The Cambridge University Caving Club was founded in 1949. The club organizes SRT

Single Rope Technique

Single Rope Technique is a set of methods used to descend and ascend on the same single rope. SRT is used in caving, potholing, rock climbing, canyoning, roped access for building maintenance and by arborists for tree climbing.-Historical Developments:...

 training, social events, and weekend caving trips as well as longer expeditions.

Currently, annual expeditions are carried out to the Ardèche

Ardèche

Ardèche is a department in south-central France named after the Ardèche River.- History :The area has been inhabited by humans at least since the Upper Paleolithic, as attested by the famous cave paintings at Chauvet Pont d'Arc. The plateau of the Ardeche River has extensive standing stones ,...

 region of France for sport. Between 1988 and 1997 there were annual Christmas expeditions to Majorca, Spain

Spain

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The main summer expedition, which has been going on nearly every year since 1976, has been to the Loser Plateau

Loser Plateau

The Loser Plateau is part of the Totes Gebirge mountain range in the Salzkammergut of Austria. It is most easily accessed up a toll road from the town of Altaussee. It is a Nature Reserve, notable for its caves and unspoilt alpine Karst ecosystem...

, in the Totes Gebirge

Totes Gebirge

The Totes Gebirge is a group of mountains in Austria, part of the Northern Limestone Alps, lying between the Salzkammergut and the Ennstaler Alpen. The name Totes Gebirge is derived from the German words tot meaning "dead", referring to the apparent lack of vegetation, and Gebirge meaning "mountain...

 Mountains, Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

. Since around 1980 the base camp has been in Bad Aussee

Bad Aussee

-Tracht:Bad Aussee is unique within Austria as its inhabitants wear Tracht, or traditional dress, on a daily basis. Within other regions of Austria, it could almost be taken as a political statement if one were to wear Tracht. For women, this consists of a Dirndl, a type of dress with a fitted...

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Notable caves that have been discovered and explored include Steinbrückenhöhle

Steinbrückenhöhle

Steinbrücken Cave was discovered by the Cambridge University Caving Club on the Loser Plateau in 1999. It is named after a nearby natural arch. The arch is in fact a former entrance to Traungold Cave which has been developed into a convenient bivouac shelter for cave explorers.As of 2006, the...

 (1999-present), Kaninchenhöhle (1988-1998), Stellerweghöhle (1972-1982).

Former members of the club have founded Hong Meigui cave exploration society of China.