UCET Trip Advisor - Thursday 2nd November 2023

[Kieran Thomas Wyatt]

UCET Trip Advisor - x2 TRIPS

Next Thursday's trip will consist of x2 TRIPs. Both at the same location: Pearl Shaft & Thorntree shaft. Pearl Shaft will be a 'walkabout' mine with some squeezes and is considered sporty. Thorntree will be for competent SRT cavers only and will be limited to 10 places MAX.

Meet Place : Halkyn Quarry
Meet Date : Thursday 2nd November 2023
Meet Time : 6:30pm-6:45pm
Requirements : Wellies, overalls, helmet, lamp, gloves, Full SRT - if doing Thorntree shaft, Cows tails (Optional for Pearl Shaft)

Link to Parking: goo.gl/maps/Z4YmeFgNBYS1P9Ev6


TRIP 1 - Pearl Shaft

This is a lead mine with a fixed ladder entrance pitch of, around, 60 feet (20m). Once down, some of the passages are a little squeezy. There are a couple of short, rope assisted areas. There is also an area of crinoids (if you know where to look) as well as a nice sphalerite vein (again, if you know where to look). You will get muddy.

Suitable for novices with some experience, not suitable for debut cavers.



TRIP 2 - Thorntree Shaft - SRT ONLY (10 MAX) - If not being pumped with water

Limited to only 10 spaces, subject to whether water is being pumped down the shaft.

1.Gaz S
2. Tom.H
3. Sam C
4. Rich w
5. Mark
6. Rich T
7. John J
8.
9.
10.

Attendance for both must be confirmed on the forum please - http://www.ucet.org.uk/index.php?option=com_kunena&view=topic&catid=13&id=11528&Itemid=191#46316

Regards,

Kieran (Trip organiser)

[Mhoirbheinn Doyle]

Josh + I will be at the pearl one please

[Gareth Stonely]

Cheers Kizz for putting my name down for Thortree, i hope they're not pumping water down the shaft, because i need to get on down this shaft

[mike leahy]

[quote="Stones" post  =46318]Cheers Kizz for putting my name down for Thortree, i hope they're not pumping water down the shaft, because i need to get on down this shaft[/quote]

No excuse for you gaz, even if they are pumping water down it. You’ve got a meander pvc suit .

[Kieran Thomas Wyatt]

[quote="mike leahy" post=46319]

No excuse for you gaz, even if they are pumping water down it. You’ve got a meander pvc suit .[/quote]


Just be a local swinsto trip haha

[Mark Evans]

Count me in for Pearl Shaft please.

Going to give it a miss with the shit forecast, see you all next week

[Mary Snowden]

Count me in for pearl shaft

[Tom Howard]

Me for Thorntree please :-)

[samantha]

Me for Thorntree  

[Thomas Davies]

i;ll go on the pearl shaft please

[Richard woolley]

Thorntree plz

[samantha]

On behalf of Mark, Thorntree please.

[JayLloyd95]

Can you count me in for the none SRT trip please. I don't have a cows tail if it's possible to borrow one? I'll get one organised soon. Thanks

[Steve]

[quote="Tom Howard" post=46323]Me for Thorntree please :-)[/quote]

You doing your yearly trip  

[mike leahy]

Has anybody been in touch with the quarry to make sure they are not pumping water down the shaft