UCET Trip Advisor - Thursday 21st March 2024

[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 & members only and will be limited to 10 places MAX.

Meet Place : Halkyn Quarry
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. Tripod and Lifeline can be taken.

TRIP 2 - Thorntree Shaft - SRT ONLY (10 MAX)

Limited to only 10 spaces, subject to whether water is being pumped down the shaft â€" we have spoken to the quarry to alert them, so, shouldn’t be an issue.

1. Oli B
2. Kayla
3. Mark E
4. Oz
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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=11611&Itemid=191#47350

Regards,

Kieran (Trip organiser)

[Owen]

Thorntree shaft please  B)

[Gareth Stonely]

Ropes will need picking up and you'll probably need some lubricant for the lock at Pearl shaft

[David Evans]

Ahhh. Been waiting for Halkyn. Brilliant. Suited and booted to arrive as soon as.

[Michaela]

SRT in thorntree for me please  

[mike leahy]

I’ll be elsewhere on Halkyn  mountain
   

[Mark Evans]

Thorntree for me please  

[Robin Jones]

[quote="mike leahy" post=47360]I’ll be elsewhere on Halkyn  mountain
   [/quote]

You technically live on Halkyn Mountain you div, does that mean you'll be in your house? :whistle:

[mike leahy]

[quote="Sweetie" post=47364][quote="mike leahy" post=47360]I’ll be elsewhere on Halkyn  mountain
   [/quote]

You technically live on Halkyn Mountain you div, does that mean you'll be in your house? :whistle:[/quote]

   

[mike leahy]

There’s a shaft we dropped last week that looks like an easy dig to get in

[OliBeard36]

Hi Kieran

Thorntree please

[Greg Brownbill]

Pearl shaft for me and Jacob please

[Kieran Thomas Wyatt]

I won;t be out this week, catch you all at Parc on 28th

CORRECTION - 04/04 in Minera

[Gareth Stonely]

We're going to need someone to take the Thorntree trip or the Pearl trip

[Dave Jones]

Happy to take the Thorntree trip  :silly: