Wee Japper-looza 2025 [Main Event] TRIP FULL – Waitlist open

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Welcome welcome, welcome!

As we pass the winter solstice, it’s too cold to do anything else, the only option left is to go underground! It’s time for our annual Caving Palooza.

While Bungonia is lovely with much still to explore we thought an investigation of Wee Jasper is in order.

This event suits participants of all levels and will includes caving trips through some horizontal & vertical caves, camping and hiking!

**General schedule runs as follows: Trips run on Saturday and Sunday starting between 9am -10am. Due to the distance from Sydney, most folks arrive Friday evening and depart Sunday afternoon.

Sign Up Instructions

Due to the number of people coming to Wee Japper-looza, there are a few steps to signing up. Please read carefully in order to make sure you get what you want out of the weekend.

Bookings for the main event will open on Monday 7th July at 8:30pm. Individual trips will be released for sign up the following week. 

1. 1. Sign up for this trip on the UNSWOC page! Make sure in your booking to include the following –
      1. your name, facebook link and/or phone number
      2. skill level (see below) – any previous caving / climbing / rope experience. Please be honest, if you’d like to upskill there will be opportunities coming up at the ledge.
      3. Pertinent medical issues,
      4. if you have a car, and ANSWER THE SECRET QUESTION IN THIS POST. YOU WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT IT.
      5. Wee Japper-looza is in high demand and you will not be accepted unless you follow these instructions!
   2. Have a look at the trips offered below and your skill level and decide which trips (+ backups) you want to go on. These will be released as individual trips in about a week.
   3. Sign up for ONE Saturday and ONE Sunday trip. If you do not get accepted on your first choice trip then you may sign up for a different one. (Same format as Boree Log!). You must be signed up to this main event to sign up to individual trips
   4. Car pooling etc will be organised through this LINK (link will be available once people have signed up)
   5. Pack your gear and come caving!!

Camping:

• Camping Fees: The club has very kindly agreed to cover a portion of the camping fee for this weekend. Please bring $10 cash to cover the remaining portion.
• Camp facilities include: flushing toilets, showers and hot water available at the campsite
• Campfires ARE permitted in the provided fire pits. If you’d like a fire, please bring firewood.
• The campsite is roughly a 5 hour drive from Sydney, (all paved roads). Please take it slow near Wee Jasper, there are a lot of roos & wombats on the road. Best to arrive 20 mins later than have to cancel the whole weekend.
• IT WILL BE COLD!

Skill levels:

Planned Trips:

(Roughly in order of difficulty)

Individual signup links here!

THE GEAR:

1. Caving related gear will be advised on the page for each day trip (largely can be borrowed from the club)
2. For camping, the advised gear includes:
   1. TENT (unless you want to snuggle with some possums)
   2. WARM SLEEPING BAG (or two) – Wee Jasper will be sub-zero at night
   3. If your left foot had to have a name, what would it be? Tell us in your sign up comment.
   4. SLEEPING MAT (or two) – This keeps you insulated from the cold ground!
   5. WARM CLOTHES and second pair of clean shoes for the evening. Thermals, woollens are great!
   6. Shower / toiletries
   7. Large plastic/garbage bag for dirty cave gear to protect your drivers’ car.
   8. FOOD FOR THE WEEKEND (2x breakfast, 2x lunch and 1x dinner!)
   9. IMPLEMENTS TO COOK/EAT SAID FOOD, there are BBQ’s but no kitchen at the camp site.
   10. There is drinking water available from the campsite, but the fountain doesn’t always work. Would recommend bringing your own water just in case (5L per person).

*These can be borrowed from the gear cupboard. If you need any camping related equipment, you will need to go to the gear cupboard and borrow them yourself. 

Get keen for a weekend of cave crazy adventures, see you there!

🦇The Caving Team 🦇