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Cave and Mine Exploring => Trips and Events => Topic started by: evan john on Jan 31, 2012, 07:49 PM

Title: Thurs trip 02/02/12
Post by: evan john on Jan 31, 2012, 07:49 PM
Here it is folks!!

Trip:  Maeshafn Mine

Trip Type: General mooch for newbies, digging trip for those who want to!

Meet time: 18.30

Meet place: Usual spot at lay by in Maeshafn half way down the hill on right in direction of Llanferres

Notes: A bit squeezy on the way in/out, a bit muddy whilst in there but great fun anyway!!
Title: Re: Thurs trip 02/02/12
Post by: Dean Wood on Jan 31, 2012, 07:50 PM
Count me in !!!
Title: Re: Thurs trip 02/02/12
Post by: Tim Watts on Jan 31, 2012, 08:13 PM
sorry - won't be out - still working :-(
Title: Re: Thurs trip 02/02/12
Post by: mike leahy on Jan 31, 2012, 09:15 PM
me in
Title: Re: Thurs trip 02/02/12
Post by: evan john on Jan 31, 2012, 09:17 PM
I`ll be out with Steve(came to Spar last week) I will bring the spare lamps from last week if anyone needs one!!
Title: Re: Thurs trip 02/02/12
Post by: Ian A on Jan 31, 2012, 09:42 PM
I will "Probably" come and sit in the car (foot hurts). If I do, Tony will be with me and I have no doubt he will follow the tribe in and down ...... might even get Guy out :huh:
Title: Re: Thurs trip 02/02/12
Post by: mike leahy on Jan 31, 2012, 10:05 PM
[quote="Ian" post=4477]I will "Probably" come and sit in the car (foot hurts). If I do, Tony will be with me and I have no doubt he will follow the tribe in and down ...... might even get Guy out :huh:[/quote]

COOLIO
Title: Re: Thurs trip 02/02/12
Post by: Joel Colk on Jan 31, 2012, 10:24 PM
Haha, you actually changed your forum name to 'Hoss'. Awesome!
Title: Re: Thurs trip 02/02/12
Post by: Vikki Sestan on Feb 01, 2012, 05:38 PM
I'll be there :-)
Title: Re: Thurs trip 02/02/12
Post by: Martin Poole on Feb 01, 2012, 06:57 PM
[quote="Ian" post=4477]I will "Probably" come and sit in the car (foot hurts). If I do, Tony will be with me and I have no doubt he will follow the tribe in and down ...... might even get Guy out :huh:[/quote]i'll sit with you as i wont be going down that sh!t hole either.
Title: Re: Thurs trip 02/02/12
Post by: mike leahy on Feb 01, 2012, 07:08 PM
as you enter the mine system and go down the first small incline, instead of turning left through the small crawl, go straight on over a dodgey false floor you come to an open stope .this is where mick and myself are going. we are bolting a traverse line over the stope were we are hopeing to connect to an internal manway which should take us to the other side of the dig at the bottem of the bottom incline(hopefully):dry: :dry:
Title: Re: Thurs trip 02/02/12
Post by: Ian A on Feb 01, 2012, 07:14 PM
[quote="martymarty" post=4495][quote="Ian" post=4477]I will "Probably" come and sit in the car (foot hurts). If I do, Tony will be with me and I have no doubt he will follow the tribe in and down ...... might even get Guy out :huh:[/quote]i'll sit with you as i wont be going down that sh!t hole either.[/quote]

.... There is a rather nice pub very close by where they sell theakstons on draught .... ;)
Title: Re: Thurs trip 02/02/12
Post by: Martin Poole on Feb 01, 2012, 07:16 PM
excellent pub it is then :silly:
Title: Re: Thurs trip 02/02/12
Post by: mike leahy on Feb 01, 2012, 07:20 PM
[quote="Ian" post=4500][quote="martymarty" post=4495][quote="Ian" post=4477]I will "Probably" come and sit in the car (foot hurts). If I do, Tony will be with me and I have no doubt he will follow the tribe in and down ...... might even get Guy out :huh:[/quote]i'll sit with you as i wont be going down that sh!t hole either.[/quote]

.... theakstons on draught .... ;)[/quote]
one pint of that marvelous stuffff and we won't get any sense out of you
Title: Re: Thurs trip 02/02/12
Post by: Ian A on Feb 01, 2012, 07:25 PM
[quote="mike leahy" post=4503]
one pint of that marvelous stuffff and we won't get any sense out of you[/quote]

It won't take as much as a pint :S
Title: Re: Thurs trip 02/02/12
Post by: Martin Poole on Feb 01, 2012, 07:49 PM
Im going to be careful as its a school night and Ev will make me work overtime.
Title: Re: Thurs trip 02/02/12
Post by: Ian A on Feb 01, 2012, 07:52 PM
[quote="martymarty" post=4514]Im going to be careful as its a school night and Ev will make me work overtime.[/quote]

I am not at school, I am not working with Ev and I am not going to be careful :silly:
Title: Re: Thurs trip 02/02/12
Post by: Martin Poole on Feb 01, 2012, 07:54 PM
gonna be funny seein you pissed then :woohoo:
Title: Re: Thurs trip 02/02/12
Post by: John Oh on Feb 01, 2012, 08:49 PM
[quote="Hoss" post=4475]I`ll be out with Steve(came to Spar last week) I will bring the spare lamps from last week if anyone needs one!![/quote]

Hoss, I may bring my lad so I could do with a spare Lid too.
Title: Re: Thurs trip 02/02/12
Post by: Dylan Roberts on Feb 02, 2012, 11:17 AM
I'll come tonight if I get my car back or can borrow the girlfriends
Title: Re: Thurs trip 02/02/12
Post by: Frank Hill on Feb 02, 2012, 12:38 PM
Who's leading if its the 'round trip'?
Title: Re: Thurs trip 02/02/12
Post by: evan john on Feb 02, 2012, 05:07 PM
I`m sure omeone will do it!!
Title: Re: Thurs trip 02/02/12
Post by: John Nicholson on Feb 03, 2012, 09:02 AM
I am intrigued by Mike Leahys description of another route down the mole hole.  Does this mean there is a lot more to this mine than I have seen so far?  Did you manage to make the connection you described above?
Title: Re: Thurs trip 02/02/12
Post by: mike leahy on Feb 03, 2012, 08:49 PM
[quote="JohnNicholson" post=4551]I am intrigued by Mike Leahys description of another route down the mole hole.  Does this mean there is a lot more to this mine than I have seen so far?  Did you manage to make the connection you described above?[/quote] hi john , yes there is a longer(not much)round trip in meashafn and no we did'nt make the connection at the top level.
Title: Re: Thurs trip 02/02/12
Post by: John Nicholson on Feb 04, 2012, 09:27 AM
hi john , yes there is a longer(not much)round trip in meashafn and no we did'nt make the connection at the top level.

Thanks for explaining that Mike. Bella really loved Maeshafn, but I find it definately 'challenging'! - but getting used to it. Madmike took us into another chamber by turning left after the long straight corridor. Does your new route link in to the system surrounding the domed chamber?
Title: Re: Thurs trip 02/02/12
Post by: mike leahy on Feb 04, 2012, 03:57 PM
[quote="JohnNicholson" post=4570]hi john , yes there is a longer(not much)round trip in meashafn and no we did'nt make the connection at the top level.

Thanks for explaining that Mike. Bella really loved Maeshafn, but I find it definately 'challenging'! - but getting used to it. Madmike took us into another chamber by turning left after the long straight corridor. Does your new route link in to the system surrounding the domed chamber?[/quote]
if you go into the domed chamber at the top carry on as if your doing the small round trip then you can deveate half way round , go through a boulder choke and down a mud slide to end up back in the top chamber