Nico's II - 10 June

Hello everyone,

SEC is going to Nico's II, Sunday, 10 June.

This is a members only trip.

Meet at Oaktree Garage at 08:30.

Expect a long and dirty trip!

A high ground clearance car is needed to get to the cave, so if you don't have one, catch a lift from the garage.

Message Steven @ 072 298 9861 if you are planning on joining.

Chimanimani & meetlist for 2018

Hello everyone,

We are planning a trip to the Chimanimani mountains in Zimbabwe at the end of September 2018.

The first priority is to explore the newly discovered Tartarus Cave. A huge sinkhole entrance only briefly explored with no end in sight!

There are also many unexplored surface fissures and various boulder chokes deep underground which need to be pushed.
Lastly, there is an easy to open blowing hole at the bottom of Mawenge Mwena, the deepest cave in Southern Africa. Could this blowing hole lead down another 300 meters to the resurgances?

There is plenty of planning needed for this expedition, so even though it is months away, please let me know if you are interested.

For the rest of 2017 and first half of 2018:

A trip is done once a month on the second Sunday of the month. Extra trips are done on an ad-hoc basis and a few long-weekend trips to other provinces and countries are also organized throughout the year.
There will also be rescue practises every second month. 

• 10 December – Stinkhole – Steven Tucker
• 14 January  - Wonderfontein - John Dickie
• 11 February - Nico's II - Steven Tucker
• 11 March - Hidden Cave - Karin Human
• 21 March - Gobholo Cave in Swaziland - John Dickie
• 8 April - Chaos Cave - John Dickie
• 13 May - Nick's Cave
• 10th June - Dripkelder Cave
• 24 September - Chimanimani in Zimbabwe - John Dickie & Steven Tucker

Please note: These are proposed dates – final details will be sent out closer to the time. Caving trips additional to those above will also be notified via these avenues.

Contact the Meet leader to arrange to join a trip or find out more info on a trip.

Looking forward to a great year of exploration!

Steven Tucker
083 212 0817

Nico's II - 12 February

Hello everyone,

I'm planning a trip to Nico's II on Sunday the 12th of February.

Definitely a members only trip as the cave is described as very sporty!

Expect everything from ladders, to long muddy pitches to fun little crawls. 

The cave has a number of possibilities for new discoveries that I want to go check out.

Meet at Oak Tree Garage at 08:30. High ground clearance is required to get to the cave, so we can leave some vehicles at Oak Tree and drive together from there.

The trip is expected to be a long one, so unfortunately no braai afterwards.

Let me know if you are joining us.

Steven
083 212 0817
sjtucker135@gmail.com

SEC Meet-list for 2017

A trip is done once a month on the second Sunday of the month. Extra trips are then done on an Ad-Hoc Basis and a few long-weekend trips to other provinces are also organized throughout the year.
There will also be rescue practises every second month. 

• 10 December – Armageddon’s mudwall – John Dickie
• 8 January  - Wonderfontein - John Dickie
• 12 February - Nico's II - Steven Tucker
• 18-21 March - Serunecjar and others in the area - Karin Human
• 14-17 April - Chaos & Crystal Caves - John Dickie & Steven Tucker
• 14 May - River Passage Cave - Steven Tucker
• 11 June - Groblers I - Steven Tucker
• 9 July - Abe Bailey Nature Reserve - Sharron Reynolds
• 9-13 August - Sudwala area - Sharron Reynolds
• 10 September - U Cave (Showerdome) - Selena Dickie
• 8 October - Apocalypse - John Dickie

Please note: These are proposed dates – please see Facebook and/or Yahoo groups for final destinations or contact the meet leader closer to the time. Caving trips additional to those above will also be notified via these avenues.

Contact the Meet leader to arrange to join a trip or find out more info on a trip. See the contact us page for contact details.