******************* This email originates from outside Imperial. Do not click on links and attachments unless you recognise the sender. If you trust the sender, add them to your safe senders list https://spam.ic.ac.uk/SpamConsole/Senders.aspx to disable email stamping for this address. ******************* Hi all, Our first trip of the year is coming up next weekend!! *When* Friday 13/10 - Sunday 15/10 *Where *South Wales *Membership* you need membership to join weekend trips (£30.00) (membership lasts the entire year) *Price *£45 however if this is your first trip with us you get a discount making it *only £25* for the entire weekend. *Sign up! Please reply to this email with: * -Your full name -Any dietary requirements -Any medical conditions -An emergency contact number for your next of kin -And anything else you think we need to know over the course of the weekend. We will meet in *stores on Tuesday (10/10) at 17:00 to pack kit*. You do not need any equipment of your own, we will provide everything you could possibly need in a cave. A thermal base layer is beneficial in the winter though, if you happen to own thermals. Please also remember a sleeping bag for the hut if you own one, if not we have some you can borrow. *Please only buy the trip fee once your spot on this trip has been confirmed*. We aim to confirm spots by the end of this week and an email with more details will be sent out then. *How the trip works* We will set off in the minibus on Friday evening around 17:30 from outside Beit Halls and return there on Sunday evening around 23:30. We will stop at a supermarket somewhere on the way to buy all the food we need for the weekend and also for you to buy Friday's dinner as well as snacks or drinks. Saturday’s and Sunday’s meals will be cooked as a group at the hut, and the cost is included in the trip cost. Accommodation, transport and all equipment are also covered by the trip cost. On Saturday we'll usually wake up around 8:30, cook breakfast and plan our trips in an open discussion while we eat. We can have fairly long caving trips on Saturdays for those who want it, but sometimes a few of us decide to have a nice day on the surface instead. We'll aim to get underground right after midday, lest we anger the caving gods. Trips can range from 3 to 8 hours, depending on the cave chosen and how people are feeling. Sunday will run much the same, only trips will be shorter since we need to drive back to London in the evening as well.We'll be staying at Whitewalls <https://chelseaspelaeo.org/cottage> cottage in Wales. *Upcoming trips* There are no requirements for Wales 1 and 2 but for the Yorkshire trips you need Single Rope Technique or SRT which you can learn at tree training which runs every Wednesday 1-5pm (but you can turn up any time and stay as long as you like) in Princes Gardens. *Date Destination Details* 27/10 – 29/10 Wales W2 10/11 – 12/11 Yorkshire Y1: SRT Required 1/12 – 3/12 Yorkshire Y2: SRT Required Yours till we've sacrificed enough freshers to appease the caving Gods, Ellie ICCC President ps. Pub every Tuesday around 6pm at the union bar/568, look for a caving helmet to find us or send a message in the whatsapp ( https://chat.whatsapp.com/GQWF1ZlOVTk54ofa808IME)