7TH SPELUNKING IN CALBIGA CAVES 2009

Caving Dates:
OCTOBER 30 TO NOVEMBER 1,2009

Days:
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY

3 DAYS CAVE EXPLORATION
2 NIGHTS INSIDE THE CAVE

The Caves:
THE LANGUN-GOBINGOB CAVES

Place:
CALBIGA, SAMAR PHILIPPINES
For RESERVATION. Please inform the Secretariat by mail or by telephone for your confirmation. You can also call or text at (Smart)0919 2943 865 or (Globe) 0905-3233572(For Joni) or email us at trexplore@yahoo.com or trexplore2@yahoo.com. You can also visit at our office:

TREXPLORE THE ADVENTURE
Abesamis Store Allen Ave.
Catbalogan City Samar 6700
Tel: 055-2512301
Cel: (Smart) 0919-2943865
(Globe) 0905-3233572
Email: trexplore@yahoo.com
trexplore2@yahoo.com

REGISTRATION: 1,000 PER PERSON
INCLUSION:Certificate/Caving Kits,T-shirts
Transpo within Calbiga,Entrance Fee, Mayor's Permit,DENR Permit
Local Guide and Trexplore Cave Guide

CAVING ITINERARY:
7TH SPELUNKING IN CALBIGA CAVES 2009

OCTOBER 30, 2009 (FRIDAY)

DAY 1
7:00 AM Registration (KAUNAN SA TULAY CALBIGA)
8:00 AM Arrival of Participants
9:00 AM Welcome Drinks
11:00 AM Lunch time (KAUNAN SA TULAY)
12:00 NN Orientation
1:30 PM Depart Calbiga to Brgy. Panayuran
2:00 PM Arrive Brgy. Panayuran
2:05 PM Start trekking to Langun Gobingob Caves
3:00 PM Arrival 1st Viewing deck (Overlooking
Entrance Langun Gobingob Caves)
3:30 PM Depart to Entrance Langun-Gobingob Cave
4:00 PM Arrival Entrance Gobingob Cave
* Preparing caving equipments
* Pm Snacks
* Safe caving tips
5:00 PM Depart entrance to Gobingob chamber
* Trekking inside Gobingob chambers
* Giant stalagmites formation
* Giant flowstone formation "THE STAGE"
6:30 PM Arrival IST GOBINGOB-CAMPSITE "The Football Chamber
inside Gobingob Cave"
* Set a camp
* Cooking for dinner
* The subterranean watercourses
* Blind Fish,Cave Crikets and Cave Spider
* Gobingob natural pool (Swimming Underground)
7:00 PM Dinner time
8:00 PM Preparing for Caving (Bring Daypack)
8:30 PM Start Caving (NOTE: Advance caver only)
* Explore Upper Gobingob Cave Chambers (DRY CAVE)
* Trekking and Climbing inside the cave
* Bouldering and Rock Climbing
* The Bitong mahangin (Gobingob-Deadends)
* Giants stalagmites formation
* Beautiful flowstone formation
11:30 PM Arrival "Deadend" Upper Gobingob chambers
12:00 MN Depart (Back to Gobingob-Campsite)
3:00 AM Arrival campsite area
3:30 AM Sleep zzzzzzzzzzz

OCTOBER 31, 2009 (SATURDAY)

DAY 2
7:30 AM Wake-up Call
8:00 AM Breakfast
8:30 AM Break the Camp
9:00 AM Depart Gobingob Chamber to Langun Chamber
10:00 AM Decending in Vertical cliff (40m deep)
* Rapelling (Advence caver only)
12:00 NN Arrival at Tita Cave (Muddy Chamber)
* Giants Chandeliers
* Numerous Stalactites
1:00 PM Arrival Langun chamber (Muddy Chambers)
* The Mother of all Chambers
* Pothole 300 meter high "DAYLIGHT"
* Guano Mountain
1:30 PM Arrival 2ND CAMPSITE in Langun Chamber
* Set a camp / Cooking Lunch
* Lunch time / Relaxing
* Rapelling / SRT
* Bats and Birds watching
6:00 PM Preparing for Lunchpack and Prepare for
Extreme Caving in Lower Langun Chambers
(Advance Caver Only)
6:30 PM Dinner in 2nd Campsite
7:00 PM Safe caving tips
7:30 PM Depart campsite to lower Langun Chambers
* The Snake Room (THE SNAKE PIT)
* The Natural Water Terraces
* Mud Mountains (Mud Climbing)
* Blind Fish and White Crabs
* The Subterranean wetercourses
* River Crossing
( River Trekking and Swimming)
* Water falls and Swimming Pools in langun
* Mud Trekking
8:00 PM Arrival at Langun Subterranean river
* River trekking * Swimming
9:30 PM Arrival Lagun WaterFalls
10:00 PM Arrival Deadend lower Langun Cave
10:30 PM Arrival mud Mountain (Mud Climbing)
11:00 PM Arrival Cave pools (swimming)
11:30 PM Mud Tunnels (mud trekking)
12:30 AM Arrival DEADENDS langun chambers
1:00 AM Depart Deadend Upper Langun Chambers
2:30 AM Arrival at Subterranean river
* 200 meters swimmimg (NOTE: Advance caver only)
3:30 AM Arrival 2nd Campsite
4:00 AM Sleep zzzzzzzzzz

NOVEMBER 1, 2009 (SUNDAY)

DAY 3
7:00 AM Wake-up Call
8:00 AM Breakfast
8:30 AM Break the Camp
9:00 AM Depart Langun Cave to Mapaso Springs
* Jungle trekking * Mountain Climbing
11:00 AM Arrival in Mapaso Springs
12:00 NN Lunch time
1:00 PM Swimming and Washing
2:00 PM Packing
3:00 PM Depart Mapaso Springs to (KAUNAN SA TULAY)
3:30 PM Arrival (KAUNAN SA TULAY)
* Snacks
* Distribution of Souviner kits,Certificate and T-shirts
4:00 Departure Calbiga Samar
5:00 END OF "7TH SPELUNKING IN CALBIGA CAVES 2009"

HAPPY CAVING !!! HOME SWEET HOME....

CAVING ORIENTATION

PCS offers FREE Caving Orientation Presentations to any interested group. For interested parties just email us, or contact Bobby Manas, Tel.: 801-5642; Mobile: 0917-6969417, and/or Nicky Lacson, Mobile: 0918-9016461.

CAVING ORIENTATION
An Educational Presentation by the Philippine Caving Society

I. Cave Formation and Geology
A. Formation of Caves
B. Limestone Origin
C. Speleothems and How They Form

II. Cave Ecology
A. Cave Life
B. Bat Conservation
C. Ground Water

III. Conservation
A. Cave Conservation Policy
B. The Conservation Code
C. Cave Softly
D. Code of Ethics
E. Legal Aspects

IV. Personal Equipment
A. Helmets
B. Lighting Systems
C. Clothing & Accessories
D. Other Accessories

V. Cave Documentary Film Presentation

VI. CAVING
A. Pre-Cave Meet
B. Equipment Preparation
C. Orientation & Briefing

D. Caving Trip (2 – 4 hrs. Spelunking Trip)

PCS General Membership Meeting & X-Mas Party

The Philippine Caving Society held its 5th Annual General Membership Meeting together with its Christmas Party last December 7, 2007 at Forbes Park, Makati City, Metro-Manila. It was unanimously decided by the general membership that the current Executive Committee shall continue to serve for 2008: Bobby Manas - President; Milton Adamson - Vice President; Nicky Lacson - Treasurer; Mike Nera - Secretary; & Ohmar Picache - Board Member. All executive Committee members shall renew their individual membership with NSS and support PCS cave conservation projects.
Continued and further interest in training for Basic & Advanced SRT were expressed so a training worshop will have to be organized and facilitated and needless to say, more caving trips in the future. The new PCS website was projected on a big screen which led to some members contributing personal photos from previous caving trips.
PCS heartily welcomes its newest members: Joel "the gecko"as associate regular member, and Mabel Burgaud as family associate member. PCS would also like to thank Pebbles Lacson for her sumptous mexican burritos, Mabel Burgaud for her wonderful pasta bolanese, and to all other members who brought food, wine, and beer making the annual fellowship memorable and a tradition to look forward to. And much appreciation to Ohmar Picache for his giveaway chopsticks and his pledge to provide Adv. SRT training. And last but not least, many thanks to Milton Adamson & Philipp Adamson for hosting and providing venue.

Photos of the party are now posted in the "Gallery".