Wessex Cave Club

Hut Booking
2024-08-23 - 2024-08-25
DCME: 6 booked guests, Friday & Saturday nights – Tracy Elliot —-

Hut Booking
2024-09-06 - 2024-09-08
One Mile Under Club: 7 WCC & 13 guests, Friday & Saturday nights – Jen Allen—-

Thrupe Lane and Hobnail Hole
2024-09-14 10:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Upper Pitts
Duration – 3 – 5 hours.
Location – Meet at Upper Pitts at 10:00.
Thrupe Lane Swallet is a large system on Eastern Mendip with extensive vertical development.
The aim of the trip will be to enter the cave via the normal entrance (for those happy with SRT) and via Hobnail Hole (for those that don’t wish to use SRT).
We will then proceed down the Marble Streamway to the awe-inspiring view out over Atlas pot.
An SRT route will be rigged to allow a descent to the floor of the pot.
SRT kit is required if entering the cave via the Thrupe Lane entrance and / or descending to the floor of Atlas.

Committee Meeting
2024-09-14 17:00 - 19:00 | Library, Upper Pitts
Last one before AGM. In person at Upper Pitts.

Hut Booking
2024-09-19 - 2024-09-20
RRCPC: 2 guests, Thursday night only – Mark Stubbs —–

Hut Booking
2024-09-19 - 2024-09-30
David Nicholls: Thursday 19th September to Sunday 29th September inclusive.

Tower Booking
2024-09-25 18:00 - 22:00
MCR Training: Wednesday evening, 25th September – Andrew Atkinson—-

Hut Booking
2024-10-04 - 2024-10-06
YSS: 12 to 15 guests, Friday & Saturday nights – Keith Mason—-

2024-10-06 - 2024-10-14
Cindy Ann Geick ( Sewanee mountain Grotto : 6th – 13th October —–

Hut Booking
2024-10-07 - 2024-10-08
Julie Bolt – Monday night only—-

Hut Booking
2024-10-08 - 2024-10-11
Cindy Ann Geick, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday nights—-

Hut Booking
2024-10-11 - 2024-10-13
UCET: 20 guests, Friday & Saturday nights – Kieran Wyatt —-

Lionel’s Hole – Round Trip
2024-10-12 10:00 - 17:00 | Upper Pitts
Duration – 2 – 3 hours.
Location – Meet at Upper Pitts at 10:00.
Lionel’s Hole is a complex and sporting cave in Burrington Combe.
The aim of the trip will be to complete the classic round trip and Andrea Cary has volunteered to show us the way.
This has a good mix of ducks, squeezes and climbs with the opportunity to stand up in a few places!
No special equipment is required, although a sense of humour is recommended.

AGM
2024-10-19 10:30 - 13:00 | Hunters’ Lodge Inn, Priddy, WELLS, BA5 3AR, United Kingdom
The AGM will be held in the Long Room at the Hunters’ Lodge Inn starting 10.30 prompt.

Committee Meeting
2024-10-19 14:00 - 15:30 | Upper Pitts
A short committee meeting will be held to appoint the non-committee posts and conduct other priority business following the AGM.

Annual Dinner
2024-10-19 19:00 - 23:30 | Mendip Golf Club, Gurney Slade, Somerset, BA3 4UT
The 90th Annual Dinner will be held at Mendip Golf Course, 7pm for 7.30.
Latest date for booking your place is Friday 4th October 2024.
Please book using the form here

Hut Booking
2024-10-25 - 2024-10-27
OUCC: 15 booked guests, Friday & Saturday nights – Fiona Zhang —-

Hut Booking
2024-10-31 - 2024-11-03
Jim Figg plus 2 – Thursday, Friday & Saturday nights —

Hut Booking
2024-11-01 - 2024-11-03
Elif Okutan: 6 guests, Friday & Saturday nights —-
KUCC: 9 guests, Friday & Saturday nights – Elise De Ath—-
Jim Figg: 3 guests, Thursday, Friday & Saturday nights—-
RUCC: 7 guests, Friday & Saturday nights —

Mangle Hole
2024-11-09 10:00 - 17:00 | Upper Pitts
Duration – 3 – 4 hours.
Location – Meet at Upper Pitts at 10:00.
The seldom visited Mangle Hole, offers an interesting and sporting excursion.
It consists of a technical descent into a large chamber and the attractive Aldermaston Chamber in its lower reaches.
The cave will be rigged for both Ladder and SRT access. Hopefully it won’t be flooded this time!
Naturally a full SRT kit will be required if you want to descend / ascend using rope. Otherwise a belay belt is recommended for the ladder pitches.

Hut Booking
2024-11-15 - 2024-11-17
One Mile Under Club: 7 WCC & 13 guests, Friday & Saturday nights – Jen Allen —-

Committee Meeting
2024-11-23 17:00 - 19:00 | Library, Upper Pitts
Library at Upper Pitts. Zoom facilities may be available if the Secretary can source suitable hardware.

Hut Booking
2024-11-29 - 2024-12-01
TSG/ Peak Caving Club: 8 guests, Friday & Saturday nights – Becky Middlemass —
Cave Surveying Group: 12 guests? Friday & Saturday nights – Andrew Atkinson —-

Library Booking
2024-11-30 - 2024-12-03
Cave Surveying Group Meeting: Use of Library all day Saturday & Sunday – Andrew Atkinson —-

Hut Booking
2024-12-06 - 2024-12-09
KUCC: 9 booked guests, Friday & Saturday nights – Elise De Alh—–
UCET: Mary Cutts, Sunday night only —–

Library Booking
2024-12-07 18:30 - 20:30
CDG Meeting: Saturday evening – Jon Hauser —-

Hut booking
2024-12-13 - 2024-12-15
BSSC & ACC: 25 guests, Friday & Saturday nights – Oliver Phillis —-

Swildon’s – Approach Passage Round Trip
2024-12-14 10:00 - 17:00 | Upper Pitts
Duration – 3 – 4 hours.
Location – Meet at Upper Pitts at 10:00.
This is a “sporting round trip” consisting of traversing high above the Swildon’s 2 streamway to the bold step into Approach Passage.
From here, a route will be taken past the entrance to Abandon Hope, down the 12m climb and back to the streamway via Howard’s Dig.
Please note that Approach Passage lies beyond Sump 1 and thus passing the sump will be necessary.
No special equipment is required, although a belay belt is recommended for the ladder pitch.
You may also want Cow’s Tails for the bold step.
The trip does involve a number of free climbs so a head-for-heights would be helpful.
A goodwill fee is payable to the landowner (£1 per person).

Hut Booking
2024-12-20 - 2024-12-23
David Nicholls: Friday, Saturday & Sunday nights.

Hut Booking
2024-12-27 - 2025-01-04
Bob Cross: 27th December to 4th January—-
