Wonderfontein - 12 January

This Sunday's club trip is to Wonderfontein.

Meet 9am at garage on R500 just north of Carltonville (opp silos). 

Bring flotation  devices (pool noodles) as swimming is involved. 

High clearance vehicle needed to get to cave or catch a lift at the garage.

Suitable for visitors.

We will be caving for 2 - 3 and will braai afterwards

hours. Rsvp John 073 985 8068

SEC Meet list for 2020

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.

• 12 Jan: Wonderfontein - John Dickie

• 9 Feb: Scrambler Cave - Gerrie Pretorius

• 21 - 22 Mar: Cave Rescue weekend - Selena Dickie

• 4 Apr: Apocalypse - John Dickie

• 10 May: NH3 - Steven Tucker

Please note: These are proposed dates – please see Facebook, WhatsApp or emails for final destinations or contact the meet leader closer to the time. Additional caving trips 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.

Wonderfontein 13 January

Dear Members

We have our monthly club trip to Wonderfontein,Sunday 13 January, meet 9am at the garage on R500 just north of Carltonville.  Visitors welcome but please read our website for information on first time caving.

Please RSVP to John or Selena (info@sec-caving.co.za)

Regards
SEC Committee

Meet list for 2019

A provisional meet list has been planned for the first half of 2019:

• 29 December to 6 January - Wolkberg Search for Caves - Steven Tucker
• 13 January – Wonderfontein – John Dickie
• 9 February  - Armageddon - John Dickie
• 7-8 March - Dragon's Breath and Harasib - John Dickie
• 10 March - TBD - Gerrie Pretorius
• 14 April - Nick's Cave - Gerrie Pretorius
• 12 May - Wolf Cave - Gerrie Pretorius
• 9 June - Stinkhole
• 14 July - Apocalypse
• 11 August - Chaos Cave
• 8 September - Nico's II Cave

Other plans include:

• Further exploration and survey of Stinkhole
• Possible bolting in Mutiny Alley in Armageddon
• Digging in Scrambler Cave

As always, there will be more trips, and they will be communicated once arranged.

If you are interested in joining the search for caves, please send me an email at sjtucker135@gmail.com

Steven

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

Wonderfontein 8 January

Hello everyone,

To kick off the year we will do a trip to Wonderfontein on the 8th of January.

New cavers are welcome to join, as long as you can swim!

Meet at 09:00 at the Caltex garage on the R500 as you enter Carletonville from the Northern side. 26°20'17.78"S & 27°23'18.03"E

If this is you first time caving, have a look at http://www.sec-caving.co.za/p/new-cavers.html

Let John Dickie know if you are joining the trip and if you need any gear - 073 985 8068

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.

Caving Wonderfontein Sunday 10 Jan, 9am

We are starting this year with a SPLASH !

Cave: Wonderfontein, Carltonville area

Meet: 9am at garage on R500 just north of Carltonville near grain silos.

Be prepared to get very wet so bring dry clothes for after caving. You will need a flotation devise, ie a pool noodle works well, or armbands! We will braai after caving so join in.

Visitors welcome, there is a R100 Day Membership Fee. Bring 3 x AAA batteries for a club headlight. This cave is not suitable for young children.

Let John Dickie know if you are joining this trip 073 985 8068.

The Wonder of Wonderfontein

By Veronica Van Der Schyff 23 April 2014

A note to all aspiring cavers who have not yet ventured with SEC: Anything said on Facebook is an understatement! After my visit to Yom Tov cave, I thought I will be more or less familiar with water caves. At least this time they were honest about swimming.

Failed attemt to visit New Cave

By André Doussy 11 January 2014

A wise man once said “if the plan doesn't work, change the plan but never the goal”. The goal was to go caving, and that’s exactly what we did. The initial plan was to visit New Cave, also known as Shit Pit, Hades Cave, Quarry Cave or Wonderfontein III, but a failed attempt to try and find one of the entrances lead us to rather visit Wonderfontein.