Check out our upcoming adventures. You will need to be a member (or trial member). Trial membership is $35.00 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.au 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:
Recurring Trips:
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Easy-Hard | St Leonards | Climbing anyone? Tim Grimes is restarting the MSS Indoor Climbing group (@ Artarmon/St Leonards Climbfit, 4/12 Frederick Street). Every Tuesday, starting around 6:30pm (if you plan on going, message Tim or hop onto the MSS FB page on Tuesday to post your interest for attending on that night). Wear your MSS t-shirt for club publicity. Membership of MSS is not required and no trip fees apply, however, if you're not a member of MSS, we'd love you to join! COVID regulations apply, full vaccination and mask wearing when belaying. |
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| 27/02/2025 - 27/02/2025 |
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Social | Zoom | Our quarterly meeting held via Zoom. Everyone welcome, send your suggestions for trips to be put on the calendar to membership@mssadventure.org.au. The link for the Zoom meeting will be distributed the week before the meeting. |
| 01/03/2025 - 02/03/2025 |
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Medium | Newnes Plateau | Saturday: Twister - lots of jumps and challenges and then into Rocky Creek - deep, dark and stunning, lots of water, jumps and challenges. Sunday: Coachwood - 4 abseils, mostly dry, exiting up Rocky Creek. Wetsuit required for both days. Camping at Barcoo Swamp, opportunity to drive up on Friday and do a short dry canyon Friday afternoon before setting up camp. |
| 07/03/2025 - 09/03/2025 |
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Medium | Timor | Introuction to Caving - horizontal caves - Saturday - Hill Cave, Main Cave, Helictite Cave; Sunday Belfry Cave. Approx 4 hours drive from Sydney CBD, so car pooling recommended. At this stage, camping on Reserve, may cost $5 (or may not if no-one comes around to collect money). Old clothes for in the cave, or overalls, gloves for in cave and bike helmet is sufficient, head torch if you have one. |
| 14/03/2025 - 24/03/2025 |
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Medium - Hard | Tasmania | Bushwalking Tasmania - Dates for flights/ferry departure etc not included in dates. Contact Trish for information regarding to/from Tassie, choice of flying in or part of Spirit of Tassie ferry trip (departing night of 13 March) - depending on space available. Trips on offer, do full itinerary or drop in for one or more trips, however, need to discuss logistics of arrival with Trish to determine if feasible. 14 - 18 March - Mount Anne Circuit - overnight trip to walk up and summit Mt Anne (stay in Eliza hut or at summit camp) or full trip. 18 - 21 March - Mt Field day walks - (3 nights - booking has been made) Mt Field government huts (basic 6 bunks, wood heater, shared toilet, potable water,10 min from Lake Dobson). Several longer and shorter day hikes. If the overnight hiking circuit is preferred by participants, the hut can be cancelled. Hot showers can be had at the Mt Field camping ground ($2/token) 22 - 24 March- Lake Rhona- (2 nights - booking has been made for 6 people) Lake Rhona - Hike in and then have a day to explore (base camping) |
| 23/03/2025 - 23/03/2025 |
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Medium | Mount Wilson | Gobsmacker (aka Bowens Creek North Branch), two abseils with quite a few short swims (wet suit recommended). Walk down fire trail to the exit track (can be muddy). Canyon and it's abseils is relatively easy, the exit involves some scrambling up a gully, there are ropes there and for those unused to scrambling assistance will be provided. Numbers limited to 6. |
| 29/03/2025 - 30/03/2025 |
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Medium | Bungonia | Plan is to do two days worth of some classic vertical caves in Bungonia. Participants will need to have their own SRT rig, experience and fitness for ascending big pitches, and comfort with hanging rebelays. The perfect trip for those looking to practice and build their SRT fitness. |
| 29/03/2025 - 30/03/2025 |
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Medium | Bungonia | Introduction to Caving ... Bungonia horizontal cave(s) introduction to caving for new members and familiarisation for MSS leaders. This is a joint CSS/MSS trips so there will be CSS members there. Plan to arrive at Bungonia on Friday evening and start caving early on Saturday. possible caves are Grill, Fossil, Hogans, Hollands Hole - metal ladders will be involved and if possible we will do some training on cave ladders. Campsite bookings will need to be made. |
| 06/04/2025 - 06/04/2025 |
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Medium | Hawesbury Crags | SRT practice for caving forcusing on beginners and rigging practice. |
| 11/04/2025 - 13/04/2025 |
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Borenore | An Introuction to Caving trip for new cavers featuring mostly horizontal caves. Tunnel cave is a stunning sporty cave, you will get wet! and is only open from November to April, so this is a "must do" trip. Other caves will be on offer depending on the participants. Some of us will also remove graffiti from Verandah cave. Social activity & accommodation: We have rented the log cabin at Canobolas Mountain Cabins for Friday & Saturday nights (approximately $100 per person for 2 nights) and we'll be doing a group dinner (at least two dishes one of which will be vegetarian) and will have a murder/mystery evening. Partners (non cavers) welcome. Limited to 13 participants due to # of beds in the cabin. | |
| 03/05/2025 - 03/05/2025 |
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Easy - Medium | Hawkesbury Crags | SRT practice for caving forcussing on beginners and rigging practice, if time permits and based on weather team self rescue may be practiced. |
| 04/05/2025 - 04/05/2025 |
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Medium | Blue Mountains | Wheeney Gap Falls & Pool. This trip involves driving to Bilpin and turning North onto Mountain Lagoon road and taking the North Wheeney Gap Trail to the end. This trail can be rough and boggy so a 4WD is most suitable although 2WD can make it at least some of the way. Near the end of this trail is a steep walk down to a stunning waterfall above a deep pool. For those who dare you can go for a swim here but I am told the water is particularly cold. Walking further downstream is another waterfall. We turn around and go back from here. |
| 10/05/2025 - 11/05/2025 |
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Hard | Newnes Plateau | Orifice Canyon and Surefire with a difference. 2 day trip with base camp at a lookout above the Wolgan River. Day 1 - Orifice Canyon which will be exploratory as leader has not done this canyon. Day 2 - walk via the amazing drill hole and follow cliffline on east side of Surefire Creek to an interesting cave that we sighted from the Surefire Exit. Abseil down through a hole in the rock to the Surefire campcave and then traverse a nice bit of the canyon to the upstream exit. Wet feet only and experienced exploratory canyoners only for this one with a party limit of 6. |
| 10/05/2025 - 11/05/2025 |
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Medium - Hard | Blue Mountains | Yes, Sunday is Mother's Day! This exploratory overnight walk joins two Yuri day walks in Gospers Creek in the Mountain Lagood area. We start the walk just off a fire trail and negotiate 100m of off track walking to access the creek. We will walk approx 3k down the creek and then start looking for a camp site. The next day we'll walk approximately the same distance and then walk approximately 500m uphill to where our cars have been parked. All off track, water guaranteed, will be a great adventure. |
| 07/06/2025 - 08/06/2025 |
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Medium | Blue Mountains | Postphoned from last year! The 200 m long by 60 m wide and 60-80 m high promontory at the junction of Wentworth Creek and Flat Top Brook demands to be climbed - there is a cairn on the top! This is what this overnight walk is about! Some "bits" are exploratory for the leader. |
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