Seeing as how the evenings are getting lighter, we can now venture a little further off the beaten track on a Thursday night 😉
An easy one to start with, this week we are going to visit the Moelwyn / Bwlch Stwlan area.
Lets meet up by the Lakeside Cafe, here:

http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=52.985558&lon=-3.965903&z=19.1&r=0&src=msa 

at 1800 hours.

Not sure if there is much in the way of SRT but I'm bringing my kit on the off-chance... 😉

I'm not promising, but I will try to borrow the key to the Stwlan Dam access road, but it may not work out so please be prepared for a walk up to the dam, and then on to the mines. It's quite a hike, but fairly steady, and, with the long-range forecast looking good, worth doing for the view alone :thumbsup:
And..."ahem"...we could certainly do with the exercise... :angel:
Usual culprits will be in attendance.....post a reply if you can make it :flowers:
Any new-comers are of course welcome, even if you just fancy a pleasant walk 😉

See you all there :thumbsup:

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Yup, I certainly need the exercise. So here's hoping for a working key! :flowers:

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I'm definitely free Thursday evening 🙂

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Yes, I will be there. Is it true that there is a defribulator, an oxygen tent and a team of scantily clad nurses stationed on Stwlan Dam????????? :lol: :lol:

Yea, but sightings are highly dependant on your medication.

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I'll be able to come if someone can rustle up some form of transportation to and from Bangor :thumbup: No worries if nobody can do it, Jay should be free next week I think 😉

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Week after next will be my next trip. Im on the firstaid this week then back onboard next week, week after that is my week off so all is good!

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....if someone can rustle up some form of transportation to and from Bangor.....

I will be travelling straight to Blaenau from Saltney, but a lift back to Bangor is no problem at all :thumbup:

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I can offer a lift from Bangor to Tanygrisiau (and back if needed) but I'm working on Friday so can't stretch to a detour to Holyhead this time - unless we finish very early, which seems unlikely.

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@ Blober....I'll take you back to Holyhead if required :thumbup:
I'm "that kind of guy" :lol: :thumbup:

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But have we got a long walk or not? 😉

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But have we got a long walk or not? ;)

I'll tell you tomorrow....read into that what you will.... :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Unfortunately I have not been able to borrow the key to the Stwlan Dam road.....First Hydro's Far Eastern parent company are very twitchy about Public Liability insurance and un-escorted vehicles etc etc blah blah. I have one more person to try but it's only fair to warn you all that we are likely to be in for a trek up to the dam rather than a leisurely drive 😠
Having said that, its not THAT far or THAT steep so I'm still in :thumbup:
My Special Forces training will see me yomp up there in about ten minutes :lol: :lol: :lol:

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I'm hoping to venture up there this afternoon to look at the conditions. The road is clear but the mountain flank looks like its covered in sheet ice. 😮 I will contact Sinker (coz I only have his number!) and let him know. Will see you all, either at the mine or in the car park if its too trecherous. :confused:

Don't think I'll be there, wasn't very well yesterday and still haven't quite recovered plus I'm sure you don't want me to share it with you.

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I'm the same mate, not eaten for two days, cold, pounding head, feeling sick, no energy....but I dont mind sharing :lol: 😉

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😞 😞 grrrrr i wont be out after all 😞 been rather violently sick and as cold as a cold thing in a Cold Competition....on a cold day :curse: :curse:

Enjoy, shall see you next week.

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Hope you get better soon, the feeling cold only lasted a few hours for me though every now and again my guts feel like they're trying to crawl away somewhere and hide.
I keep looking out of the window and haven't seen any lights so assume you're on the South East side of Bwlch Stwlan.

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I hope you're both feeling better soon. You probably made the right decision as it was a bit chilly up there. But by 'eck it was fun! :lol: Mine exploring where you need a rope to negotiate the ice covered snow just to reach the entrance!
The mine itself was very interesting, almost certainly not slate - zinc perhaps?

And Pingu's new appendage was a sight to behold. :o

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I'm trying to get my bearings...
This photo is the only aerial one I have showing the area:
http://pages.bangor.ac.uk/~oss108/images/aerial/200504221_3302_crop.jpg 
2 entrances are seen clearly towards the top left. I'm thinking we must have entered just below the path, that the upper of those 2 is the one with the fence around that we reached from the inside, the lower of the 2 is walled up, then there's a another just below them which was blocked near its entrance - near the slab on the kink in the path. Anyone agree?
It all looked a bit different covered in snow. :confused:

So the big question, can anyone tell us anything about this mine?

Hymac?
"Stwlan Reservoir from 'Hen gloddfa' Moelwyn mine"
🔗Moelwyn-Slate-Mine-User-Album-Image-51673[linkphoto]Moelwyn-Slate-Mine-User-Album-Image-51673[/linkphoto][/link]

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