We’ve been caving since 1963, exploring what lies beneath the ground and seeing parts of the world that most people never get to experience! We run trips most weekends during term time, with special events happening near the end of each term and longer trips happening during holidays. Our trips usually take place around Yorkshire and Derbyshire, and sometimes further afield!
If you’ve never caved or done anything similar before, no worries! Most of our members have never caved before coming to Durham, so if you’re interested, come try it out! We provide all the equipment you need.
Looking for more information? Go check out our Instagram and Facebook for updates on trips, socials, and other events. You can also join our WhatsApp group that’s linked there.
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @dusa_caving
DUSA runs a variety of trips, from those aimed at beginners to harder trips for more experienced cavers. Whether you like squeezy hellholes or prefer long pitches and tons of SRT, there will be a trip for you. Plus, we provide all of the equipment you’ll need!
We run day trips and weekends away throughout term time with some longer trips happening during the holidays. Our trips are normally in the Yorkshire Dales, but sometimes we venture out to Derbyshire or even further to the Mendips!
Information about upcoming trips will be emailed to members on our mailing list and advertised on our socials. Members just need to head to the SU Website to purchase your trip tickets.
As most of the trips we run tend to be quite vertical, they require SRT (single rope technique), so we’ll train you up! We run a couple of SRT training weekends as well as weekly training sessions from Silverlink Bridge in Pelaw Woods. SRT weekends and bridge training are great opportunities to learn and practice the rope techniques you need for vertical caving.
When we’re not caving, we’ve got plenty of socials organized throughout the year! With themed bar crawls, movie nights, bake offs, and bowling, you’re bound to have a cracking time!! We also frequent the Vic during term time 🙂
Present: Lydia Miller, Tom Green-Plumb, Joe (for a pitch) Duration: 3 hours 12 minutes After a very faffy morning—we woke up at 7:30am and still somehow didn’t leave until 10:30??—we […]
Present: Toby Graham, Tom Green-Plumb Duration: 3 hours After numerous forecasts and DUSA members discouraged the notion of a Sunday Yockenthwaite Pot due to the possibility of drowning (a bit […]
Present: Toby G, Jamie G, Charlie H, Reece B, Sam W, Lexi M, Hana K, Blake S, Hannah Z, Harry G Duration: 2 hours It was an early start for […]
Present: Lydia Miller, Rosie Hendriksen, Charlotte Nielsen Duration: 4 hours 45 minutes After a lovely lie in until 10am (my sincerest apologies to Charlotte, as Rosie and I promised we’d […]
Present: Jakub, Ben B, James B Duration: 4 Hours Conditions: Cold and damp outside, but once in the cave not too bad. Highlights: Relatively tight (for me) squeezes, Jakub’s new […]
Present: Joseph Cullumbine, Chris Pearce, James Hargreaves, Thurston (ICCC) Duration: 4/5 hours I decided that whilst I had caved every weekend but one for the entire term so far, I […]
