Sheffield University Speleological Society (SUSS)

“I eat too much too die and not enough to stay alive”, so goes the intro to a Manic Street Preachers’ song and it was to be the theme of the trip to the end of Daren Cilau and back by Chris Jones (CUCC) and me.
Ellie and I turned up to Whitewalls on Friday evening [...]

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2010 saw 6 Suss ites going for the soft option and travelling to Matienzo in Northern Spain for their summer break.

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Crete 2010 saw 15 members of SUSS successfully finding and recording 140+ new caves. The expedition ran from 3-18th July to the remote Mavri Laki Valley in the White Mountains. Amongst the most notable finds were Pandora’s Pot (-160m+), Darwin Pot (-140m) and Birthday Pot. All members managed to return injury free, and celebrated in [...]

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By Ellie
Mission: to find the pretties in Aggy
On a lovely sunny morning me, Sema, Mike, Tom1, Pointy Tom and Chris went to Agen Allwedd. We crawled through the entrance and signed the log book. At the first boulder choke:
“have you got the laminated survey?” “no, I thought Mike had it” “no, I haven’t got it [...]

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As I haven’t written in a whdo a mega summary of what I have been up to…with a few of the key trips since February.
Adam in Croesor Rhosydd

Ride of the Valkyries
On a Thursday evening in February a few of us decided we all wanted to do Ride of the Valkyries… I had DCRO Whitewalls [...]

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By Ellie
Me, Ali, Mike, Tim and James went down JH today and it was awesome. James and Mike went to their dig while ali me and tim went down leviathan and then into Speedwell to look at the Miner’s graffiti. After pottering around for a bit we ate sweets and headed back out which was [...]

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On friday night a few people who are going to CRETE (why aren’t you ALL coming) on the summer expedition went to the tower in Rotherham for some rescue training. Lots got done and theres still lots more to learn (after exams which are almost killing everyone) Not quite Crete but with the heat the [...]

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Every year at the annual dinner, awards are given for the silly antics that club members have got up to…Me and Mike racked our brains, and here is a round-up of what was given…
Good Housekeeping Award -  Dave Harley& Clare Youens
Pissing up leads Award – Tim Webber
Picked up by Poles Award – Chris Playfoot
Hole in [...]

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By Ellie
The legend of cave mouse:
On Sunday alot of suss and suss friends went down peak cavern. Drove to the tsg, faffed with getting 11 people organised, then walked up to the entrance to ready for our adventure.
As we entered, and went through the first ducks and onto the streamway all was going as per [...]

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By Ali Armbar
Ali (me), Michael Brewer, Richard Bramley & Leo
First proper caving trip in NZ and it was a good’un. 10hrs under with some surveying on a distoX, bolting and some new cave passage found.
Great cave with a little bit of everything. Nice dry trip with the obligatory puddle to get you wet! Amusing Lord [...]

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