Trips are put up as a Facebook event and distributed to our email list a week or two in advance. They will provide all the information you need before you go including what to bring, when and where to meet etc. You can register your attendance for a trip via the facebook event or send an email to caving.nucc.anu@gmail.com.
Visitors from other ASF clubs are welcome (or other outdoors clubs with insurance cover comparable to the ASF cover). Visitors come on trips under their own club’s insurance, but have the same rights (and standards expected) on trips as any NUCC member.
This page gives a good overview of our long term trip plans, with reports on past trips, and a list of planned events. All of our trips are beginner friendly unless otherwise stated.
Saturday 28th Feb: Wee Jasper Beginner Trip (Horizontal Caving) w/ Ben
Join us for our first beginner day trip of the semester. We’ll likely be visiting Dogleg, Signature, Amoeba, and/or Gong Cave at Wee Jasper. This trip will be mostly horizontal and open to all skill levels - a great way to start your underground career!
Sunday 1st March: Mac Pass Beginner Trip (Canyoning) w/ Rowan
Prepare to get wet! We’re running a beginner friendly day trip at Macquarie Pass. Mac Pass is a fantastic way to get into canyoning, with some awesome little abseils. Swimming ability and basic vertical skills (abseiling) are essential for this trip.
Saturday 7th - Monday 9th March: Bungleboori Long Weekend (Canyoning) w/ Rowan
We’re stepping up our canyoning with another beginner friendly trip to Bungleboori. This time we’re taking the long weekend to camp and do a few fun little canyons in the Blue Mountains.
Saturday 14th March: Bungonia Beginners Trip (Horizontal Caving) w/ Ben
Get underground with us for a day trip to Bungonia. We’ll likely be hitting all the main attractions; B4/5, Grill Cave, and (if you’re lucky) Hollands Hole. All skill levels welcome.
Friday 20th - Sunday 22nd March: Kanangra (Canyoning) w/ Rowan
It’s canyoning season (haven’t you heard?). This is a weekend trip for intermediate/advanced canyoners. We’ll likely be canyoning through Danae Brook and Dione Dell.
Friday 27th - Sunday 29th March: Blue Mountains (Canyoning) w/ Rowan
If you’re not sick of canyoning yet, come do some more! This week we’ll be descending Arethusa and Butterbox in the Blue Mountains.
Friday 27th - Sunday 29th March: Cooleman (Horizontal / Vertical Caving) w/ Laurie
Welcome in the Canberra winter with one last trip to the Cooleman caves before the road closes for winter. We’ll scope the trip to be beginner/intermediate to intermediate depending on who RSVPs, so please let us know early if you want to come.
Friday 3rd - Monday 6th April: Easter at Church Creek (Caving / Hiking) w/ Laurie
We’re going on an adventure this Easter long weekend, with a multiday hike into one of NUCC’s least visited karst areas: Church Creek. Expect a long walk in, remote camping, and with luck a lot of caving!
Friday 17th - Sunday 19th April: Yagby (Caving) w/ Britt
Yagby is where we go to look at pretty things underground, and this trip is no exception. Previous caving experience is required to come to Yagby.
Friday 25th - Monday 27th April: Blue Mountains Long Weekend (Canyoning) w/ Rowan
Still stuck on canyoning? Say goodbye to summer on our intermediate canyoning trip to the Blue Mountains over the long weekend. Plans include tackling Claustral Canyon, Yileen Canyon, and Mt Wilson.
Saturday May 2nd: Bungonia Beginner Vertical Trip (Vertical Caving) w/ Ben
Ready to rope? It’s time to get vertical with a beginner friendly trip down Blowfly and/or Acoustic Pot at “The Gones” Bungonia. Practice at SRT is essential for this trip.
Friday 8th - Sunday 10th May: Tuglow (Vertical Caving) w/ Ally
“Everything happens at Tuglow”. If you haven’t been to Tuglow the main cave is fantastic, with sporty crawls, climbs, streamways, and the possibility of a waterfall through trip. Next door Windows Cave offers a nice, dry and squeezy second day cave. Tuglow is an intermediate vertical camping trip; confidence with rebelays is a must.
Friday 22nd - Sunday 24th May: Wyanbene (Horizontal Caving) w/ Laurie
Come to Wyanbene! The best cave in town. (BYO wine and/or beans). We’ll be splitting into two groups across the weekend: with a beginner friendly day trip on Saturday and a more intermediate/advanced trip on Sunday.
Friday 29th May - Monday 1st June: Colong Long Weekend (Caving / Hiking) w/ Alek
NUCC returns to Colong over the Reconciliation Day long weekend. Colong is one of the more extensive horizontal caves around Canberra, with varied formations. Be prepared for a long (6hrs) bushwalk to camp, carrying all your caving gear and food for the weekend.
Friday 5th June - Monday 8th June: Buchan Long Weekend (Vertical Caving) w/ Ally
If you miss our ROC friends, hate walking to caves, or you long for the Buchan mud then this trip is for you. Buchan boasts (probably) the highest density of caves in Victoria. With horizontal caves, vertical caves, show caves, sporty squeezes, fossils, formations, streamways, and lots of glorious mud, there is a cave at Buchan for everyone. This trip will run as a camping trip over the King’s Birthday long weekend with ROC (RMIT Outdoors Club).
Saturday 20th - Sunday 21st June: “The Gones” Bungonia (Vertical Caving) w/ Ben
Back to Bungonia for a very vertical trip down Drum and Argyle Hole. Rope skills are essential.
Archived Facebook listing hosted by Lachlan Bailey.
Annual General Meeting to elect the 2026 committee and review the club’s year underground.
Club-wide discussion that gathered feedback for the 2026 Nullarbor expedition plan.
Joint weekend with SSS exploring Walli’s classic systems and trading rigging tips.
Intro canyon day through Macquarie Pass with coaching on abseil technique and water management.
Return push to Colong Cave focusing on navigation practice and photography.
Club training evening mirroring Speleosport challenges ahead of the 2026 calendar.