We are one of the most active clubs at Reading, meeting each Monday night, and spending at least four weekends away each term. Also it's a good chance to meet people and have a few beers. Lots of social events are held each term, like the infamous subterranean Christmas party and Sweeny Todd's pie eating evenings. Anyway, most people have heard of caving, but many wonder what the sport actually entails. By definition it is the non-competitive exploration of underground passages, but this really is just the start.
Caves also contain streamways which are good fun to visit and often very beautiful.
On most caving trips you will get muddy and damp. This can range from being completely plastered in huge quantities of thick mud to passing through a completely submerged section of passage. The time underground varies depending on the cave and route taken. Some trips will be less than an hour, but occasionally we may camp for several days in a cave. The normal length of a trip though is between 3 and 6 hours.