******************* 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 everyone, Our first trip of the year is next weekend!! *When* Friday 18/10 - Sunday 20/10 *Where *South Wales (SWCC <https://swcc.org.uk/joomla-swcc/accommodation>) *Membership* you need membership to join weekend trips which is £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 £35* 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 -Your CID number -And anything else you think we need to know over the course of the weekend. *If you have any medical conditions, dietary requirements, or any concerns you're not comfortable discussing over email, please speak to a committee member during kit-packing on Tuesday, or Friday. It's very important to us that our trips are inclusive, so we're happy to make accommodations. *Reply quickly to make sure you get a place!* *Please only buy the trip fee once your spot on this trip has been confirmed*. We are still waiting on the union to let the trip go ahead, but we should have spots confirmed by Sunday at 17:00 and an email with more details will be sent out then. *How the trip works* *Kit packing - *We will meet in *stores on Tuesday (15/10) 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. *Transport - *We will set off in the minibus on *Friday evening around 17:30 *from outside Beit Halls and return there on Sunday evening around 23:00. *Food - *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, food, transport and all equipment are covered by the trip cost!) *Caving - *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. The caves we are likely to be visiting is the OFD system, and you can read about them here: Ogof Ffynnon Ddu 1 Caving Photos and information <http://www.ogof.org.uk/ofd1.html> *Accommodation - *We will be staying at the South Wales Caving Club <https://swcc.org.uk/joomla-swcc/accommodation>. Their hut has a large kitchen and living room, plenty of bunk beds, toilets, and showers! *Upcoming trips* *Date Destination Details* 18/20-20/10 Wales W1 8/11 – 10/11 Wales W2 15/11 – 17/11 Yorkshire Y1: SRT Required 29/11 – 01/12 Yorkshire Y2: SRT Required 13/12 - 21/12 Yorkshire Winter Tour: SRT Required Don't know SRT? Don't worry! We teach SRT (Single Rope Technique) every Wednesday 1-5pm in Princess gardens. You can join and leave anytime, and there's no need to sign up or book! It takes 1-3 sessions to learn all the techniques, so come say hi! Yours 'til the Cwm Dwr crawl, Chris ICCC President P.S. 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/GQWF1ZlOVTk54ofa808IM <https://chat.whatsapp.com/GQWF1ZlOVTk54ofa808IME>) -- Imperial College Caving Club <https://imperialcaving.com/>