Activity | Natural History – Caving |
Destination | East Memekay Caves |
Date | 31 May 2017, Wednesday |
Trip Coordinator | Cyndy Chidley |
Contact Info | Cyndy Chidley: 250-285-3575 Bill West-Sells: 1-778-860-3131 |
Description | Introductory caving (with some challenges) on north Vancouver Island. Challenges include bridging, climbing, stretching, wriggling. |
Meeting Place | Q Cove ferry terminal in time for the 8:00 am ferry |
Departure Time | 8:00 am ferry to Campbell River |
Difficulty |
First cave “Chicken II” – easy; second cave “Scallop Falls” – moderate. |
Costs | Ferry and shared gas |
Trip limits | 12 |
Dogs? | Possible; check on carpooling |
Notes: |
Wear rubber boots or runners that you don’t mind getting wet. Bring coveralls, a helmet that you are able to fit with head light and a head light, if you can get one. Bill has some extras that he will bring. Flexible gloves, if you have them. A change of shoes and socks. A lunch. Not essential, but whoever has a walkie talkie, or VHF radio, please bring it with charged batteries. The more we have of these the better.
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