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Cave and Mine Exploring => Trips and Events => Topic started by: evan john on Sep 27, 2011, 05:32 PM

Title: Weekly plans 29th Sept
Post by: evan john on Sep 27, 2011, 05:32 PM
Here it is:

Trip One: SPAR MINE

Trip type: Another look at the water level and possible swim/dive to the incline?

Meet time: 18.30

Meet point: Royal Oak, Hendre(please ask permission if pub open)

Notes: Likely to be wet/muddy & dark

Trip Two: Murph`s Maeshafn scaffold frolics

Trip type: Scaffld work to stabilise the shaft ready for another push on with the dig

Meet time: 18.30

Meet point: Usual spot at Maeshafn

Notes: Midges will be out!!!

Trip Three: Mine haft in Pentre Halkyn

Trip type: Abseil trip into another one of Murph`s gems

Meet point: The cattle grid at Pentre Halkyn(one towards Rhes-y-cae)

Meet time: 18.30

Notes  This is an SRT trip!!!
Title: Re: Weekly plans 29th Sept
Post by: evan john on Sep 27, 2011, 05:34 PM
As there are three trips this week, please indicate your intentions here as trips may get cancelled due to lack of interest.
Title: Re: Weekly plans 29th Sept
Post by: Frank Hill on Sep 27, 2011, 08:19 PM
Well I'm happy to do any, reckon Hendre might be interesting tho!!
Title: Re: Weekly plans 29th Sept
Post by: Martin Poole on Sep 27, 2011, 08:36 PM
spar mine or Halkyn for me Treacle
Title: Re: Weekly plans 29th Sept
Post by: Ian A on Sep 28, 2011, 12:13 AM
I asked Guy and got no answer as we were distracted by alcohol.

Probably Spar mine for us ....

:whistle:

Ian
Title: Re: Weekly plans 29th Sept
Post by: John Oh on Sep 28, 2011, 08:53 AM
Not out this week, working away :(
Title: Re: Weekly plans 29th Sept
Post by: John Nicholson on Sep 28, 2011, 09:08 AM
Not done the spar mine yet but seen the pictures and heard stories from Alison and Vicki. I'm not ready for underground water stuff any deeper than I have done so far in poachers and Trefriw. John N
Title: Re: Weekly plans 29th Sept
Post by: John Oh on Sep 28, 2011, 09:15 AM
John

The Spar Mine is a dry trip, unless you like water in which case you can have a swim or just wade in it up to your neck, but the water is only in the new section and there is plenty to see with going in it.

JohnO.
Title: Re: Weekly plans 29th Sept
Post by: John Nicholson on Sep 28, 2011, 09:33 AM
'Plenty to see without getting wet up to the neck' - Excellent!
Title: Re: Weekly plans 29th Sept
Post by: Tim Watts on Sep 28, 2011, 11:37 PM
Bloody hell - hard choice this one! I'm thinking that maybe Trip Three: Mine shaft in Pentre Halkyn might just clinch it for me.

I've already got 50m and rigging in the landy ready and waiting :-)
Title: Re: Weekly plans 29th Sept
Post by: Vikki Sestan on Sep 29, 2011, 07:35 AM
Spar mine for me til I'm fully SRT'd up.

Will meet you at the oak.
Title: Re: Weekly plans 29th Sept
Post by: Tim Watts on Sep 29, 2011, 10:06 AM
assume this cattle grid?

http://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=53.240544,-3.203984&spn=0.00088,0.001725&t=h&z=19&vpsrc=6
Title: Re: Weekly plans 29th Sept
Post by: Frank Hill on Sep 29, 2011, 10:16 AM
Tim
How big is the SRT in the mine shaft? Is it dry trip?
Might have a change of mind and meet you there?
Title: Re: Weekly plans 29th Sept
Post by: Tim Watts on Sep 29, 2011, 11:59 AM
no idea but I wouldn't expect it to be over about 20-30m? dunno about it being wet or not eithet. we'll have to wait and see! exciting new places! :P
Title: Re: Weekly plans 29th Sept
Post by: Frank Hill on Sep 29, 2011, 03:52 PM
Hi Tim
gonna pass on mine as missus is running late, at least if I go to hendre I can catch up
Cheers