Corin
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13 years ago
May I suggest:
Groes y ddwy a fon (Groesddwynfon) - database
http://www.aditnow.co.uk/mines/Groes-Y-Ddwy-Afon-Slate-Mine/ 

Near to Blaenau - parking opposite by the lake. SH754 424

Met an ex-manager 😉 Have popped up for a quick look. A few adits - a good looking hole, larger than it appears. Ex-manager said we would need a few dinghys - at least 3 chambers (flooded) - so a hand jammer and harness could be used. No need for dinghys yet, unless enthusiasm....

Will bring 30ms of static
sinker
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13 years ago
Well done that man :thumbsup:
See you there 😉
Around 1830hrs? Will aim for earlier if i can...

Llion? Willy Eckerslyke? Skimble?
Yma O Hyd....
Llion
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13 years ago

Yep, sounds good to me 😉

See ya there :thumbsup:
🅱Me... Back n Boogying ag wrth n modd
Strangely Brown
13 years ago
Not in Port at the moment however I may have a chance to explore the Sidmouth railway tunnel exposed last year when part of the cliff collapsed.
Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it.
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13 years ago
"owaincbrown" wrote:

.......I may have a chance to explore the Sidmouth railway tunnel........



😮

Photos please :thumbup:

Are you coming to Corris on the 29th?
Yma O Hyd....
skimble
13 years ago
Is anyone bringing a dinghy, or should I search the house for my wetsuit? :confused:
4737carlin
13 years ago
Good chnce ill be out later if i can get away in time, if so ill be there by 6 30 🙂
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13 years ago
Sorry guys I'm not going to make it....yet again....big problems here, all work related :curse: 😠
Yma O Hyd....
skimble
13 years ago
Likewise, I'm not going to be there tonight 😞 , so don't wait for me.
Corin
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13 years ago
Job done, lots of water and no dinghies. No round trips, mud filled chamber.

Need a dinghy to explore 3 (apparently) flooded chambers.
Couple of crawls, loose roof . Lovely views and a full moon. Llion, Brian and me, very nice.

Thank you.
Llion
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13 years ago
"Corin" wrote:

Job done, lots of water and no dinghies. No round trips, mud filled chamber.

Need a dinghy to explore 3 (apparently) flooded chambers.
Couple of crawls, loose roof . Lovely views and a full moon. Corin, Brian and me, very nice.

Thank you.

🅱Me... Back n Boogying ag wrth n modd
4737carlin
13 years ago
Cheers guys, was a decent evening, nice fresh air, just put the photos up, Groesddwynfon documented
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13 years ago
"4737carlin" wrote:

Cheers guys, was a decent evening, nice fresh air, just put the photos up, Groesddwynfon documented



Hey carlin 😉

Just looked at your photos....great as usual :thumbsup:

Sorry I didn't make it down there with you, big problems at work again I'm afraid.....and I'm paid to sort out the problems that no one else wants to deal with so.... 😠

Glad my directions helped though and that you found the other guys ok 😉

Worth another trip one day I think.....with boats and wetsuits 😉
Yma O Hyd....
JohnnearCfon
13 years ago
We seem to have a duplicate entry for this site. Could the two be combined (with both spellings maybe)?
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13 years ago
"JohnnearCfon" wrote:

We seem to have a duplicate entry for this site.....



Yes i thought that too...I'm still not sure which spelling is actually correct, I've always known it as Groes....rather that Croes....?

Hymac would know best....he probably knows it better than most 😉

Yma O Hyd....
4737carlin
13 years ago
"sinker" wrote:

Hey carlin 😉

Just looked at your photos....great as usual :thumbsup:

Glad my directions helped though and that you found the other guys ok 😉



Cheers mate, yeah for a few mins i thought i was out there on my own!! 😉
Vanoord
13 years ago
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Is that some sort of chamber at the back of the pit?

Presumably a dinghy would get you there...
Hello again darkness, my old friend...
skimble
13 years ago
"Vanoord" wrote:

Presumably a dinghy would get you there...


Do you have any extra safe ones in your emporium? We don't seem to have a very good track record using the common or garden variety :curse:
Vanoord
13 years ago
EU regs have forced a design change recently, so the new ones are about twice as heavy as the old ones.

Presumably they're a bit stronger but I doubt it'll make a jot of difference when slate is concerned.

I'd be tempted to use something like a small kayak to get round a nice big pit like that...
Hello again darkness, my old friend...
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13 years ago
"Vanoord" wrote:



Presumably a dinghy would get you there...



Hmmm...thinking about it, there are a good few places now that need access over or through water to allow full exploration. I'm thinking of investing in something a bit more durable than a cheapo inflatable beach dinghy, and concentrating on flooded chambers for a while. Not sure whether to go for a better class of dinghy or some kind of small, compact, light weight sea kayak. Not much heavier than a decent dinghy, much more durable, but more unweildy to carry up inclines and over mountains!

More thought and research required..... :blink:
Yma O Hyd....
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