UCET Thursday night trip - 3rd November

[adrian morris]

is there a trip planned this week ?

[Doug Thompson]

I will be going to Rhyd Alyn

[Gregory Collins]

I will be coming along on Thursday.  I will be bringing a magnet to fish out that selfie stick I dropped down that pit below the 8th ladder unless somebody else retrieved it last Thursday!

[adrian morris]

OKAY WITH ME - HOWS THE TRAIN ?

[Ian A]

Tim,

I know (at least) that Ade is a member - he can't see the members section where this trip is listed. I don't know about others .... can you check with Tom (Secretary) and upgrade as appropriate pls?

 

Ian

[mick murphy]

members section okay with me windows 10 with internet explorer

[Paul]

Hi all

I'm new to the forum, and I'm not a paid up member of UCET, but what are the chances of a stranger, an outsider like myself tagging along on this trip??

[Anthony Britner]

This trip involves patches of water around knee deep a little crawling with 1 tight bit a lot of stooping and loads of ladders, if you are happy to negotiate that, then you will be welcome, in fact you would be welcome regardless.

[mike leahy]

[quote="Harris" post=29552]Hi all

I'm new to the forum, and I'm not a paid up member of UCET, but what are the chances of a stranger, an outsider like myself tagging along on this trip??[/quote]

hi harris
as we  don't know your personal ability it would be a good idea to give us a heads up on you , this trip is 400ft of ladder down (obv) and then back up again ((also obv).

[Paul]

Hello again
Yes a little about me, good idea. Well at the begining of summer, just gone, it was decided I needed to
get in/keep myself in good heath. While looking around for rock climbing gear/info I stumbled on this site.
The knowlegde Bank was to become a brilliant source of information and changed my future endeavour from climbing to
cave/mine exploration, much more my cup of tea.

My first trip was down Penarth Mine with a torch and a hydration pack, it was fantastic down
there and I went down again the following week for a better look around, only with two torches this time (backup).

I have been in Belgrave Mine, twice in the Spar Mine in Hendre and took a trip around Moel Fferna Slate mine.
All three mines were great exploring but I wasn't able to complete Moel Fferna think I did three levels, before my
hunger was too much to ignore. Didn't complete Belgrave either because I don't yet have a headlamp and I
figure srt work  would have been more difficult without one.

I'm by no means an expert at srt, only what I have learned when possible over the summer. Some of my kit I is
more associated with rock climbing than cave/mine exploration. Dynamic rope, grigri, petzl hand ascender and climbing harness, petzl reverso. I have since bought a Stop, and will be getting a caving harness and headlamp. I will be investing
in cave clothing too.

Don't mind stooping, crawling, climbing up and down ladders, or water.

Well, thats me since the beginning of the summer, and what a brilliant time spent in mines.
Need to take it to another level now, 450ft down preferably.

[Gregory Collins]

Madmicks, this members section also works with Google Chrome browser on Windows 10 and Ubuntu Linux 14:04

[Paul]

Don't know if you know, but the whole ucet website went down last night for at least 10 mins, around 20:45.

[Ian A]

Meet Point: Chapel above Rhyd Alyn Caravan Park on Penyfron Road.

Google Maps: 53.182772, -3.203938 <--- Click for Google Map

Meet Time: 6.30pm

Link :

https://www.google.com/maps?q=53.182772,-3.203938&hl=en&gl=gb&shorturl=1

 

Ian

[Ian A]

Meet Point: Chapel above Rhyd Alyn Caravan Park on Penyfron Road.

Google Maps: 53.182772, -3.203938 <--- Click for Google Map

Meet Time: 6.30pm

Link :

https://www.google.com/maps?q=53.182772,-3.203938&hl=en&gl=gb&shorturl=1

 

Ian

[mike leahy]

you coming out luv