November 2018 - ICU-Caving-Announce

Christmas curry
by Imperial College Caving Club 30 Nov '18

30 Nov '18

Hi all, Join us for the Christmas curry! We have a table booked at Ravi Shankar on Drummond St for 8pm, with a view to heading to the nearest Be at One (Camden high street, 14 mins walk - the Kings Cross one died) for 7. If you're not into cocktails, feel free to just come for food. Also if you're on facebook, please select 'going' on the event so we have an idea of numbers and can book a bigger table if needed. Hope to see you there! 🎄🎅🍛 Úna -- Imperial College Caving Club <http://union.ic.ac.uk/caving>

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Trip cancellations
by Imperial College Caving Club 22 Nov '18

22 Nov '18

Hi all, So recently we've had a lot of people cancel on a trip with quite short notice so I just want to clarify some things. To start with please tell us as soon as you know, don't wait for us to ask or email you about the trip. In future, to avoid being charged, please cancel before 5pm on the Tuesday before the trip. If you cancel later you may get charged if we can't find someone to take your place. We understand that sometimes unavoidable things can crop up but please do take into account that you may be charged The longer you give us the more likely we are to find someone else. It's unfair when we have to turn people down for a trip then end up leaving with a space in the minibus. Sorry to be such a misery, have fun caving in the future! Thanks, Jennifer *Treasurer* [image: tenor.gif] -- Imperial College Caving Club <http://union.ic.ac.uk/caving>

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Winter Tour
by Imperial College Caving Club 20 Nov '18

20 Nov '18

Hello hello, It's time to start thinking about Winter Tour! *Overview* - From 15th - 22nd December - You don't have to attend the whole thing - SRT required - Very good value for money - E-mail to sign up *What is it?* Winter tour is a week spent caving in the Yorkshire Dales.This is a great way to practice your SRT in the best vertical caves the UK has to offer. There'll be 5-6 possible trips including the classic Gaping Gill which features the highest unbroken waterfall in the UK and a massive main chamber - a real must see! The tour is a great opportunity to put your advanced tree training to practice, and even learn to navigate your way through a cave. *Logistics* We will be staying at the Northern Pennine Club's Greenclose Cottage in North Yorkshire. If you haven't been then you'll be glad to know that there's a great kitchen, wood fire, warm showers, cosy bunk rooms, and a great drying room so you aren't caving in wet gear all week! We'll drive up on Saturday 15th December, aiming to leave as early as possible - likely around 12:00. The bus will be driving back sometime (~afternoon) on the 22nd December so you can hopefully all get back home in time for Christmas! *Transport* *Minibus *- There will be *12 spaces* in the 15 seater minibus, the rest of the space for all the rope, food and caving gear. Please get in touch if you would like a space there or back. *Train *- The closest train station is Clapham, North Yorkshire. The station is about 30 minutes walk away but if you arrive in the evening or early morning we can arrange to pick you up. *Train expenses are your own.* *Kit* You will need to bring a sleeping bag, kit will be packed the Tuesday before hand. Some things that come in handy will be some hiking boots, a synthetic (non-cotton) set of thermals/just a top and a buff or balaclava. I personally really like the Uniqlo Heattech thermals - there's a Uniqlo on High Street Ken where you can get a thermal top for ~£15. I use the extra warm one but there is also an ultrawarm one if you're an especially cold person! Chat to us in the bar on a Tuesday or email here for some more advice on what to buy. *Cost* Trip fee's are worked out per person, but the minibus costs will be split equally because we need it to bring all the gear to Yorkshire that everyone will be using. Previously the trip has cost *£90-£110 for the full week* and *£50-£60 for half a week* *Sign Up* If you want to sign up then please reply to this email. Let me know your travel arrangements and dates you plan on attending. Also please let me know your phone number so we can contact you. Thanks, Diss *ICCC President* -- Imperial College Caving Club <http://union.ic.ac.uk/caving>

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Yorkshire 3 Trip
by Imperial College Caving Club 19 Nov '18

19 Nov '18

Hey humans, Our next Yorkshire trip will be on the 30th-2nd November/December. If you want to come, please make sure you've been to Tree Training before you ask for a space! We'll be caving in the Penyghent area of the Yorkshire Daes and staying at the Craven caving hut in Horton-in-Ribblesdale which is next to a pub (woop). You can sign up to the trip in person on Tuesday at bar night or reply to this email and i'll let you know if you can come. Let me know if you have any questions! Thanks, Diss -- Imperial College Caving Club <http://union.ic.ac.uk/caving>

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CHECC Forum
by Imperial College Caving Club 08 Nov '18

08 Nov '18

Hello hello, We managed to get a bigger bus for the CHECC weekend (23rd-25th Nov) so there are a few spaces left! If you missed the original email - here's some info. "The CHECC forum is basically a weekend where university caving clubs from around the UK meet up for lots of drinking, dancing and general socialising. There are also training sessions held on the Saturday and Sunday which can be really interesting and useful. There will be caving game competitions on the Saturday night featuring Pot and Sling, Squeeze Machine, Knot tying and more! For more info on training and talks, visit the CHECC thread on UK Caving here <https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=24223.0&fbclid=IwAR2Vlu2PCl_UQeZ…>. Also checc (see what i did there?) out this trip report <https://www.union.ic.ac.uk/rcc/caving/articles/yorkshire-2017-11-24.html>from when we went to the CHECC forum last year." There'll be some gentle caving but a lot of us plan to do training sessions instead, so think of this as more of a social weekend than a full on caving trip. This trip will cost more than a normal caving trip as we have to pay for tickets but the exact price is TBC. Let me know if you want to come as soon as you can so we have time to book tickets. If you have any questions, just ask! Thanks, Diss -- Imperial College Caving Club <http://union.ic.ac.uk/caving>

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