Kayaking Camp April 2023
Details
Event information
BEGINNER CAMP - ALL MEMBERS WELCOME!
Signup closes on Friday night so register quickly!
Those using Club kayaks will have to pay a $10 hire fee. Instructions on how to pay will be provided if you indicate you need to borrow a kayak.
Join us for a taste of Murray River camping and kayaking in the spectacular Big Bend.
Kayaking
We're running a beginner skills session on Saturday, and on Sunday we're kayaking upriver to the extensive Punyelroo Cave.
Stargazing
A near full moon will light the sky in the evening. One of our members is bringing a telescope, allowing you to see it up close.
Camping
Our overnight campsite is free and without facilities, so bring toilet paper and maybe a small shovel!
As a member of the Mountain Club, you can hire gear for free on this trip. So don’t worry if you don’t have a tent, sleeping bag, sleeping mat, stove, kayak, or life jacket (though if you do bring those things you're amazing).
Getting there
We are carpooling to Onkaparinga from the University. Meet at the lawn in front of the Unibar at 10am on Saturday so we can organise club gear and carpooling, with a focus of reaching the campsite around 12PM. If trip numbers are small, we may not meet there and instead organise alternate ways of picking up gear.
Itinerary (subject to change)
Saturday 29 April
12 pm Arrive, have lunch, set up tents
1 pm Beginner skills kayaking, kayaking within sight of camp
6 pm Have dinner
9 pm Stargaze in the Dark Sky Reserve and sleep
Sunday 30 April
7 am Breakfast, pack up
9 am Start paddling to the Punyelroo Cave roughly 1 hour of paddling upriver. Explore the cave and paddle back
Before 5 pm Arrive back at Uni
What to Bring
Items with an * asterisk can be hired from the club. Important items for this particular trip are in bold.
Equipment
- Sleeping bag*
- Sleeping mat*
- Tent*
- Day Pack
- Duffel Bag/Backpack for storing personal gear
- Head torch
- Spare batteries for headtorch
- Compression bandage (carry in backpack)
Food
- 2L of drinking water to bring hiking
- 3L of extra water for personal use
- Snacks
- 1x Breakfast (Sun)
- 2x Lunches (Sat, Sun)
- 1x Dinner (Sat night)
Personal
- Mobile phone
- Phone charger, power bank
- Student ID
- Sunscreen
- Medications
- Mosquito repellant
- Tooth brush
- Toothpaste
- Binoculars (optional)
- Toilet paper
Dining
- Metal mug
- Plastic plate
- Cutlery set
- Plastic bags for rubbish
- Stove (Trangia)*
- Fuel for stove, matches
Clothing
- Hat (wide-brimmed or cap)
- Sunglasses
- 1x shorts or pants
- 1x light shirt
- 2x thick socks
- Change of clothes and underwear
- Night time clothes:
- Warm jacket, longsleeve
- Beanie
- Tracksuit pants or thermal
- Clothes suitable for getting wet/swimming in
If you have any questions or concerns, please message me, Daniel Gensemer, or text me 0404497812.