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pingu
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Newbie Topic Starter

11 years ago

So Lady and Gentlemen, is it back to Benallt to push new frontiers?:o I have another ali tube and more rungs but am lacking clamps 😢 if anyone can borrow some ??. Don, if you require a lift, give me a call/text.

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Margot
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11 years ago

Yes, let's get back and sort that place out! I don't have any clamps but I can bring duct tape... 8-)

Corin
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Newbie

11 years ago

Plan to make this one.

No clamps 😞 but drill, bolts etc and a 🙂.

Can bring some 4 mm cord to bind rungs if we are desperate ;D

Maybe even some rope as well??

Willy Eckerslyke
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Newbie

11 years ago

Sorry, not much chance of me getting hold of any clamps either.
But... if we're struggling, we could SRT the lower section up to our bolts, freeing up the lower treads and clamps to use at the top. That will also have the advantage of lightening the maypole for us to lift it and insert another section.

"The true crimefighter always carries everything he needs in his utility belt, Robin"

simonrl
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Administration

11 years ago

I'll be out this week. Kindly prop me up at the side of a passageway with a bottle of something colourless and strong :lol:

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

sinker
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Newbie

11 years ago

I have drill, bolts, hangers and scaff clamps....fear not! :thumbsup:

Yma O Hyd....

Blober
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Newbie

11 years ago

At the end of all this the entire mine will be held up by scaff :lol:

FILTH - Think this is a playground? Think again...

T666jay
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Newbie

11 years ago

Im missinging out on the fun because of work. I think next week i should be ok though! that is if work doesnt p*ss on my parade again. Not only that im trying to save for my travelling trip to America in the new year.... but i will do my best to come to a few explores.

Tea and Scones

RJV
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Newbie

11 years ago

Granted am commenting without having seen where/how you're using your it but can you not save a lot of weight by ditching the rungs altogether to make a normal maypole?

nova_turbo
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Newbie

11 years ago

#10

See you all in couple of hours! It's been 4 weeks since my last maypole-ing! :lol::thumbsup:

Are we going in via rotting sheep?

Margot
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Newbie

11 years ago

#11

Ah, the Maypole Master is back! Excellent. 8-)
And yes, I suppose that's the best, as it takes forever to come in through the lower entrance, and maypole-faffing/drilling/rigging tends to take forever. These few sheep bones are not enough to compensate for the time advantage...

nova_turbo
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11 years ago

#12

"MHSaher" wrote:
Ah, the Maypole Master is back! Excellent. 8-)
And yes, I suppose that's the best, as it takes forever to come in through the lower entrance, and maypole-faffing/drilling/rigging tends to take forever. These few sheep bones are not enough to compensate for the time advantage...

Sounds like a plan, think I'll stick with waders :lol:

Looking forward to see what I've missed!

Margot
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11 years ago

#13

No updates yet! Well, maybe I'll inform the world then. We got to the top! Or rather, Willy Eckers did. Being rewarded for truly fearless maypoling by a free view on what's up there. And that is: at the top there is a very small platform, and slightly offset from the maypoled shaft it goes up even further, but that shaft (or winze, but I think not) is entirely clogged with deads and gunk. So that's the end for anyone not crazy enough to try to unblock that passage! Which would be almost everybody.

Willy Eckerslyke
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11 years ago

#14

You're not keen on the idea then? :lol:
The blockage could only be inches thick. Some careful prodding with a bar should establish if this is the case. Meanwhile, it would be interesting to measure up and establish how far we are from the surface or from that shaft higher up the hillside.

"The true crimefighter always carries everything he needs in his utility belt, Robin"

Margot
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Newbie

11 years ago

#15

I've once tried to clear a blockage vaguely like that from below! One learns, doesn't one. But I'm happy to come along to measure the place, and do some spiffing evaluation of where that blockage is with respect to the hillside and the other bits of mine!
And I'm also perfectly happy to wait in "jack chamber" and a) be the first to know if you manage to clear up the place without problems and you discover amazing new chambers, b) join you to the pub if the prodding didn't have any spectacular effects, c) help dig you out if you don't manage to clear the blockage below you, but DO manage to block the passage below with all the falling rubble or d) alert the emergency services if it all goes horribly wrong. If I can choose: option A please.

Willy Eckerslyke
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11 years ago

#16

Oh dear!

"The true crimefighter always carries everything he needs in his utility belt, Robin"

nova_turbo
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11 years ago

#17

The next trip here would be best for just a couple of people, one at the top and then one clearing the bottom. Not worth everyone just being sat at the bottom chamber :lol:

Margot
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Newbie

11 years ago

#18

My thoughts exactly! I think more than two would be overdoing it...

pingu
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Newbie Topic Starter

11 years ago

#19

C'mon, where is your sense of adventure? Having tried to once become entombed I will still give it a go providing some of you are there to at least inform my cat that I wont be coming home:o:o;(

sinker
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Newbie

11 years ago

#20

"nova_turbo" wrote:

The next trip here would be best for just a couple of people, one at the top and then one clearing the bottom. Not worth everyone just being sat at the bottom chamber :lol:

One at the top, two would be better. One clearing falling deads on the ledge up above Jack chamber. And at least one in Jack chamber ready to run out through "Sheep" to raise the alarm if required. :lol: I'd have to bring the SatPhone as there is no cell coverage in the cwm. ::)
And you always need to rotate the digging crew, so everyone gets a go :lol:
Nice little project for a couple of winter evenings when we don't fancy trecking to far :thumbup:

Yma O Hyd....