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Cave and Mine Exploring => Trips and Events => Topic started by: Ian A on Jun 08, 2012, 06:57 PM

Title: Weds 20th June - Poachers Cave Trip
Post by: Ian A on Jun 08, 2012, 06:57 PM
Poacher's Trip

Meet Time : 10:00 - 10:15am

Meet Place : Cilcain Bridge (as usual)

We have a couple of Wessex friends visiting North Wales and there is a trip to explore Poacher's Cave on Weds 20th June.

We hope to see all of the cave (top to bottom, front to back).

One 12 foot electon to enter and expect (as usual) to get wet and muddy.

Expect to be underground for 3 hours possibly a little more.

:)

Ian
Title: Re: Weds 20th June - Poachers Cave Trip
Post by: John Nicholson on Jun 08, 2012, 09:04 PM
I will try and come along.
AMMENDMENT....

Sorry to say I can't come this time.
Title: Re: Weds 20th June - Poachers Cave Trip
Post by: Vikki Sestan on Jun 09, 2012, 10:26 AM
I will do my best to plan my diary around this so I can come too :-)
Title: Re: Weds 20th June - Poachers Cave Trip
Post by: Tim Watts on Jun 10, 2012, 07:30 PM
I'll quite likely be there - and will bring a ladder.
Title: Re: Weds 20th June - Poachers Cave Trip
Post by: Ian A on Jun 10, 2012, 07:33 PM
[quote="TimWatts" post=6854]I'll quite likely be there - and will bring a ladder.[/quote]


Awesome :)
Title: Re: Weds 20th June - Poachers Cave Trip
Post by: Joel Colk on Jun 11, 2012, 03:05 PM
If i can get this cast off, then i will certainly be there.
Title: Re: Weds 20th June - Poachers Cave Trip
Post by: Dylan Roberts on Jun 11, 2012, 05:49 PM
I'll come a long as I have yet to do Poachers
Title: Re: Weds 20th June - Poachers Cave Trip
Post by: Richard Sawyer on Jun 16, 2012, 12:56 PM
I wiil be coming along on this one
Title: Re: Weds 20th June - Poachers Cave Trip
Post by: Tim Rose on Jun 17, 2012, 10:57 AM
Hi All,

Thanks for fixing this trip for us.  Looking forward to it and meeting you all on Wednesday.  We're heading up to North Wales in a couple of hours so not able to be contacted on here from now.  

Cheers
Tim & Sas
Title: Re: Weds 20th June - Poachers Cave Trip
Post by: Ian A on Jun 20, 2012, 02:22 PM
Excellent trip - everyone had fun, got wet and covered in cave goo.

It was great to meet Tim & Ses .... Richard's first cave too and he was thrilled :)

Dylan and Katie both proclaimed it was wetter and muddier than expected (dry, walk in, walk out huh :unsure:  ) but both enjoyed it.

Thanks to Vikki for taking time out from work (bunking off) and, as always, helping to keep the group in order :)

The waterfall was in full gush and was looked spectacular. It was also interesting to note that the waterfall area had been in flood up to and inside the wormhole leading to the rift immediately above it.

B) B) B)

Ian
Title: Re: Weds 20th June - Poachers Cave Trip
Post by: Dylan Roberts on Jun 20, 2012, 02:51 PM
Thank you Ian for leading this trip. Only downside is having to wash all my kit now :(
Title: Re: Weds 20th June - Poachers Cave Trip
Post by: mike leahy on Jun 20, 2012, 03:52 PM
hey dylan did you take the missus and did she enjoy it enough to join
Title: Re: Weds 20th June - Poachers Cave Trip
Post by: Tim Watts on Jun 20, 2012, 05:47 PM
[quote="Ian" post=7081] It was also interesting to note that the waterfall area had been in flood up to and inside the wormhole leading to the rift immediately above it.[/quote]

I know - i was in the water neck deep while it was in flood. You're bang on right - it was to the roof at that point!

 It was that day that we bailed on the OHA trip and did Poachers instead - the river was really high in flood, Nicks missus and two girls were with us - well they didn't come down the helter skelter....
Title: Re: Weds 20th June - Poachers Cave Trip
Post by: Richard Sawyer on Jun 20, 2012, 05:51 PM
Thanks for a great trip today, Ian.  Very interesting as well as very mucky.  Looking forward to the next one!
Title: Re: Weds 20th June - Poachers Cave Trip
Post by: Dylan Roberts on Jun 20, 2012, 07:05 PM
[quote="mike leahy" post=7084]hey dylan did you take the missus and did she enjoy it enough to join[/quote]

Don't know if she's ready to join yet but she did say she'd have another go
Title: Re: Weds 20th June - Poachers Cave Trip
Post by: mike leahy on Jun 20, 2012, 09:11 PM
[quote="Dylan" post=7090][quote="mike leahy" post=7084]hey dylan did you take the missus and did she enjoy it enough to join[/quote]

Don't know if she's ready to join yet but she did say she'd have another go[/quote]

coolio
Title: Re: Weds 20th June - Poachers Cave Trip
Post by: Tim Rose on Jun 23, 2012, 06:22 PM
Hi,

Thanks to Ian for leading the trip and to the rest of you for joining us.  Really enjoyed and great to get underground in a different region.  Back in Dorset now!

Cheers again
Tim & Sas
Title: Re: Weds 20th June - Poachers Cave Trip
Post by: Ian A on Jun 23, 2012, 06:23 PM
Glad you had a good time and maybe see you again if you are back in Wales ;)