Ok folks its the last full "Thursday Nighters" trip of 2014, as next week, the 18th, is the "Parti 'Dolig Fawr". Yaaaay! ;D
So this week I thought that we would go out in style with a trip to Stwlan slate mine, also known as Moelwyn stale mine (I'm never too sure which is which, they are known locally as both. Can anyone shed any light on that one? :flowers:. )

Anyhow, its here:

http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=52.979349&lon=-3.995259&z=17.5&r=0&src=msa 

Its a fair old hike up, but its a go-er come rain or snow so bring wet gear for the walk. I'm hoping for a braw bricht moonlicht nicht as it is a cracking walk up under the stars, but the forecast is marginal so be prepared. :thumbup:

Meet up here:

http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=52.988786&lon=-3.962616&z=18.7&r=0&src=msa 

at 1815 to gear up and leg it up the hill.

Its a very odd mine which we never really fathomed out last time we were there. Imagine a slate mine that had been worked like a metal mine..... :confused:. Some large chambers there and some SRT too if I recall. I had a mishap last time I was there and ended up on blocks for a couple weeks with a mashed ankle so the details are a little vague! Bring SRT kit, you never know! I'll bring the drill as there are definitely some pitches that could be bolted if we felt so inclined.

'Avin it? See you all there. All welcome :flowers:

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Shall be there 🙂

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Shall be there :)

I'm sorry to be pernickety but the correct response is "I'm 'avin' it large."

:sneaky:

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Shall be there :)

I'm sorry to be pernickety but the correct response is "I'm 'avin' it large."

:sneaky:

O.k. If you insist :confused:

"I'm 'avin' it large." too :thumbup:

"I'm 'avin' it large." too :thumbup:

Cheers Don. See you there :thumbup:

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Hoping to be there, but I have ebola, well man flu anyway. If Im not there dont wait for me;(

(Ebola? No, the aforementioned it.)

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I'm having a rare attack of social acceptibility this week...:-[ will be thinking of you lot though!

I'm having a 'rare' attack of the lazy :lol:

Combined with tiredness, the weather, not feeling 100% and the horrendous walk up, I'm going to miss out on this one :wub: Can we visit it when the weather gets nice again please :lol:

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Slackers...

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Weather forecast is marginal, at best! Gear up!

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I take it we're still up for this? 😢

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Looks like we are rained off....:(

@DonStuart: you have a PM mate....

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I do apologise for my negativity. But on the plus side, those who weren't available this evening will get another chance! :thumbup:

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Ah, it's that one.

Sure there's meant to be a lot more to it than meets the eye and that it connects to somewhere else, but it seemed unlikely many a year back when we went there.

Would agree with avoiding it in wet weather - I remember it as being very damp in there and there are a few sloping surfaces than you have to traverse which have big drops at the bottom...

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on the plus side, those who weren't available this evening will get another chance! :thumbup:

:thumbsup:

Let's hope that next time I don't have a 200mile round trip for nothing :curse: :curse:

Let's hope that next time I don't have a 200mile round trip for nothing :curse: :curse:

Oh dear Don, sounds like you had a **** night! :(

Oh heck, sorry Don! :flowers:

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Oh no, really very sorry to hear that Don. Phil did PM you but I guess you didn't receive it in time. Can you PM 1 or 2 of us your mobile number please so if a Thursday night trip every gets cancelled at short notice again one of us can text you?

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