Sheffield University Speleological Society (SUSS)

By Imogen Furlong
Well its been a while since I did any caving on Mendip, and I’ve always found Eastwater cavern to be really rather grim and scary. The last time I went down Eastwater in fact was 10 years ago, and I thought I’d never go down again. But, this weekend and having got a lot [...]

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by Henry Rockcliff
On saturday myself and Edd got 50 bukets out, which was pretty good for 2 of us (thanks edd for doing the bulk of the hauling). The passage is still going up nicely, digging might be geting a bit easier, (less hard packed gravel).
I have made some new improvements  (soon to be more) hauling harnesses and it is [...]

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Please all note SUSS are moving their pub meet back to the Cobden View on Cobden View Road, from now on.  This thursday (22nd) We are meeting at 8:30 at the Notty House, then will be walking up about 10pm to show the freshers where it is…so see you at one of the two pubs [...]

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By Tim Webber
(taken from Tim’s website
Situated in a significant Shakehole not far from Long Rake Mine, (200m deep) on Bradwell Moor, Crem was first investigated by Monty Grainger in1939. EPC dug it further in the 50s and SUSS had a go during the 70s, spured on by two resistivity surveys that pointed to cavities [...]

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By Rob Eavis
As part of a summer filled of fourien expeditions, 6 members of SUSS returned to Crete to continue exploring “Colosuss”, a 200m deep cave found in 2008 on SUSS’s expedition last year. Luckily, after 2 months of planning and 3 days of gear carrying and setting up, they returned to the previous end [...]

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Three years after writing to SUSS to indicate that they would like to close down the club, the University of Sheffield has finally recognised what an asset having an internationally acclaimed student club is to their organisation. On the front page of the university site today is a piture of Ali armbar caving in Crete!
with [...]

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By Imogen Furlong
http://www.mountainfest.co.uk/programme-films.cfm?film=51&programme=43
The short film Cave Diggers featuring Rob Eavis and Henry Rockcliff is to be shown at the Kendal Mountain Film Festival. I entered the film and just got the call today to say it will be shown.
The film festival will run between Thursday 19th and Sunday 22nd November at various locations in Kendal [...]

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By Rosie Hadfield
Many SUSS bods made the trek down to Somerset for a great weekend of meeting cavers from all over the UK, and the world…Hidden Earth the National Caving Conference.
We had lots of people from the club delivering lectures – Imo on her China and Mexico Expeditions, Dave on  the Mulu Expedition, Rob on [...]

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By Chris Playfoot
3/10/09
After a drunken conversation with Mike on the thursday night after the Plug Social (which was awesome I might add) we decided to have a relaxed weekend at the TSG hut in Castleton. Before I get onto that, its worth a mention about Martins blue face painted bald head in Plug on thursday. [...]

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By Imogen Furlong

This year two SUSS members, Jeff Wade and I went back to Tian Xing in Wulong, China to continue exploration of the systems out there. We were caving with Hongmeigui the international caving society.
The main cave to be
explored in September was Keng Dang Dang. This had been explored to a depth of -180m [...]

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