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NigelH
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14 years ago

Hi folks,
I was looking at doing the CRTT this w/e with a mate who hasn't done the trip before. I was wondering if anyone who'd done the trip recently knew the state of the ropes & dinghies? The last time I did it, earlier this year, rope 1 was fine, rope 2 was decidely manky, the dinghy at the 1st crossing (sunken suspension bridge) was good and the second dinghy (pulley and string crossing) was okay, but leaked necessitating a brisk pull. :ohmygod:

PS how is the pulley now I'm thinking about it.

Cheers
Nigel

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simonrl
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14 years ago

Hi Nigel

Changes over the past few months referencing various other threads for more info...

Handline up to incline shaft - gone 🙂 don't know why, but if anybody can't get up to the incline shaft without them they're probably not going to make the through trip 🙂

1st rope - good

2nd rope - good, but rope protection very worn (see http://www.aditnow.co.uk/community/viewtopic.aspx?t=4539 for update on ropes and general)

1st zip wire - no problems

Ladder bridge - fixed :thumbsup: http://www.aditnow.co.uk/community/viewtopic.aspx?t=4907

1st bridge (the walkable clipped in one) - no problems

2nd zip wire - no problems

Bridge of death - no immediate problems

Chamber of horrors / dinghy crossing - never rely on there being a decent dinghy here, always take your own just in case. I did it last in early October and we left one good dinghy. Speedy, Lab rat and a few others did it more recently so can probably advise better. However do take your own, you never know you might get there and have to swim it 🙂

my orders are to sit here and watch the world go by

RJV
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14 years ago

"simonrl" wrote:
you never know you might get there and have to swim it :)

Bri & I were talking about just that thing on Saturday. A back to basics trip next year in a style more akin to the original explorations? Wetsuits, inner-tubes and none of the zip-wires or associated razamataz?

One for the Wales weekend maybe?

simonrl
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14 years ago

"RJV" wrote:

"simonrl" wrote:
you never know you might get there and have to swim it :)

Bri & I were talking about just that thing on Saturday. A back to basics trip next year in a style more akin to the original explorations? Wetsuits, inner-tubes and none of the zip-wires or associated razamataz?

One for the Wales weekend maybe?

Quite possibly 🙂 IIRC it was going to be all slate wasn't it :)

I did swim it once. Very cold 😮

my orders are to sit here and watch the world go by

stevem
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14 years ago

"simonrl" wrote:

I did swim it once. Very cold 😮

By choice ...or leaky boat 😢

May the fleas of a thousand camels infest the crotch of the person who
screws up your day and may their arms be too short to scratch.

simonrl
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14 years ago

"stevem" wrote:

"simonrl" wrote:

I did swim it once. Very cold 😮

By choice ...or leaky boat 😢

Choice I'm afraid. 😞

my orders are to sit here and watch the world go by

NigelH
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14 years ago

"simonrl" wrote:

"stevem" wrote:

"simonrl" wrote:

I did swim it once. Very cold 😮

By choice ...or leaky boat 😢

Choice I'm afraid. 😞

By Choice!!?? Egads Sir! I'll bet it was cold. What were you wearing? I nice thick wetsuit? That would be just so sweaty on the walk up the Croesor, I don't know what would be worse.

NigelH
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14 years ago

Hmmm - here's a thought?

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10001&catalogId=1500002451&langId=-1&searchTerms=2713113

stevem
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14 years ago

Somebody has crossed on a whale... :confused:

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screws up your day and may their arms be too short to scratch.

simonrl
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14 years ago

#10

And here it is :)

http://www.flickriver.com/photos/rob_eavis/2229824999/

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Owt
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14 years ago

#11

Sounds like fun to me. Anybody know where I can get an inner tube from - short of nicking one out of the Green Canel in Dan yr Ogof? 😉

Llion
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14 years ago

#12

Handline up the base of the incline has been replaced

Two new rope protectors on first abb and one new on second abb by the foot hold just over the edge

Suspension bridge up 😉 😉

The above was done when we put the bridge back up

🅱Me... Back n Boogying ag wrth n modd

simonrl
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14 years ago

#13

Strewth, a busy day!

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Llion
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14 years ago

#14

:thumbsup: twas a good day

🅱Me... Back n Boogying ag wrth n modd

lab rat
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14 years ago

#15

Aye, that it was - a fab day had by all us in the work party :thumbsup: cant wait for more..... 😉 :thumbsup:

Love it . . . 🙂

NigelH
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14 years ago

#16

Hi all,
got the trip done. The recovered ladder bridge is just fantastic! Well done that team. There was a dinghy in the CoH, but it was a leaky one. We used that and our own, inflating it as another party went through.

A top day out underground.

Speedycaver
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14 years ago

#17

Yay..!! Glad you had a good trip and thanks for the praise on the recovered bridge. :thumbsup:

We'll be in there again soon to carry out some more maintenance.

Edd
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14 years ago

#18

Woo cant wait 😃

'I started reading it with full intention to read it all and then got bored and went and got beer instead!'

Mr Mike
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14 years ago

#19

"simonrl" wrote:
And here it is :)

http://www.flickriver.com/photos/rob_eavis/2229824999/

Has anyone bother to check the link and then look at Rob Eavis's photos? They are pretty amazing.

Mr Mike www.mineexplorer.org.uk

moocher
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14 years ago

#20

would it not be more practical to build some form of a raft ? as opposed to the never ending stream of inflatables would be an interesting project.and no more punctures ::)

Excuse me while my carbon footprint kicks your eco-mentalist backside!