Check out our upcoming adventures. You will need to be a member (or trial member). Trial membership is $30.00 and allows you to participate on MSS trips for 12 months. Go to the How to Join page to find out more and email membership@mssadventure.org for an application form.
MSS leaders collect trip fees (either before or after the activity). Please make sure you have the money with you on the day. If you book into an activity with another club, you will be asked to pay the trip fees for that club OR MSS trip fees:
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| 25/07/2020 - 25/07/2020 |
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Medium - Hard | Blue Mountains | "Boar's Head" abseil route contains 5 Abseils up to 45m with intimidating exposure. Limited numbers. |
| 01/08/2020 - 01/08/2020 |
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Easy - Medium | Berowra | 10k fitness walk all on track from Berowra Train Station to Mount Ku-ring-gai Station via the Berowra Track, you'll see Aboriginal middens, remains of the Windybanks Boathouse and views up and down Cowan Creek. The pace will be moderate with time set aside for morning tea/lunch and photographic opportunities. |
| 02/08/2020 - 02/08/2020 |
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Medium | Thornleigh | SRT training, fine tuning of harness & slings. Practice knot crossing, rebelays, diversions etc. |
| 08/08/2020 - 09/08/2020 | Social | TBC | Car Observation Drive | |
| 15/08/2020 - 16/08/2020 |
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Easy - Medium | Wee Jasper | A good fun weekend of recreational caving, we'll be doing Dip Cave, Signature & Punchbowl, but if hard core participants sign up, we may break into two groups so that the hard core people can go off and do their "thing". We'll be staying at the "Shearer's Quarters" rather than camping, if we get 10 or more, will work out at about $50 per person. This is a combined MSS/SUSS trip, great opportunity for socialising. Beginners welcome and will be catered for. Numbers will be limited and COVID protocols will be in place including social distancing. |
| 11/09/2020 - 13/09/2020 |
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Hard | Blue Mountains | The long awaited trip to Up Ya Crack Canyon is going ahead. Saturday to Monday. Start at Mt Wilson, cross Wollangambe and camp at Yarramun Ck in a camp cave. Objectives include Up Ya Crack, photography in Captains Canyon tunnel and other canyons as time and energy permits. Abseiling gear and helmets required. |
| 03/10/2020 - 05/10/2020 |
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Easy - Medium | Kempsey | This is an opportunity to explore a new area. We'll also be looking for "lost" or brand new caves. The recent fire has cleared a lot of the undergrowth meaning the opportunity won't last forever. Still in the early stages of planning, so watch this space. |
| 17/10/2020 - 17/10/2020 | Easy - Medium | Hawkesbury | Kayaking/canoeing Crosslands to Berowra Waters. Life jackets compulsory. Bring lunch but we may be able to buy coffee etc at Berowra Waters. There are a number of spare canoes/kayaks available for people to borrow (first in best dressed). We will be looking for aboriginal art sites along the water’s edge (I know there are some but was last there in the early 80s). Crosslands is a picnic area with sealed road access. It is gated and open from 8am to 5pm. | |
| 24/10/2020 - 01/11/2020 |
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Medium | Yarrangobilly | A full week of caving at Yarrangobilly, staying in the East Wing of Caves House. Possible caves (subject to permit approval) to be visited, Eagles Nest, Helectite Hole, Y18 Pot, Bath House, Mutt Mutt, Mooroolbark, Mill Creek Swallett, North Deep Creek, Harry Wood & Castle. Time will be set aside for participants to do voluntary work for NPWS (eg cave cleaning). Cost of accommodation to be shared between the participants - approximately $235pp based on 8 participants. Numbers limited to 8, and preference will be given to those prepared to stay the full period (24 October - 1 November). There is availability on this trip for 2 - 3 adults, email your expression of interest |
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Hard | Wyanbene | Wyanbene Cave is a wild cave in the Deua National Park. It is an efflux which is long and quite wet in places. Expect lots of wading and one section of crawling in the river known as the "Wet Stretch". Some vertical sections requiring ropework as well. We will attempt to reach "Frustration Lake" (so named because it has frustrated all attempts at extending the cave). Entry is subject to a NPWS permit being granted. |
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