Category: Members

  • Annual Trip Planning Meeting

    Goals Meetings General Meetings EC Meetings Photo Night Recurring Training SRT Practice Knot Practice Anchor Practice Advanced SRT Practice Rescue Practice Trips Recurring Trips Annual Trips Bigger Trips Trip Ideas Extra Grotto Try to update these on the calendar as much as possible when they pop up.

  • Trips

    Planning a trip? Organizing excellent trips can be hard but fulfilling. Learn how to pull off a successful trip. Annual Trip Planning Meeting Some trip happen organicly, others we’ve spent years perfecting. We meet annually to discuss and plan trips. Need an idea? Learn the best place to go during a particular time of year.…

  • Trip Building

    Ideas for planning and executing trips at the perfect time of year, as well as honoring annual trips and building members skill sets. Weather Running a Death Valley trip in summer is a bad idea. If you plan your trips with a yearly cadence you can ensure you visit at the perfect time of year…

  • Executive Roles and Responsibilities

    Executive Committee and Committees Other Grotto Committees

  • Recommended Gear List

    Background Southern California has a wide variety of caves, canyons, and abandoned mines to explore. New members who join the caving club often ask leaders for gear recommendations to join others on trips. Determining the right piece of gear for a person is challenging. This page provide a basic template and a starting point for…

  • Discord

    Discord You can download Discord here. The app is available for just about any device or computer. Discord is where the club: Please join us! Introduce yourself, and ask any questions you might have. When you click the link below, our bot will invite you to the server.

  • Resources

    Here’s how you can get more involved in the Grotto and Caving. Connect Grow Study SRT Manuals Buddy Checks Equip Recommended Gear List Vendor guide and what to watch out for