Index Trip Trip Date Activity Country Region Name Description Companionship
33 CUCC in the Tatras 2024.01.10 Mountaineering Poland Tatry Grześ Long hike from Dolina Kościeliska through Droga nad Reglami. Harry, Wookey, Radost
32 CUCC in the Tatras 2024.01.09 Mountaineering Poland Tatry Ornak Winter Ornak ascent. 8h in total. Harry, Wookey, Radost, Marek
31 CUCC in the Tatras 2024.01.07 Caving Poland Tatry Jaskinia Czarna Classic through-trip, 7 people & 7 hours inside. Harry, Wookey, Wassil, Radost, Marek, Stasiek
30 Rock Climbing Trip with Kilimanjaro 2023.11.19 - 2023.11.24 Climbing Spain Costa Blanca Sierra de Toix (Toix Far Oeste, Tropical Dreams), Font D'Aixa (Izquierda) Single- and multi-pitch sport routes, single-pitch trad routes. Trad routes graded IV-ish. Harder sport single-pitch routes:
Toix Far Oeste: Grand Grill (V+/5c OS), Antonia + Olivia (V+/5b, OS)
Izquierda: Perell el cacaolet (V+/5c OS), La mosca (V+/5c OS)
Tropical Dreams: Seduction (VI/6a OS), Atlantis (VI/6a OS)
Radost, Waldek, Paweł, Adam
29 Summer Boot Camp with Speleoklub Warszawski 2023.09.09 Caving Poland Tatry Jaskinia Wielka Śnieżna Nylon highway, entrance to the bottom of Wielka Studnia and back, ~4-5h underground. It's the deepest cave in Poland (1km) but we didn't go very far. Wielka Studnia is a spectacular 80m pitch. Prussiking up it with a tackle sack full of 100m rope for Płytowiec was tiring. Approach through Dolina Małej Łąki. Total time: 8:00 -- 21:00. Radost, Ania, Ania, Asia, Wiktoria
28 Summer Boot Camp with Speleoklub Warszawski 2023.09.08 Caving Poland Tatry Jaskinia Wielka Litworowa Nylon highway, entrance to the bottom of II Piędziesiątka and back, ~6h underground. Rigging was mostly done by me. Trawers Nad Studnią Flacha was fun to rig. Approach through Skoruśniak. Total time: 7:30 -- 23:00. Radost, Ania, Ania, Asia, Wiktoria
27 Summer Boot Camp with Speleoklub Warszawski 2023.09.07 Caving Poland Tatry Jaskinia Czarna Premiere traverse trip of the Tatras, 9.5h underground. Requires a lot of climbing (easy, grades up to IV+). Climbing and rigging was done mostly by Radost and me. Approach through Dolina Kościeliska, relatively short. Total time: 8:00 -- 22:00. Meeting another group underground caused a 1h delay. Radost, Tomek, Ania, Ania, Asia, Wiktoria
26 Summer Boot Camp with Speleoklub Warszawski 2023.09.05 Caving Poland Tatry Jaskinia Ptasia Studnia Nylon highway, entrance to Sala Dantego and back, ~6h underground. Rigging was mostly done by me. Going to Sala Dantego requires a fun swing 2/3 down a pitch. Approach through Adamica, it's the farthest located cave I've been to in the Tatras. Entrance is exposed and requires rigging a pitch and a traverse on the surface. Views at the entrance are spectacular. Total time: 7:40 -- 21:30. Radost, Tomek, Ania, Ania, Asia, Wiktoria
25 Summer Boot Camp with Speleoklub Warszawski 2023.09.04 Caving Poland Tatry Jaskinia Marmurowa Nylon highway, entrance to Czarna Baszta and back, ~4-5h underground. First few pitches were drippy after the rain a day earlier. Approach through Adamica. Total time: 8:15 -- 21:00. Radost, Tomek, Ania, Asia, Wiktoria
24 Summer Boot Camp with Speleoklub Warszawski 2023.09.03 Caving Poland Tatry Jaskinia Pod Wantą Approach in storm, rain, and hail. Nylon highway, entrance to bottom and back, ~4-5h underground. Rigging was mostly done by me, there is one ~50m pitch. Hike down in rain. Approach through Skoruśniak. Total time: 7:45 -- 21:00. Radost, Tomek, Ania, Ania, Asia, Wiktoria
23 Casual Climbing Trip 2023.08.19 Climbing Poland Kielce Stokówka Single-pitch sport climbing. Routes:
1. Święta brzózka (IV/5a OS)
2. Kalcytowa płyta (V/5b OS)
3. Zacięcie stokówki (V+/5c OS)
4. Elwis (VI/6a+, try & no success)
Radost, Marion
22 Zillertal Holidays with Parents 2023 2023.07.17 Skiing Austria Tirol Hintertuxer Gletscher Summer skiing on Hintertuxer Gletscher. Temp at Gefrorene Wand (highest point: 3,288 m) 7 C. Technical skiing on wet, sometimes watery snow. Crevasses are definitely the biggest danger. The slopes are open 8-13 in summer. Me and Hubert also visited the ice showcave in the glacier, air temp 0, water temp subzero (distilled water). Hubert
20, 21 CUCC Expedition 2023 2023.07.15 Via Ferrata Austria Halstatt Mein Land, Dein Land + Leadership Two very easy and uneventful ferratas graded C. Each took us 20 mins. Mein Land, Dein Land starts in a cave. Oakem, Jonty, Maddie, Evelyn
19 CUCC Expedition 2023 2023.07.13 Via Ferrata Austria Totes Gebirge Panorama Kletterstieg Sisi Fun vertical climb, graded D. Lack of aids besides the metal wire makes it enteraining. The description says the route takes 1-2h but we did it in 50 mins with a photo break on a wide ledge 3/4 up. Starts close to the Loseralm parking lot. Radost, Harry, Oakem, Jonty, Charlotte
18 CUCC Expedition 2023 2023.07.11 Expedition Caving Austria Totes Gebirge Amphitheather Höhle Dropping Amphitheather Höhle found earlier by me and Radost. Ash bolted it down the middle of the second pitch while me and Radost surveyed it to the traverse leading to the second pitch (70m down). Ash and Janis returned there on the next day to continue. The lead is dead -- the cave goes but through a dangerous ice boulder choke. 3h plus walking from and to top camp. Radost, Ash
17 CUCC Expedition 2023 2023.07.10 Canyoning Austria Salzburg Strubklamm Very easy and pleasant canyon graded V1A3. Has two bigger jumps (8m and 10m), both can be abseiled but we didn't use ropes except for the pre-rigged handlines of dodgy quality. Has a 300m swimming passage. We did half of the canyon on an inflatable unicorn, taking turns. Radost, Chi, Ash, Harry
16 CUCC Expedition 2023 2023.07.07 Expedition Caving Austria Totes Gebirge Fishface (Fischgesicht Höhle) Pushing deep Fishface at 300m down. We bolted and surveyed 60m of a muddy traverse (called it "European Federalists") which ends in a massive pitch. 11 hour trip plus walking from and to top camp. Radost, Mike
15 Eurospeleo 2023 2023.05.21 Caving Germany Hessen Herbstlabyrinth Beyond showcave towards Nordwest Passage. A muddy crawl through a stony labirinth. We went through a sump (water pumped out), slightly beyond Große Halle. 5h & no SRT. Radost, German/Dutch people at Eurospeleo
14 CUCC Ardeche 2023 2023.04.07 Caving France Ardeche Aven Saint Marcel Aven Despeysse throughtrip which requires a permit (keyed). I was on the rigging party (top to bottom), exchanged with the de-rig group in the middle and had lunch. Navigation is easy due to signs placed by the French. 6h Radost, Aila, Oakem, Joel
13 CUCC Ardeche 2023 2023.04.06 Via Ferrata France Ardeche Pont Du Diable Very easy ferrata graded C. Does not require using upper body. Zip line is fun. Nice views and overall a pleasant rest day activity. 1h Radost, Alice, Will
12 CUCC Ardeche 2023 2023.04.05 Canyoning France Ardeche Haute Borne Cool canyon graded V1A3. Has a multitude of optional jumps and one 8m jump (can be abseiled). Very cold in April -- my neofleece was definitely insufficient. I ended up doing awkward climbs to avoid being in water. 3h Radost, Brendan, Oakem, Wookey, Marie
11 CUCC Ardeche 2023 2023.04.04 Caving France Ardeche Event Superieur de Foussoubie Kitted up, we swam across the river from the hut to the cave. Easy through trip (top to bottom). Some pools at the bottom of the cave and a very drafty entrance. Requires some navigation -- getting lost in very squeezy clay parts with Radost and four tackle sacks was no fun. Earlier, we'd been also faffing for an hour finding the top entrance. 1h to top entrance + 3h inside, including being taught canyoning-style pull throughs by Brendan and getting lost. Radost, Brendan, Oakem, Nathalie
10 CUCC Ardeche 2023 2023.04.03 Caving France Ardeche Aven de Noel Premiere cave of the region, the warmest I've been in (15 C ?) and completely dry, undersuit is probably extensive. Begins with a few vertical pitches, the last one of which is 80m, so one needs to prussik up over 100m on the way back. 5h Radost, Wassil, Wookey, Brendan, Oakem
9 CUCC Ardeche 2023 2023.04.02 Caving France Ardeche Midori Excellent easy wetsuit trip. No need for a boat or rope. The walk to Midroi along the river is really lovely. After the trip, we jumped from the mini cliff and swam in the river. 3-4h Radost, Harry, Aila, Marie, Oakem
8 Winter Boot Camp with Speleoklub Warszawski 2023.03.04 Caving Poland Tatry Jaskinia Miętusia Entrance to Błotne Zamki (going approx. 250m deep). The first 100m down are a slide, occasionally covered by ice -- the way up is slightly more tedious. Later requires a lot of rigging. We headed back at Ściana Męczenników (Suferer's Wall). Overall a very enjoyable cave. 6h ? Radost, Tomek, Wiktoria, Artur
7 Winter Boot Camp with Speleoklub Warszawski 2023.03.03 Caving Poland Tatry Jaskinia Kaspowa Niżna Entrance to Złota Kaczka (Golden Duck). Easy cave and easy approach (does not require exstensive hiking). Only accessible in winder as a streamway goes through in summer. I did a fun mini climb (Prożek ?) and rigged a traverse on the way up. 6h ? Radost, Tomek, Wiktoria, Artur
6 Winter Boot Camp with Speleoklub Warszawski 2023.03.02 Caving Poland Tatry Jaskinia Czarna Top entrance to Partie Królewskie. Good slab climbing (and rigging on the way up) in Komin Węgierski. Boot Camp which took 12h underground. I was the first one prussiking up and the rope was icy -- turns out jammers don't work then and I had to prussik up on prussik knots which was stressful. The approach requires walking on steep terrain beyond trails. We left the hut at 7 AM and came back at 2 AM the next day. Wearing crampons for the hike down was sensible. Radost, Tomek, Wiktoria, Artur
5 CUCC New Year 2023 at RRCPC 2022.12.31 Caving UK Yorkshire Lost Johns to Nots II Excelent trip. The way down Lost Johns is very enjoyable, the Battleaxe Traverse is fun, and the waterfall at the bottom stunning. The two caves are connected by a man-dig which took us under 1h to go through. Connection requires some routefinding. The entire trip took us 5-6h in total but we were speedy, on a rigging party. Definitely a wetsuit trip. Sliding in Nots II is very nice after crawling through the man-dig. One of my favourite Dales trips so far. Radost, Charlie, Aila, Todd, Janis
4 CUCC New Year 2023 at RRCPC 2022.12.30 Caving UK Yorkshire Cow Pot Cow Pot to Lancaster Hole. Pleasant and chill rest day walk, but me and Radost went to Aardwark by accident -- the obvious way leads there. Aardwark is a horrible technical, squeezy rift. We turned back after 1h there. Radost
3 CUCC New Year 2023 at RRCPC 2022.12.29 Caving UK Yorkshire Gaping Gill Easy trip (entrance through Bar Pot), I rigged and derigged. We went to the waterfall and back. The walk to the cave is approx. 1h, we spent maybe 4h inside. Oakem, Nathalie, Paul
2 CUCC New Year 2023 at RRCPC 2022.12.28 Caving UK Yorkshire County to Lancaster Hole Approx. 3h (brisk pace) pleasant no SRT trip which requires some route finding skills. Radost, Charlie, Anthony
1 CUCC New Year 2023 at RRCPC 2022.12.27 Caving UK Yorkshire Aquamole Completely vertical all the way down to the sump. We went there as Aquamole is supposed to be okay in rainy weather. There was significantly much more water on the way up than on the way down and we were very cold. I was shivering while derigging (it would've been much nicer in a wetsuit). Charlie knocked down the scaff bar at the entrance while going out and it hit Aila on the foot. Luckily, a more serious accident was avoided. Radost, Aila, Charlie