Cwmorthin Back Vein Trip 26th May 2012

[Ian A]

Cwmorthin Back Vein Trip


Meet Place : The café at Tranygrisiau (Blaenau Ffestiniog)

Here; http://maps.google.co.uk/?hl=en&ll=52.98547,-3.965512&spn=0.002787,0.006968&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=52.98546,-3.96519&panoid=6QiR3XZe0P9wOd38WPrXSg&cbp=12,343.71,,0,6.65

Meet Date : Saturday 26th May 2012

Meet Time : 10:00am at the café, 10:15am at the upper car park

Trip Requirements : Wellies, food, drink, sufficient battery life and warm clothing (gloves are a good idea too).

Expected time underground : 4 hours

Trip Details
The trip is to explore the back vein of Cwmorthin and to experience the new, underwater walkway recently installed by Miles and the Friends of Cwmorthin â€" this means that you should not get your feet wet

The trip will be a round trip and you will be able to see and experience large chambers, a railed incline, a least one bridge of death, a number of cabals, various workings and, time permitting, a bonus section of the mine.

The trip is suitable for novice cavers/explorers and no SRT equipment is needed.

There will be plenty of photo opportunities.



Ian

[Ali Wiseman]

I've asked for a day off for this... I love Cwmorthin.

If someone can give me a lift, yell, and I'll make arrangements to meet You somewhere convinient for you.

[John Nicholson]

I hope Bella and I can come along.

[Ian A]

[quote="JohnNicholson" post=6125]I hope Bella and I can come along.[/quote]

Of course you can

[Ali Wiseman]

If you haven't been to a decent sized slate mine, then this place is *well* worth the effort. Slate is vast compared to most metal workings. Looking at pictures online, however well shot, You just can't get a sense of the sheer scale of these places.

[Alison Webster]

I'll be there Ian.

Thanks.

[Joel Colk]

Maybe .

can't promise that I won't wander off and play on the new rigging though

[Ali Wiseman]

Assuming I can get the day off, can I bring my (not so) little brother along? He's pestered me for ages to go underground, but lives near Prestatyn, so we haven't had chance to go anywhere yet, now that he hasn't got a missus naysaying any plans to go underground.

He was well up for a wander into the mine at Dyserth falls, and was a fair way in having pinched my torch off me, so he's game for it.

[Ian A]

Yep ... no problem at all

[Ali Wiseman]

Day off booked, and I'll try to get a decent light built in time so I can light the chambers up properly.

[Corin Hardcastle]

I  wandered down the BVI with Dylan on Saturday. The Dry feet idea does not work. The water level has risen (Miles put in a new dam :cheer: s ).

I had to step off the pipe as the roof is a little too low. Sorry to report the water is still chilly.

Joel lots of shiny new hangers in there :evil:

[Richard Timms]

I'll be there,see you in the cafe.

[Ian A]

Update

Coming so far;

Ian
Tony
Newstuff + 1
John
Bella
Richard T
Alison
Marcelle + 3
Richard S
Joel ?  + 2 Socks  ?

[Ali Wiseman]

NewStuff *may* be +2... If that's OK. I probably won't know until the day before though.

[Ian A]

Sure, no worries