gear &\; why\n Keeping the B ats safe (and yourself safe from histoplasmosis)\n\nGear Required:\n\n 1 x Cows tails unless you have adjustable lanyards (eg 2x Petzl Connect or 1 Petzl Dual Connect Adjust or similar) OR a short length of ~8mm ish dynam ic rope \n 1 x Hand Ascender (handled or non handled is ok)\n 1 x Chest Ascender + chest Harness\n 1 x Overalls / Cave suit\n 1 x Canyon / Cave harness\n 1 x Helmet\n 1 x Bobbin or Inline descender\n 1 foot loop (s ling or accessory cord is ok)\n 6 locking biners (or 4 locking &\; 2 s nappers)\n Small bag to put your stuff in that you're okay with dragging through a cave and getting covered with mud\n Shoes you're okay with wear ing through a cave and getting covered with mud (Wellies are popular)\n W oollen / Synthetic socks (no cotton!)\n Gloves\n Kneepads (optional but highly recommended)\n Thermals\n Small lunch / snacks that won't make a mess (Cave Softly!)\n Change of clothes &\; shoes / thongs for the car \n 2 x headlights &\; spare batteries for them (extra headlights also acceptable\, especially if they don't take batteries)\n Personal meds\n\n Items in BLUE can be borrowed from the gear cupboard. \nCamping\n\n Tent \n Sleeping mat\n Sleeping bag\n Clothes\n Raincoat\n 1 x Dinner + 1 x breakfast\n Stove\, cutlery\, pots\, utensils etc\n At least 4L water (there are drinkable water fountains but don't always work)\n Towel + toi letries (there is hot showers available)\n\nItems in BLUE can be borrowed from the gear cupboard. \n\n \;\n\nPlease let me know in the comments :\n\n What gear you need (I will be doing a gear cupboard run today)\n P revious experience\n Do you need / have a car? Where are you driving from / need a lift from?\n What type of rope do you use for Canyoning &\; Caving?\n CATEGORIES:Canyoning,Caving LOCATION:https://maps.app.goo.gl/fkXVmoVd4V74d6pD8 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Sydney X-LIC-LOCATION:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20241006T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR