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merddinemrys Joined: 13/03/2006 Location: Barmouth View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 03/01/2008 08:37:23 Reply | Quote I don't think the line to the foot of Parc incline is FR property any more either. The new line will avoid Croesor Junction to ease the curve so there has been some land swapped in that area. -- 'You're making Waves' IP: 81.141.137.146 |
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otis Joined: 06/05/2008 View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 06/05/2008 12:55:15 Reply | Quote ok thanks for info! I noticed there are a few chambers coming off the no9 adit before it reaches the main workings, one of which comes in close contact to the eastern workings. Anyone taken a look here? Don't know if you guys have done your recon yet. I did these last year and found they were all dead ends, both left and right. I was most intrigued by a large draught coming out of a small opening in the cave just left the main junction. The cave with all the ovens (?). The small opening went into a small chamber with about 18 inches of water and too high for my wellies. regards Otis IP: 77.96.221.247 |
Barney Joined: 01/12/2005 Location: Warwickshire View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 06/05/2008 17:05:27 Reply | Quote The things that look like ovens are cupboards that were used to store parts for the compressor, the base of which can be seen in that very chamber. The draughty chamber that you discribe is part of the huge collapse, the draught is probably going round in circles from upper levels off the neighbouring incline -- |
hymac580c Joined: 28/05/2007 Location: Blaenau Ffestiniog View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 06/05/2008 17:46:23 Reply | Quote There is a large open chamber in the middle area of the eastern twll (pit). It goes down quite deep and I have been down it a few days ago while walking over the Moelwyn. there is a lot of lose scree to go down and the roof area has a lot of lose rock. I only had trainers, no helmet and no light so only went down about 3/4 way so I do not know whether it leads down to tunneling or just a blockage. So if anyone goes down it all the way, let us know how you got on. -- Art thou a figment of mine imagination? Or be I one of thine? IP: 172.143.67.10 |
fjällvandring Joined: 05/03/2012 Location: Carlisle, Cumbria View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 14/09/2012 15:51:30 Reply | Quote I visited Rhosydd a few months ago... one of those places that just didn't feel right, was always checking the roof for cracks and loose rock. So probably unlikely that the eastern bits of Rhosydd will be entered, Barney thinks that the collapse could have filled much of the eastern workings with debris from above. I read that the 1900 fall made a large depression on Moelwyn, so maybe it would be possible to explore around here? For those extra daring people -- Lífið er svo yndislegt IP: 95.148.10.27 |
SimonRL Joined: 27/11/2005 Location: North Wales View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 14/09/2012 16:00:08 Reply | Quote The eastern end is quite accessible up from floor 9  You can get up as far as floor 4 and explore E to the extreme end of the mine  -- Half the lies you tell ain't true IP: 95.147.205.225 |
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fjällvandring Joined: 05/03/2012 Location: Carlisle, Cumbria View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 14/09/2012 16:18:05 Reply | Quote Oh did you descover that recently? :p and come across any buried miners from 1900?  -- Lífið er svo yndislegt IP: 95.148.10.27 |
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SimonRL Joined: 27/11/2005 Location: North Wales View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 14/09/2012 16:26:46 Reply | Quote fjällvandring wrote: Oh did you descover that recently? :p and come across any buried miners from 1900? Discovered by Speedycaver a few years back - although he said there were a couple of tea lights up there so somebody else had been in at some point. Very interesting area, a bit unstable, but plenty of artifacts and well preserved because not many people find it! Maybe when you're next in the area? -- Half the lies you tell ain't true IP: 95.147.205.225 |
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fjällvandring Joined: 05/03/2012 Location: Carlisle, Cumbria View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 14/09/2012 16:32:17 Reply | Quote Yeah I would like to have a look at that. Good job to the guy who found it! I read that the miners were trapped down there, although this must have just applied to the actual collapsed chambers and not to the eastern areas beyond them? -- Lífið er svo yndislegt IP: 95.148.10.27 |
gNick Joined: 19/03/2012 Location: Pity Me, Durham View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 14/09/2012 17:43:52 Reply | Quote Where can you get up from level 9? I had a wander east along the adit on level 9, right to the end and none of the chambers looked terribly inviting, particularly not solo... I know you can, by the power of string, get to the head of the incline between the east and west A chambers but beyond that. -- So help me Mrs Medlicott, I don't know what to do, I've only got three bullets and there's four in Motley Crue IP: 81.157.154.168 |
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SimonRL Joined: 27/11/2005 Location: North Wales View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 14/09/2012 20:00:35 Reply | Quote At the inby end of the Rhosyd 9 adit, take a left at the sheave wheels and follow the level. After around 4 chambers (from memory, not accurate) the link is on the right hand side. There is a pile of boulders to squeeze up and through. The ground higher up is very unstable - not surprising given the collapses. -- Half the lies you tell ain't true IP: 217.44.20.40 |
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steve turbo Joined: 29/08/2009 Location: im every where in north wales View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 14/09/2012 21:56:57 Reply | Quote i have been in there a few times ,once with speedy . its not a place for newbies as its very rough in that area . i would like another visit soon thou .. IP: 92.40.214.66 |
Llion Joined: 03/08/2006 Location: Ffestiniog/Eglwysbach (haha) View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 15/09/2012 11:40:26 Reply | Quote Tis a good place to explore Easy to get to... When u know how 
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