Caving at Glenrock
Cathi caving at Glenrock

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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:

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Recurring Trips:
Dates   Grade Location Activities
Tuesday evenings Climbing 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.

 

Dates   Grade Location Activities
28/02/2026 - 01/03/2026 Canyoning Medium Newnes Plateau Saturday: Day trip to do the best bit of Dumbano Nth Branch Canyon, followed by a camp nearby off the Wollangambe Fire Trail. We will look for some alleged camp caves as well as a cave mentioned in Dunkley's book. Suitable for experienced canyoners but the pace will be slow and exploratory. Sunday: easy day with a walk down to Suboir Canyon and if it's not too hot we could look for the hand stencil at Goochs Crater Cave.
07/03/2026 - 07/03/2026 Training Medium Wahroonga So... you think you know how to climb a caving ladder?  Well, this is the training day for you. You'll learn all you need to know about ladders, setting up top belays, and the right calls to make.  Limited to 6 participants. Bring your helmet, harness and SRT gear, plus usual sun protection, snacks and water. Venue will be Brown’s Road climbing crag, Wahroonga.
13/03/2026 - 15/03/2026 Caving Medium Glenrock Glenrock Station exploration weekend: Arriving at the station on Friday afternoon, we are looking for some lost caves. It's possible there will be some digging involved. Recreational caving will depend on how many leaders attend.
14/03/2026 - 15/03/2026 Bushwalking Medium Budawangs Plan is to camp 1 or 2 nights and explore the area around the Corang Arch area. Currently researching different approaches to the walk, and hopefully a good camp cave to set up in. There should be great views, creeks, cascades, and roaring campfire. Likely on and off track. Check out the trip here https://bushwalkingnsw.com/walk.php?nid=817
21/03/2026 - 22/03/2026 Canyoning Medium Newnes Plateau Saturday - 3 easy but fun canyons in one day, Stuntman 1 & 2 exiting via River Caves. Sunday exploratory trip to explore side canyon off Deep Blue via Dickinsonia Pass. Both are relatively easy trips, car camping at Barco Swamp.
03/04/2026 - 06/04/2026 Caving Medium Wolli This is an inter club trip (MSS, Illawarra & Orange speleo clubs). There are around 40 caves in the Walli area some of which we will explore. There will both horizontal and vertical caves on offer (subject to a qualified rigger attending). We wil be camping locally (exact location TBC) and we'll be having a campfire each evening. One of of the nights we'll be holding a Jaffle Cook Off - so bring your Jaffle Iron and your favourite filling and we'll judge how it measures up to the co-ordinators' favourites.
19/04/2026 - 01/05/2026 Caving Medium - Hard Mt Etna Re-surveying the hard to access Johannsens Cave (4J-1). A complex cave with onver 1k of passage with a multiple levels and entrance holes. There will be opportunities for recreational caving, but the focus for the trip will be surveying. Accommodation in the Lammermoor area. Numbners limited.
09/05/2026 - 10/05/2026 Caving Easy - Medium Jaunter The primary goal of the trip is to push (dig) a new cave, there's already more than we first thought! There's options for other caving and/or cave surveying. Car camping with all the mod cons.
30/05/2026 - 31/05/2026 Caving Medium Wellington A cave area that has never been visited by MSS as a club group. Accommodation is close to the Tourist Caves and has options for camping or cabin accommodation. We may also visit another nearby caving area on the return trip. Some participants may travel to Wellington on the Friday.

 

Dave in Grand Canyon
Dave S in Grand Canyon
Guide to trip gradings:
Grade Required May involve
Easy
  • average fitness
  • sense of humour
  • steep walking
  • easy scrambling
  • short swims
  • instructional trips
  • day trips
  • car camping
Medium
  • above average fitness
  • sense of humour
  • easy climbing
  • rope work
  • lengthy swims
  • full immersion
  • long days
  • overnight trips
Hard
  • strength and endurance
  • cool disposition
  • sense of ridiculous
  • strenuous activity
  • challenging environments
  • prior experience
  • equipment knowledge
  • intimidating exposure
  • remote areas