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Activities:
Caving Trips
Click here for information on
pre and post convention caving trips.
General Caving Trip Information
The staff and volunteers of the 2006 NSS
Convention are pleased to offer a variety of
caving opportunities before, during, and after
convention. The general information provided
below is intended to make the trips safer and
more enjoyable for all.
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Trip sign-up sheets will be posted near
Registration, but please express interest in
particular trips early; before convention
starts if possible. This will allow the
trip leaders and convention staff to better
plan for demand, and increases your odds of
visiting a particular cave.
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Pre-convention and post-convention trip
questions and sign-up should be directed to
the contact points provided. The convention
staff and volunteer will do their best to
help, but we are not directly involved with
organizing the trips before and after
convention.
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The trip leader for each trip has final say
over who may or may not go on a given trip.
If you have any doubts about your
preparedness for a trip, please contact the
trip leader early rather than risk a last
minute disappointment.
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Assume basic caving gear (helmet, three
sources of light, sturdy boots, warm gloves,
etc...) is required for any trip. Your trip
leader or the convention staff can give you
more specific information on a particular
cave.
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All of our caves are on the cool side (~36˚F
to ~45˚F). A thermal under-layer that is not
cotton should be worn for all but the
smallest caves.
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Our alpine caves are cold and at best damp.
Hypothermia is a real concern. You can go
from a beautiful 80˚F day into a 36˚F degree
cave. Water-resistant/water-proof coveralls
are preferred. In some caves, cotton caving
clothes are completely inappropriate and
synthetics, or perhaps wool, are the only
safe option. In others, cotton might be
feasible, but should be avoided if possible.
Remember, if you are immobilized in one of
these cold caves, you will chill quickly. If
in doubt, ask your trip leader or convention
staff for more information.
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In the event you do not want to transport
some piece of caving equipment or forget it
at home, be aware that there will be caving
gear vendors at convention. Be sure to stop
by. There is also an REI store in Bellingham
that might have what you need though REI
tends toward general backpacking, camping,
and rock climbing gear and clothing. They
usually don’t have any caving specific gear.
Safe Caving!
Pre, Post, and During Convention Caving Trips
BCCR (British Columbia Cave Rescue) - a
weeklong seminar the week before convention
(July 29 through August 5, 2006) in Gold River,
BC. Visit the
BCCR web site or contact contact Phil
Whitfield (pwhitfield@telus.net
and 250 372-5079) for more information.
Cave
Ridge - August 7th, 9th, and 11th. Visit
the Cave Ridge -
During convention page for detailed
information.
Cave
Ridge - August 8th and 10th. Visit
the Cave Ridge -
More convention page for detailed
information.
Iron
Goat Trail Cascade Tunnel - August 8th (&
possibly the 10th). This is not exactly
caving. Visit the
Iron Goat page
for more information.
Big
4 Ice Caves, Senger's Talus, and Three Mile
Creek - During
convention self guided trips. Visit the
Local Vicinity
Caves page for more information.
Three Mile Creek - August 6th, 12th, & 13th -
Pre and Post guided trips. Visit the
Local Vicinity -
Three Mile Creek page for detailed
information.
Cypress Island - During convention guided trip. Visit the
Local Vicinity -
Cypress Island page for detailed
information.
Windy Creek Cave - During convention guided trip. Visit the
Local Vicinity -
Windy Creek Cave page for detailed
information.
Mt.
Adams Lava Caves - August 4th & 5th.
Visit the Mt. Adams -
Trout Lake page for detailed information.
More
Mt. Adams - August 4th, 5th, 12th, & 13th.
Visit the Mt.Adams -
Trout Lake Guler Camp page for more
information.
Still more Mt. Adams - July 31st through August
4th. Trips to a number of caves of the
Indian Heavens Volcanic Field. Visit the
Mt. Adams -
Indian Heavens Volcanic Field page for more
information.
Mount St. Helens
Pre-Convention Campout - August 03, 2006
- August 06, 2006
Papoose Cave, Idaho - August 2nd through August
4th. Visit the
Idaho page for detailed information and
requirements.
Great Expectations, Wyoming - August 2nd through
August 4th. Visit the
Wyoming page for
detailed information.
Wymer, Vancouver Island - Post convention trips
starting August 13th. Visit the
Vancouver page
for trip details.
Cave
Ridge - Post convention trip on August 13th.
Visit the King
County page for more information.
More
trips will be posted here as information is
available.
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