This trip is designed for those interested in learning vertical caving (SRT) or those who would like to put their beginning vertical skills in practice.
Friday AM - Jason will be available during the day for one on one vertical practice so reach out to him if interested. The first ones to contact him will get priority instruction until everyone else arrives Friday evening after work.
Friday PM, September 26
After setting up camp we will take a short hike to the Bear Heaven Day Use Area and rappel 30 ft down massive sandstone boulders surrounded by mountain laurel. More experienced cavers can work on traverses and rebelays. If you don’t want to rappel, enjoy hiking the area. We will have equipment on hand and expert instruction if you’d like to learn.
Saturday, September 27
We will have breakfast at 8am at the Gateway Restaurant. From there, we venture on to Kees Cave. You’ll find some crawling at the entrance until it opens up into walking passage. In this cave you will have the choice to rappel a short drop or walk around the drop using another passage. The cave also contains a stream and many fossils. After caving, we will have dinner back at camp.
Sunday, September 28
After breakfast at camp, we will head down to the rocks again for more vertical practice or depending on the skill level of the group, we may take on a fire tower or nearby pit.
Cost is $5 bucks per site a night to camp at Bear Heaven. Sites are big enough to share. No water, pit toilet, picnic table and fire ring.
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