Caving Corner

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CAVING CORNER sense. Why all the fuss? The scruffy tramper has had holey clothes for years, (By "Trog") but if you peek, he will say more than boo. Several members of the W.T. & M.C. It should not be thought that the have recently indulged in a relatively scruffy tramper is an ultra-conservative new and fascinating sport- Speleology. opposed to fashions and change. Here commonly known as "caving". are the latest IN ideas for the "Scruffy It all began in November, 1967, Look". Do people perk your parka? when Algy Watson, a member of the Here is a sure-fire way to stop them. N.Z. Speleological Societv. gave a Leave it out in the sun with a pound of talk on caving to the Tongue and Meats butter, a week-old fish, and a pint of and showed some fascinating slides taken concentrated whale oil. This is also a underground. Three members of the very effective way, to stop people walk- audience were very impressed; two of ing too close behind you on the track. them were English and had been cav- However, care is needed if there are ing in the U.K. ("pot-holing" they call eskimoes in the party, because the smell it-the English have strange names for of rancid whale oil makes them very everything). passionate. Do you wish to be able The venture was to Waitomo Caves to trough into your tucker without fear the following January, where they were of foodstains on your clothes? Then introduced to the mad fanatic ways the "Trash-can Look" direct from Skid of the Hamiiton Tomo Greup. Gradu- Row, U.S.A., is for you. If your neigh- ally the word caving was spread among bours are too mean to throw their old the active centre of the Tongue and

Meats, and we can now boast that the Over the past year ten trips to Wai- Wellington section of the Hamilton tomo have been as Tomo Group has ten financial members one to the Taranaki organised, area. well as (i.e., members of the N.Z.S.S.) and with the Nelson Speleo Negotiations are several other prospective troglodytes. hand to organise caving Group in and in The new Fox residence in Newlands around the Nelson area. trips has now been turned into the W.H.T.G. meeting house, and the conglomeration Just a final note-anybody interested of caving gear held in Wellington in- in trying this new type of cludes: One 50ft. lead ladder, one climb- underground please contact Ian tramping Macing rope, and about a dozen clapped Gregor, or Gordon Fox, phone 46-080, out carbide lamps. extn. 634 (Ian), extn. 826 (Gordon).