Clare Caving Club

 Club SRT training and Feast - huge thanks to Artur, Terry and Adam for the training and Michau for the photos

   Clare Caving Club - Trip Log Poll Gonzo As always, do not visit caves without the permission of the landowner Trip Overview Location : Poll Gonzo, Burren Date : August 17, 2025 Participants : Jarek Banasiak, Tim O'Connell, Michau Pe, Paddy Griffin, Owen O'Connell, Rowena Sheen,  Trip Leader : Michau Pe Trip Difficulty Level : Technical, short cave Weather Conditions : Dry Cave Description Back in the early 2000's Gonzo the dog got lost while out hunting with his owner, Sean Shannon. Sean found Gonzo in an interesting hole in the ground. Sean told Colin, Colin went for a poke, assembled a team of diggers from the club, and rest is history.  Entrance : Route: Entire cave! Trip Description: Everyone got to Marmite Passage and the Waterfall. Rigging practice and SRT training following from the SRT Training the day previous Equipment: SRT kit. 9 Karabiners and a 55 meter rope for the entrance series of pitches, 5 karabiners and a 30 (not 20 metre:) metre rope for the w...

  Clare Caving Club - Trip Log Glencurran Cave Trip Overview Location : Glencurran cave, Burren Date : June 8, 2025 Participants : Paul McGrath, Owen O'Connell, Michau Pe, Colin Bunce Trip Leader : Colin Bunce Trip Difficulty Level : Difficult Weather Conditions : Dry Cave Description The club have been digging this cave summer 2024 and again this year. Currently we are part way into grit crawl. This trip was to see how much farther we have to go. Entrance : Route: As far as Evolution alley (for some!) Trip Description: Everyone got as far as the start of grit crawl, Paul and Colin managed to go on through grit crawl with a bit of trouble. Michau and Owen did a bit of digging. Equipment: Knee pads!!! Highlights : 2 bats in evolution alley - that's a long way in, possible 2nd entrance. Also large granite cobbles in the same area images Colin and Paul on the wrong side of grit crawl Evolution alley - look he's standing up!! Paul in grit crawl

Fergus River Cave The landowner does not allow trips without explicit permission for a caving trip, the entrance is on an active farm and the field used for access always has livestock. No trespassing without permission. This cave is extremely flood prone and should not be visited unless weather conditions are appropriate.  This cave is arduous and route finding can be challenging.  This is one for experienced cavers - seek local knowledge before attempting a visit. Trip To Sweet Afton Corner Group Rowena Sheen Owen O'Connell Milosz Olejczuk Tim O'Connell Chris Hayes Weather Dry and settled forecast and preceding weeks Parking Kilnaboy church and carpool to farm entrance.  Trip Length 4 hours Description Milosz has been looking to get in here for a long time and always proposes it as a club trip - and a repeat visit timely after the long hiatus; after the flurry of activity a few years back (digging attempts, bottle carries, exploring, surveying and sump diving). With the...

  Clare Caving Club - Trip Log Poll na Gree Trip Overview Location:           Burren Date:          6 -04-25 Participants:           Donal, Naoise, Chris, Owen, Jen, Colin, Michau, Jarek, Paddy Trip Leader:           Colin Bunce Difficulty Level: Moderate Weather Conditions:  Sunshine Cave Description Route:          To the traverses Trip Description: Despite a couple of newbies we moved pretty quickly down to the start of the traverses and 'Tim's trouble', which the 2 women passed with little problem. Michau, Jarek, Paddy and Chris went further on along the traverses while the rest made a slower return to the sunshine, stopping for a few photos. Equipment: None needed Highlights:                           ...

Poll na Gollum (Poll na gColm) Trips/ Groups : 1 - Gunman's Cave to Signature Rock back via Shaft Gallery Rowena Sheen Tim O'Connell Donal Hogan Owen ? Jennifer ? Anna Moloney 2 -  Shaft Gallery to Signature Rock back via  Gunman's Cave John Sweeney Cecilia Brizuela Tom Flanagan Oisin Flanagan John Connole 3 - PollnaGollum to Craven Canyon return Arkadiusz Plociniak Jarosław Banasiak Michau Pe 4  - Poll Elva to PollnaGollum Milosz Olejczuk Lukasz Strycharski Weather :  Dry and settled. 8 Deg / Water 6 Deg Parking :  Caherbullog Trip Length :  4 hours (for all!) Description Great mix of trips today - the club hosted a club tryout day for novices/ beginners (welcome to all 6!) with simultaneous trips for more advanced cavers to the nether regions of the cave. Highlights include 'the walk in the dark' & Michau/ Lucasz spotting an inscription from 1943 from Jack Coleman and N. Dunnington. (location "When you pass Craven Canyon going from Pollnagolum side (t...