Proposed aditnow trip for 2010.
Parc Lead Mine, and its ramifications including Llanrwst and Cwffty.
This will be a 2 day weekend event, the plan being to give plenty of time for the aditnow photographers to do their thing.
I expect to see Simon, the Colonel, Sparty, and all my friends who were on this years mid Wales trip.
The above is in my opinion one of the classic mine exploration trips of country, the features are impossible to describe, and unfortunately are very noticeable by their absence of photographs from this website.
This is something that we need to rectify.
The most spectacular ochre stalactite formations that I have ever seen
Rising mains with huge clack boxes
Spectacular fracture zone with sections of a whole level falling into the understopes
A level supported on chains secured to the cheeks of the stope.
A double power take off pumping arrangement, unique to the whole country.
This is to name but a few.
Not a trip for the faint hearted, although the SRT is novice grade the technicalities involve a vertical chain ladder with water coming down on your head, and wading through upper chest deep water and ochre.
I am at present doing safety work in Parc as people who use ME will be aware but expect to have this finished by early in the new year. This includes overhauling the main ladderways and I also want to put a lifeline across the deeper water.
I propose that the Saturday will be a trip to western Cwffty visiting Llanrwst on the way. This is the hard trip with the deep water and ochre.
Sunday will be a trip to the eastern section of the lower No 3 level including ‘stalactite passage’. If time permits, we can explore some of the stopes above the upper No 2 level to make up the day.
Now, I am a mid Wales RE. Does anyone object if I bring the mine descriptions for Parc, Llanrwst, and Cwffty up to date?
My avatar is a poor likeness.