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Cave and Mine Exploring => Trips and Events => Topic started by: Tim Watts on Jan 15, 2021, 02:14 AM

Title: 21st Jan. Zoom Virtual Caving
Post by: Tim Watts on Jan 15, 2021, 02:14 AM
About time we had another get together i recon?

Anyone got and ideas, quiz, photo talk (like Dougs done in the past...loved these).  Or any other ideas?? People want to maybe have a few mins to 'present' something? Relive historic club trips/projects with some photos etc? Or maybe screen share some maps/plans research, theories?

A few people doing a stint each maybe... Looks like we'll have a few weeks to fill.

Be good for the old grey matter to get together.

Tim

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Title: 21st Jan. Zoom Virtual Caving
Post by: Ian A on Jan 15, 2021, 07:55 AM
Great idea ....

When you have the date and agenda sorted, let me know (with the zoom link) and I circulate everyone. We do have some returning members and new members who were not on the "schedule" for the last sessions.

:)

Ian
Title: 21st Jan. Zoom Virtual Caving
Post by: Ian A on Jan 15, 2021, 08:36 AM
Perhaps someone has some photographs of a trip and could do a trip report?

 ;)
Title: 21st Jan. Zoom Virtual Caving
Post by: mike leahy on Jan 15, 2021, 01:34 PM
Les could do something very entertaining, as long as he doesn't take ALL night  :whistle:
Title: 21st Jan. Zoom Virtual Caving
Post by: Doug Thompson on Jan 15, 2021, 05:55 PM
I would be up for doing a virtual trip to climb Kilimanjaro, was going to do it before but the zoom meetings petred out. :woohoo:
Title: 21st Jan. Zoom Virtual Caving
Post by: Les Williams on Jan 15, 2021, 07:10 PM
[quote="mike leahy" post=38897]Les could do something very entertaining, as long as he doesn't take ALL night  :whistle:[/quote]

You spelt Loz wrong...  :whistle:
Title: 21st Jan. Zoom Virtual Caving
Post by: mike leahy on Jan 15, 2021, 07:18 PM
[quote="LesW" post=38899][quote="mike leahy" post=38897]Les could do something very entertaining, as long as he doesn't take ALL night  :whistle:[/quote]

You spelt Loz wrong...  :whistle:[/quote]

Cheeky
Title: 21st Jan. Zoom Virtual Caving
Post by: mike leahy on Jan 15, 2021, 07:21 PM
How about something from that microbiologist yank that gave a lecture at hidden earth
Title: 21st Jan. Zoom Virtual Caving
Post by: Les Williams on Jan 15, 2021, 11:01 PM
[quote="mike leahy" post=38901]How about something from that microbiologist yank that gave a lecture at hidden earth[/quote]

That "microbiologist Yank" is actually British and comes from Bristol, not that you'd know now...  :whistle:
Title: 21st Jan. Zoom Virtual Caving
Post by: mike leahy on Jan 15, 2021, 11:09 PM
Regardless, do you think she would give some input
Title: 21st Jan. Zoom Virtual Caving
Post by: Les Williams on Jan 16, 2021, 10:41 AM
I've no idea. She is generally very busy but you could ask...
Or you could watch the RGS talk she gave here:
https://www.rgs.gharparau.org.uk/talks/

Hint: She was on Monday...
Title: 21st Jan. Zoom Virtual Caving
Post by: Ian A on Jan 16, 2021, 02:25 PM
I have prepared a “Virtual Cave Role Play” for one of the upcoming Zoom meetings.

I suspect most folk won’t really know what a “Role-Play” is …..

UCET will be going to a new (virtual) cave that has been sealed for hundreds of years. Everyone who is present on Zoom will be in the party that goes in. There are no pictures, photographs, rules or instructions …. You will be given the “setting” (ie. at the cave entrance) then it is for the participants (you!) to decide what to do …… you can choose to do anything you want provided it is consistent with you actually being there in real-life.

The adventure will progress until you leave the cave.

Throughout the adventure you will encounter problems and difficulties that you must overcome.

Here is a snippet ….

The club is going on a caving trip to Smuggler’s Cove in the British Virgin Islands. The cave has been sealed by the authorities for over 100 years because there had been numerous reports of people being found dead within the cave with no apparent explanation. The official story is that it was being used by pirates across the Caribbean who would kill people who happened upon their loot. Local myth, however, preferred to rumour that there were much more sinister happenings underground ….


So, we now have two possible Zoom events;

1)   Doug’s virtual trip to climb Kilimanjaro
2)   UCET’s virtual Role-play to Smuggler’s Cove

Let’s get some more stuff lined up too ….

 B)

Ian
Title: 21st Jan. Zoom Virtual Caving
Post by: Gregory Collins on Jan 17, 2021, 08:18 AM
Won't be able to make it, working my backside off as usual Thursday.  Next Thursday off is the 4th February.
P.S. will the Glan-yr-Afon be reopening when all this sh*t is over?
Title: 21st Jan. Zoom Virtual Caving
Post by: Anthony Britner on Jan 17, 2021, 02:01 PM
[quote="Ian" post=38905]

Throughout the adventure you will encounter problems and difficulties that you must overcome.

[/quote]

I expect to be struck by lightening on the walk to the cave.
Title: 21st Jan. Zoom Virtual Caving
Post by: Steve on Jan 19, 2021, 05:14 PM
Ooooo role play. Do we have to wear clothes to participate ?
Title: 21st Jan. Zoom Virtual Caving
Post by: mike leahy on Jan 19, 2021, 05:20 PM
[quote="Stevekennedy" post=38911]Ooooo role play. Do we have to wear clothes to participate ?[/quote]
With a reply like that you can tell you've been home all day  :P
Title: 21st Jan. Zoom Virtual Caving
Post by: Ian A on Jan 19, 2021, 06:19 PM
[quote="Stevekennedy" post=38911]Ooooo role play. Do we have to wear clothes to participate ?[/quote]


It's optional  :sick:
Title: 21st Jan. Zoom Virtual Caving
Post by: Anthony Britner on Jan 20, 2021, 03:38 PM
[quote="Stevekennedy" post=38911]Ooooo role play. Do we have to wear clothes to participate ?[/quote]

Yes, full caving gear, inc SRT kit.