SydClan & UEGA expo
It's just an idea and I haven't even mentioned it to C/C members, but yeah...
Just looking around drains and what not? Trying to find new things?
Or is it just a general catch up?
Scarecrow of the Sydney branch of the Cave Clan.
UEGA: Come for the lolz, stay for the trollz!
All of the above (including finger chopping).adm wrote:Hey Dougo, always been curious, what exactly goes on in a CC "expo"?
Just looking around drains and what not? Trying to find new things?
Or is it just a general catch up?
I'm from Melbourne so it's slightly different in each state.
Melbourne has about 6 official expos month and a break for the whole of winter.
During the winter people spend more time checking potentials out across the state.
Most expos are fairly casual with people that have done the location before wandering along chatting while first-timers check out every crack and the photomatograpghy mob make us wait out the front for an hour.
There are Stealth/Travel light expos where things are taken more seriously and professional.
There are themed expos such as Maze End to End Without a Torch, Tour Le Dungeon (a bike race), Drolf (drain golf), among dozens of others. The Clangirls have some good ones too.
There are expos to country towns, capital cities and overseas - at the moment there are about ten Australian Clan members overseas.
Then there are the major events like The Golden Torch Awards, The Clannie Awards, RATS (Race Around The System), The Cave Clan Short Film Festival, etc.
I could go on but I have a 2 year old to feed.
Cheers,
Doug
I heard that most of their members are either gay, lesbian, transsexual, or Greek! And creepy.Midget wrote:That sounds really fun. I thought they were all creepy, finger-chopping aliens.
Any differences will be settled by a rap battle I'm sure :)
I guess the CCR would be welcome too?
;)
Haven't been in a cave clan expo for nearly 3 years.
So why not, UEGA then began
I'm really just curious. I like the idea. I have a few people in mind i want to meet with from the SydClan, but then again... skeptical.
Spades
No reason. Just something to do.
I said over a thousand through the Clan not in the Clan.
You'd have to ask SydClan when/if they stop. They'd definitely slow right down.
As far as recruitment goes, the idea didn't even cross my mind (I'm 150ks out of Melbourne so it means little to me. There are people from UEGA in the Clan and there are people from the Clan on UEGA - it just made sense to me - I've always liked making suggestions.
A lot of people have said that. It may have been a junkmail issue. Or maybe it was the guy running the new inquiries before Scarecrow... he enjoyed mind altering substancesTitan wrote:Story of UEGA... I looked around for someone active (Including CC) and had no success or response from anyone....
So why not, UEGA then began
Anyway, at UEGA has come out of it
So far, all meets I have attended included no "noobs".
Initially, new members are encouraged to explore by their own means, and contribute to the forum, earning them some "cred" before being universally accepted, or taken seriously.
Anyone can join the forum, yes there may be 1000+ members, only about 100 of those have posted more than once.
More on topic though, caught up with the Bris Clan tonight (a nice bunch!) and keen to catch up some more. They were glad to meet and were interested about the UEGA.
Some good discussions re CC/UEGA matters, and plenty of beer.
Invited them along to our meetup this Sat :)
We're all in this together
Yep, it's a risky hobby, we need to stick together.dougo wrote:Nice!
We're all in this together
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Just tonight we did the Tank Stream (a pretty dry drain anytime of year), & a nice old drain called Streamway To Heaven in the Eastern Suburbs, then we went out & chilled at Malabar bunkers till 2am. No joke, it was freezing, we f*****g chilled!
On Saturday I ran a bunker expo to Middle Head, we had 25 people there, was a top night.
In this sport, it is wise to be stealthy, & it is nice to know that we are doing our job well regarding the media & the internet when even mainstream explorers like all you guys think we're dead.
I have met a few of you here (even though some of you spell my name wrong), you know who you are, say hello, don't be afraid.
Blakjak of the Sydney branch of the Cave Clan.
Or a drain?
Cc is and will always be the biggest group in Aus, no doubt about it. At the same time i never imagined that UEGA would get as big and active as it has become
It makes it realy rewarding for me when people can say with pride that they are from UEGA, it makes me proud to know that new relationships are formed from being a part of UEGA, as from the very start that was an exact idea, bringing like-minded people together.I know that we may not be as stealthy as CC but as preveously mentioned, people observe the character/calibre of explorers on the forum before agreeing to go exploring with them. This method doesn't put new explorers aside from learning about UE and keeps things civil/safe. Also dont forget about the VIP section where game changes once again and works as a triple precaution.
We are blesses that UEGA has not made it into media circle, but then again why would it ? The rules, conditions and our vision is there for everyone to read which mentions nothing illegal or moraly wrong.
I did have a multiple interview/documentary requests from SBS etc but have kindly declined as i dont really see a point/gain from it.
So back to the topic, if people from CC and UEGA wish to have a united expo im all for it and think its a great idea
If given enough notice id love to meet few more people out in the field also... i too will enjoy cutting fingers off and drinking blood with the rest Well from the inside it's even worse...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF8EM1xoQxE
1 min C/C Short Film Ad.
(may not work on mobile phones etc...)
Changed the audio to something YouTube wouldn't dare block... did they?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz2pUIm1qjk
(Yeah I agree, hardly seemed worth it... it's a bit in-house and everyone loves a F--- joke don't they?)
Doug, who was that ripping that pearler near the end? lol
Blakjak of the Sydney branch of the Cave Clan.