Weekend Caving

The caving guides were busy on the weekend with trips heading out on both days. November is our caving month so the guides are going to be spending a lot of time underground in the coming weeks.





Once at the entrance to the cave you're issued your gear for the day. Overalls, shoes, helmet, gloves, harness and most importantly of all, the headlamp. It really is pitch dark once you get a short way into the cave system. It's quite creepy if everyone turns their lamps off when you're underground. You can't even see your hand in front of your face.



Every twist and turn in the cave presents a different challenge and as you explore deeper into the system you have to use a bunch of different climbing skills to continue. There are ascents, descents, narrow squeezes and rappels. The guides are with you but you have to work as a team to get through some of the tricker sections.

It's a really rewarding sport and when you emerge back into the sunlight again there is a great sense of achievement. There's something very peaceful about being underground and cut off from the familiar sounds of everyday life. You can only see what your headlamp illuminates whether it's a sleeping bat or the grinning face of a companion.

As the weather starts to get a little wetter, caving offers a full day of adventure even when other activities may be washed out.

Give it a go. It's a fantastic experience.