Dear Cavers-to-be, Great to speak to so many of you at Freshers Fayre! * Tree Training Wed 8th Oct 1pm [[THIS AFTERNOON]]* It looks a little like this: TREE TRAINING WITH BALLAST<http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/rcc/caving/photo_archive/trips/2004-12-01%20-%20treetraining%20-%20jarvist/dirindex.html> We'll meet in *Beit Quad at 1pm*, go down to stores (in the far left basement corner of the union) and gather some equipment before heading off to the trees. Here are some photo directions for stores, or look for someone familiar (& probably wearing a helmet with a *LIGHT*) in the Quad: http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/rcc/caving/stores.php This will also be a chance to chat about caving in a slightly more relaxed setting, and to signup to the weekend trips - bring a 10 squid deposit to guarantee a place! If you're much later than 1pm - go straight to Princes Gardens (you'll see the ropes in the trees), its the patch of grass to the north of SouthSide and south of Ethos, the otherside of Exhibition road. If you miss this one because you're climbing, don't worry - we'll be out most Wednesdays in October, weather permitting. Forecast is good for tomorrow - 15C and sun, so come to enjoy the last of the outdoor warmth! *Weekly Meetings Tuesday 7:30pm Union Bar* Come along for a few choice ales / coca-colas, and chat about plans for future caving... *Events Calendar* Standard weekend trip involves: Meet Fri 6pm in stores, pack vast quantities of expensive club kit which fits, pile into back of minibus at 7pm, razz along the M6 with the Joy Division pumping, stopping at a Tesco super stores to stock up on porridge and mars bars, rock up at a fabulous hut in the middle of nowhere and get the fire & cheese-on-toast production line cranked up, sleep in bunk beds, get up on Saturday and conquer caverns measureless to man, get out & go via the pub if still open then back to the hut and cook a 3000+ calorie meal. Repeat on Sunday, then drive home in time for last tube. Dump stuff in stores & cleanup before the Tuesday social meet. Ideally you'll bring your own sleeping bag, though we have a few club ones to lend. *Oct 17-19th* - Wales, SWCC hut<http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/caving/photo_archive/trips/2007-04-12%20-%20wales/jarvist%20frost%20-%20ofd%20one%20-%20swcc.html>/ OFD<http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/caving/photo_archive/trips/2007-04-12%20-%20wales/> *Oct 31st - 2nd Nov* - Mendip, BEC hut<http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/caving/photo_archive/trips/2007-11-23%20-%20mendips/dont%20fear%20the%20belfry.html>/ Swildons, GB<http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/caving/photo_archive/trips/2007-11-23%20-%20mendips/gb%20facing%20the%20waterfall%20climb.html> *Nov 7-9th* - Yorkshire, NPC *Nov 21-23rd* - CHECC, Derbyshire *Dec 5-7th* - Yorkshire, BPF *Website *There's an absolute shed load of information on our website, so hit: http://union.ic.ac.uk/caving To see the pretty pictures & read the wicked stories. If you're interested in the exploration side of caving, you might want to jump straight in at our Slovenia exploits: http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/rcc/caving/slovenia/intro/slov_intro.php * Committee* The cheeky chaps running the show this year are the following mugs: <http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/caving/photo_archive/mugshots/tom%20jenkins.html> <http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/caving/photo_archive/mugshots/james%20kirkpatrick.html> <http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/caving/photo_archive/mugshots/jamie%20perrelet.html> *President:* Paul Hutton (below right) *Treasurer:* Ben Banfield (below centre) *Secretary:* Jarvist Frost (below left, emerging from a toilet) *Social Secretary:* Jamie Perrelet (left) *Foreign Secretary:* James Kirkpatrick (far left) <http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/caving/photo_archive/mugshots/Jarvist%20Frost.html> <http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/caving/photo_archive/mugshots/Ben%20Banfield.html> <http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/caving/photo_archive/mugshots/Paul%20Hutton.html> The following guys and girls help out an awful lot: [image: Jana Carga]<http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/rcc/caving/photo_archive/mugshots/Jana%20Carga.html> [image: Dan Greenwald]<http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/rcc/caving/photo_archive/mugshots/Dan%20Greenwald.html> [image: Tim Osborne]<http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/rcc/caving/photo_archive/mugshots/Tim%20Osborne.html> [image: Sandeep Mavadia - IMGP0642]<http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/rcc/caving/photo_archive/trips/2006-11-24%20-%20wales/Sandeep%20Mavadia%20-%20IMGP0642.html> Jana (left), Dan (above), Tim (right), Gergely & Rik (part of the musical trio on far right). We've got an absolute cracking set of UK trips lined up for the Autumn, a record breaking connection to make in our Slovenian Explorations and a whole world of limestone to explore in the tours. Your smiling secretary, Jarv -- Imperial College Caving Club http://union.ic.ac.uk/rcc/caving ic.caving [AT] gmail.com