What to Expect on a Trip
The mainstay of MUSC caving calendar are our weekend trips. These are great for complete beginners as the leave plenty of time for getting to grips with the gear and allow you to try out a couple of caves over the weekend. To find our list of weekends, as well as our other events visit our calendar.
Weekend Away With MUSC
On a weekend away with MUSC we oragnise everything from transport, accommodation, specialist gear to breakfast and dinner.
Friday Evening
We meet on the Friday evening at the Armitage Sport Center, where we have a store for all our club equipment. Here you will be given all the specialist gear you need and where we will be departing from Manchester by car or minibus. It is expected that you have already eaten on the Friday night as dinner will not be provided.
Once we arrive at the accommodation and choose a bed, the rest of the evening is yours to socialise with the other cavers, drink and be merry.
Saturday
Saturday morning you are awoken to a full cooked breakfast (veggies and other dietary need catered for). It is important to have a good meal before going caving as it is a fairly intense activity which requires a lot of energy.
We then set about the days caving. For beginners these trips tend to last approximately 4 hours. You are expected to pack some chocolate bars or some other high calorie, sealed snack for this time as we will be underground during lunch.
Once out of the cave we head back to the accommodation for shower and a cup of tea to warm ourselves up again.
Between 6pm and 8pm dinner will be provided. Dinner varies from weekend to weekend, but is always a delicious meal. MUSC is known for its tasty foods.
This is followed by socialising and games.
Sunday
Sunday is similar to saturday. You will be awoken with a cooked breakfast before a day of caving. This trip is typically shorter than Saturday's as we will be needing to return to Manchester.
Once the caving is complete we will pack up our things and drive back to Manchester that evening. You will be dropped off at the Armitage Sport Center.
