ACR Trip- New, Waimak gorge 1 day only, instead of Charleston Ti Tahi Cave rope rescue weekend

        Starts at
        Saturday, 9 May, 2015 - 00:00
      
        Ends at
        Saturday, 9 May, 2015 - 00:00
      
        Location
        Caving hut at Charleston

POSTPONED DUE TO WX

NEW PLAN FOR DAY TRIP

HI Team,

With the forcast and extreme WX on west for next week, we might get drowned going over to the west coast so I'm just giving you a heads up, maybe we do a day trip on Saturday to Waimak Gorge and do a rigg tripod / two rope offset over the Waimak river to simulate bag WX and large river and car/ person stranded in river, or something like that, so be prepared for day trip sat maybe leave from Hornby Police station at 7am...

If any other people want to come now it is a day trip please register or let me know for transport.

HI James T, Mary/Hamish and Peter Mc, Would you guys be keen to come out and play, USAR, CAve SAR and Fire??

These are the names coming to day trip:

Greg B

Paul B

Jason T

Matt B

Matt C

Mike S

I'll be in touch with plan in next 24hours.

ORIGIONAL TRIP PLAN

ACR Trip- Charleston Ti Tahi Cave rope rescue weekend

Desend into "Ti Tahi cave" and look over.

TRANSPORT:

Police van via Paul Beaver and my landcrusier for overflow

Leave friday night after work around 5pm and I will make a pickup plan closer to the date most likley the day prior.

come home on sunday arvo/evening

ACCOM:

Cave group hut in Charleston

At the camping ground corner turn east into Darkie Terrace.

1.5 km down the road there is a narrow road to the left. Travel slowly around the weird hairpin bend. First gate on the left is the Caving Base. Drive in -plenty of parking.

Solar lights. Gas hob. Long drop. Woodburner and wood. BBQ.

No shower. Either camp outside in tents or camp on the floor. 5 matresses and numerous swabs plus 2 pillows.

Plenty of tables, chairs, crockery, pots etc.

Big whiteboard. New 30m rope suspended in big pine tree underneath platform.

Gear:

All your SRT and rigging gear, cave gear if you have.

Overalls, cave lamp etc!

Sleeping bag and matteress for floor.

Food:

Bring all food for what you need, maybe we eat at pub on sat night too.

BBQ at the hut site so we can cook up.

PLAN:

Rope rescue training pre winter and also caving trip.

Tripod setup and extraction

See pictures attached