How can new people get involved with SUSS caving?

SUSS (Sheffield University Speleological Society) says it is always happy to welcome new faces, so the main route in is simply to turn up and join in. The club runs evening caving trips in the Peak District, rope training sessions for newcomers, and caving weekends away every other week during term time. It also meets in the pub every Thursday and hosts socials every few weeks. If you are not based in Sheffield, the site points you to newtocaving.com for general caving and getting-started information.

Ways to get involved

• Evening caving trips – run in the Peak District, a low-commitment way to try caving for the first time.
• Rope training sessions – aimed at newcomers, so no prior experience is implied.
• Caving weekends away – held every other week during term time.
• Weekly pub meet – every Thursday, a casual way to meet members before committing to a trip.
• Socials – hosted every few weeks.

If you are not in Sheffield

The site explicitly addresses people who are not located in Sheffield: for more information on caving and how to get involved, it recommends visiting newtocaving.com. Use that if you want general caving入门 information rather than SUSS-specific activities.

Checking what the club actually does

Before or after making contact, you can read the club's trip reports on the website to see what members have been doing. This is useful for judging whether the club's style of caving matches what you want.

Staying updated

The website has a Subscribe page at shefcavers.org.uk/subscribe/, which is the site's own entry point for following club updates. The site does not state what subscribing involves beyond that, so check the page itself for details.

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