United Cavers Exploration Team

UCET Ladies Trip Advisor - Monday 16th June 2025

Ogof Nadolig

Hi Ladies
This month's trip we are heading to one of North Wales Caves - Ogof Nadolig.

Meet Place : Cilcain Bridge
Meet Date : Monday 16th June 2025
Meet Time : 6:30pm
Requirements : Wellies, overalls, helmet, lamp, gloves, Knee pads, harness/tails & down gear

Link to Parking at Cilcain Bridge: maps.app.goo.gl/BzhvGEUvyuuhyAaw8

After meeting here, it is best to car share to the next meet point.
(Limited to 4-5 cars MAX)

This cave is "squeezy" and muddy. Descent is by a 10 foot maypole ladder, there is a flat out crawl of around 30 feet and a rope assisted descent down a pot of, around 15 feet at 45 degrees then 10 feet vertical, which is descended using down gear.

Suitable for novices with some experience.

If you need to borrow a lid and lamp please let us know, down gear can be shared between us, so don't worry if you don't have anything.

Please confirm attendance here on the forum.

See you there, Mary 

Not quite the same as a glass of mulled wine during a winter night, but still. warming 

I hope this cheers the club up as its been down in the dumps a bit and we don't like to do what people tell us,so here goes.
                                           THE POOR LITTLE SWALLOW

Once upon a time there was a non conformist swallow who decided not to fly south for the winter.
However it soon became so cold that he reluctantly started to fly south, in a short time ice
began to form on his wings and he fell to earth, landing in a farmyard almost frozen.
Presently a cow passed by and crapped on the little fellow.  The swallow thought the end had come
but the manure warmed him and defrosted his wings, warm and happy and able to breath again the swallow
began to sing, just then a large cat passed by and upon hearing the chirping came to investigate, the
cat cleared away the manure found the swallow and ate him.

3 logical conclusions at which we all must arrive are -

Anyone who shits on you is not necessarily your enemy.

Anyone who pulls you out of the shit is not necessarily your friend

If your warm and happy in a pile of shit, keep your mouth shut.
                                                                       Mick

Might get there early and have a look at that adit i was on about, so if anyone needs help carrying stuff up let me know. If theres someone else helping Gaz i will go and do the wormhole cos ive never done it before

The worm hole will be rigged.

Hoping to come and will help rigging too.

I'm coming to practice going down one ladder...

I'll be there for this, happy to do anything.

I'll be there. Will the wormhole be getting rigged anytime soon? Not been down there yet, be interesting to see

I'll be there