Club Trips
Meet List
CPSS organises regular caving trips throughout the year. This year, most meets are open to both members and non-members, unless stated otherwise.
Upcoming Meets
The Final Squeeze – Kalk Bay Cave Exploration Intermediate Series
This year has been full of beginner-friendly meets, so we thought we'd end the year with a big one. This is an intermediate meet. It involves several tight, claustrophobic squeezes and plenty of scrambling and climbing, with around 5 to 6 hours spent underground. The route is challenging to navigate and move through, so we prefer participants with good climbing skills and a fair amount of caving experience. Only 10 spots are available, first come, first served.
- Essential gear: a helmet and at least two reliable torches with good battery life, plus spare batteries. We'll spend several hours in complete darkness, so backup lighting is essential
- Cave, meeting point and time: to be confirmed
- Open to members and non-members
Other Events
CPSS AGM & Social
You've met the meet leaders and chatted with the interim committee. Now it's time to help shape the next chapter of CPSS — with a constitution, an elected committee and a membership fee that comes with member privileges.
This event is open to everybody. Whether you joined a trip in 2026 or would like to get involved, come along to meet, greet and chat with the people who made this year's trips possible. Tell us what you'd like more of, what we should avoid, and help elect a willing committee to lead us in 2027.
- Hoping to stand for the committee? Keep the afternoon free — planning for 2027 begins once the social wraps up
- Venue, time and social details: to be confirmed
- Early-release printed copies of the 2026 SASA Bulletin, compiled by Thilo Miller (PPH), will be on sale at the AGM for R100 each. The digital version is at sasa.caves.org.za
Members and non-members welcome on most meets. Contact us to confirm availability and get trip details. Meet information is also shared via our mailing list and social media.
Past Meets
Oudtshoorn Cave Meet
Beginner SeriesBack out to Oudtshoorn with Sinead guiding us. We had a great time exploring the area's muddy caves and their helictites — delicate formations that twist and branch in every direction instead of hanging straight down.
Exploring Table Mountain Caves
Beginner SeriesA day on Table Mountain visiting some of the most pristine ecological caves in the Cape Peninsula, setting out from Constantia Nek. The group was deliberately capped at 14 to keep our impact on these systems as low as possible.
Glittering Grotto
Beginner SeriesA muddy day underground in a limestone cave out in the Oudtshoorn valley, meeting at Wilgewandel Holiday Farm.
Vredehoek Tin Mine
Beginner SeriesExploring the Vredehoek tin mine — not a natural cave, but a very exciting old mine that was in use between 1911 and 1916.
Lower Cave Peak Trip
Beginner SeriesA few minor caves on Lower Cave Peak with plenty of crawling. Another beginner-friendly trip, meeting at the Echo Valley Trail start on Boyes Drive.
Oudtshoorn Cave Meet
Beginner SeriesAs many of you know, Oudtshoorn has been going through a difficult time recently, with several roads closed and many caves currently inaccessible. After discussions with local cavers in the area, it was decided to move the meet a few weeks earlier. Next month's trip will now take place this month as well. This will be a visitor-friendly cave meet, and all interested cavers and friends are welcome to join.
Constantiaberg Cave Meet
Beginner SeriesWe had a great Constantiaberg cave meet this weekend, with a nice group of nine people joining us, including a few new faces. The day involved exploring several smaller caves as well as one larger system, making for a fantastic introduction to the sandstone cave systems of the Cape Peninsula.
Limestone Formation Cave Meet
Beginner SeriesExplored the formation-rich chambers of a certain Oom's cave out in Oudtshoorn, introducing new members to cave formations, system structure, and the processes that shape subterranean environments, all while experiencing the scale and adventure of the underground.
Biodiversity-focused Caving Meet
Beginner SeriesWith a smaller group, we explored a series of smaller cave systems while documenting cave fauna. Peter Swart joined us to introduce new members to the diversity of life underground, showing us how much exists within these systems and guiding the search for both common and rare species.
Stroomwater Cave Meet
Beginner SeriesSecond CPSS meet of 2026. The original plan had to change due to high water levels, but the backup option definitely didn't disappoint. A solid day underground exploring another incredible cave system with the crew.
First Meet of 2026
Beginner SeriesFirst CPSS meet of 2026. Exploration, a cleanup of Boomslang Cave, and a great crew underground. A strong start to this year's beginner trips, preparing new members for more technical systems.
Photos from past trips are in the gallery. Bulletins are available via publications.