Wild Caving - Labertouche Victoria

The sense of adventure you feel when caving is second to none, navigating your way through a maze of passages that will eventually lead you to the exit requires excellent leadership, teamwork and an appetite for fun.

Now that the highest mountains have been climbed, the great rivers discovered and all the jungles penetrated, discovering the underground world of mazes, rivers and caverns is one of the last frontiers open to the explorer. Caves are one of the few places you can visit where it is possible that no one has been before you. Don't expect ladders with handrails and coloured lights - the caves we explore are wild.

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Travel time from Pakenham to cave entrance - 1 hour Prep time & morning tea - 1/2 hour Underground experience - 3 hours BBQ lunch - 1 1/2 hours Return to Pakenham - 1 hour

Minimum numbers are 6 people and maximum people per group are 24 people. If minimum numbers are not achieved a surcharge can be paid for the trip to still proceed. Check with our office for details. We shall supply a minimum of 2 instructors and you shall work in a group no larger than 6 per instructor

We provide: * Head torches and power source * Backup light source * Harnesses with screwgates and descending device * Abseil & lowering ropes * Caving helmets * Caving ladder * Cave evacuation stretcher * Main first aid kit on the surface * Phone communication on the surface * Instructors carry a cave first aid bag & spare light sources * Morning Tea & Lunch * Overalls for those without * Transport from designated meeting points You provide: * Overalls or old clothes * Old clothes to be worn underneath overalls * Old shoes * Large garbage bags to put muddy clothes in * Change of clothes * Raincoat * Towel Logistics: You shall return from under the ground wet & muddy. It is a good idea to get changed before getting back into their vehicle & store your muddy clothes & shoes in plastic bags. Anything worn underground may get torn & will get wet & muddy. Please ensure you are suitably dressed with arm and leg protection. Overalls are the best... Participants must be at least twelve years old.

Labertouche Cave is an ideal introduction to adventure caving and will open your eyes to a whole new world that exists beneath the ground's surface. The day commences with a briefing of equipment and geological history of the cave. Large granite boulders that have rolled into the valley formed the cave that you will be exploring. Over the thousands of years, the gaps between these rocks were filled with debris such as clay, then washed away and shaped by the river running through. The entrance and exit to the caves involve the use of ladders and/or ropes and your journey in the cave will see you exploring chambers and tunnels. Crawl, climb and get downright dirty! It contains large arachnid, glowworms and other vertebrates and takes between 2 - 3 hours to pass a group through the cave. You take it in turns to lead through the cave with our staff acting as safety officers with first aid kits, spare light sources and the knowledge to extract a person or group as quickly as possible if deemed necessary. Leadership and teamwork are encouraged as you attempt to navigate your way through the maze of passages and squeezes to reach the exit point.

The staff on the journey shall between them, possess the following certifications: First Aid Vertical Rescue certification to a national level Abseiling & Climbing certification to a national level You shall need to fill out indemnity and medical forms before you may participate. Participants under 18 must have parent/guardian signature and supervision. Spectators shall not be allowed underground but can observe the entry/exit

Activity rate guide
AUD$ 185
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