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rufenig Joined: 18/03/2008 Location: Shropshire Hills View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Go Below underground zip adventure Posted: 11/02/2015 16:22:30 Reply \| Quote Go Below launches underground zip adventure This is why Miles has no time for the website! (bless him.) http://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/look-go-below-launches-underground-8618471 IP: 87.115.159.231
RJV Joined: 16/03/2008 Location: Cleveland View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Go Below underground zip adventure Posted: 11/02/2015 16:40:25 Reply \| Quote To busy thinking up whoppers like this I dare say: "In fact, large tracts of the route haven’t seen a soul since the 1800’s" Most pubs receive fewer visitors! IP: 82.19.131.200
Blober Joined: 16/12/2012 Location: Anglesey View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Go Below underground zip adventure Posted: 11/02/2015 16:43:34 Reply \| Quote Actually I'll give him credit, the parts he has used for this new route have been very seldom visited. There is some graffiti from the 30s up there though. -- FILTH IP: 95.172.232.42
SimonRL Joined: 27/11/2005 Location: North Wales View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Go Below underground zip adventure Posted: 11/02/2015 16:45:23 Reply \| Quote Sounds pretty awesome! People will be spoilt for choice in Blaenau this year, and it can only do the area good. -- my orders are to sit here and watch the world go by IP: 95.148.10.44
staffordshirechina Joined: 15/11/2009 Location: North Staffordshire View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Go Below underground zip adventure Posted: 11/02/2015 17:04:46 Reply \| Quote Having had a preview of the route and most of the wires, I have to say it is pretty good even for seasoned explorers. I expect it will scare the sh*t out of some of the punters. As has been said, Miles has been spending a lot of time and money on first class set-ups. The free-fall device was not there on my last visit so I can't comment on that until next time. Sounds brown trouserish though.... IP: 81.159.229.186 Edited: 11/02/2015 17:06:57 by staffordshirechina
DylanW Joined: 24/05/2007 Location: Blaenau Ffestiniog View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Go Below underground zip adventure Posted: 11/02/2015 17:17:13 Reply \| Quote I wonder if this is afiliated to the Zip-world at Bethesda and Blaenau? Aparently a new underground Zip line course is being built at Llechwedd! -- A sibrydodd yn welw ei wedd, rhowch garrag las ar fy medd, o chwaral y Penrhyn, lle' r euthym yn blentyn i'r gwaith. IP: 80.44.8.25
rufenig Joined: 18/03/2008 Location: Shropshire Hills View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Go Below underground zip adventure Posted: 11/02/2015 17:26:00 Reply \| Quote staffordshirechina wrote: The free-fall device was not there on my last visit so I can't comment on that until next time. Sounds brown trouserish though.... Do you get to try it before approval or just watch some other sucker! IP: 87.115.159.231
rufenig Joined: 18/03/2008 Location: Shropshire Hills View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Go Below underground zip adventure Posted: 11/02/2015 17:27:19 Reply \| Quote DylanW wrote: I wonder if this is afiliated to the Zip-world at Bethesda and Blaenau? Aparently a new underground Zip line course is being built at Llechwedd! NO (as far as I know.) IP: 87.115.159.231
skimble Joined: 23/06/2008 Location: Gwynedd View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Go Below underground zip adventure Posted: 11/02/2015 17:43:08 Reply \| Quote Miles has registered the trademark Zip Below (UK00003069488), but it seems that Sean Taylor is also using it for his enterprise at Llechwedd. http://www.dailypost.co.uk/business/business-news/zip-world-zip-below-blaenau-8563867 Plenty of scope for confusion and legal action... IP: 82.71.4.122
staffordshirechina Joined: 15/11/2009 Location: North Staffordshire View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Go Below underground zip adventure Posted: 11/02/2015 17:53:10 Reply \| Quote I got the best of both worlds. I watched Miles do it first then had my go! IP: 81.159.229.186
sinker Joined: 13/12/2010 Location: North Wales. View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Go Below underground zip adventure Posted: 11/02/2015 18:15:31 Reply \| Quote We went and had a play on it a few weeks ago when it was mostly complete. Must say that it is well done and quite sympathetic to the environment that it is in....no issues really considering that Cwm is very busy anyway. Most of what has been done would be very easily reversed without leaving much trace. Not sure where the "70' free-fall" is though? Must have missed that bit..... Being selfish though, there are plenty of mines where I would NOT like to see this kind of thing..... The other main positive aspect to all of this is that it MUST be helping the town so in that way it's all for the good. -- Agent of evolution. IP: 86.136.216.169
ant89 Joined: 01/04/2013 Location: Wrexham View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Go Below underground zip adventure Posted: 11/02/2015 20:28:42 Reply \| Quote Can understand why the min age is 18... simply because of of the language people will be using! IP: 91.125.129.222
Jimbo Joined: 30/03/2007 Location: Ooop North View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Go Below underground zip adventure Posted: 12/02/2015 11:06:28 Reply \| Quote sinker wrote: We went and had a play on it a few weeks ago when it was mostly complete. Must say that it is well done and quite sympathetic to the environment that it is in....no issues really considering that Cwm is very busy anyway. Most of what has been done would be very easily reversed without leaving much trace. Not sure where the "70' free-fall" is though? Must have missed that bit..... Being selfish though, there are plenty of mines where I would NOT like to see this kind of thing..... The other main positive aspect to all of this is that it MUST be helping the town so in that way it's all for the good. Agreed and what most people don't realise is that Cwm would most likely have been sealed up for good if it wasn't for Miles and his Go-Below business! IP: 213.205.253.252 Edited: 12/02/2015 11:07:57 by Jimbo
Brakeman Joined: 10/10/2007 Location: Cheshire View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Go Below underground zip adventure Posted: 12/02/2015 12:08:25 Reply \| Quote Have to say it looks good this, must find a free day give it a go. -- The management thanks you for your co operation. IP: 86.154.246.150
ant89 Joined: 01/04/2013 Location: Wrexham View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Go Below underground zip adventure Posted: 12/02/2015 15:14:27 Reply \| Quote you might find the new map showing all the ziplines, traverses, absails and ladders useful. http://www.cwmorthin.org/media/2015_cwmorthin_lower_back_vein.png IP: 91.125.129.222
grahami Joined: 29/01/2007 Location: Telford, Shropshire View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Go Below underground zip adventure Posted: 12/02/2015 16:50:57 Reply \| Quote Most impressive! Must go an have a look at this some time! Well done to Miles & Co. Grahami -- The map is the territory - especially in chain scale. IP: 92.25.115.23
pingu Joined: 24/04/2010 Location: Blaenau Ffestiniog View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Go Below underground zip adventure Posted: 12/02/2015 17:17:40 Reply \| Quote Well done, and the very best of luck to Miles. I dont see why Zip World/Llechwedd/Antur Stiniog should monopolise the adventures to be had around Blaenau. Hopefully Mile's set up will appeal to the more adventurous folk instead of the illuminated "theme park" at Llechwedd. At least they both may bring much needed revenue and possibly employment to the area. IP: 31.94.19.232
chrisataditnow Joined: 24/11/2007 Location: NWales View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Go Below underground zip adventure Posted: 12/02/2015 20:10:29 Reply \| Quote I don't think Miles is registered on here so I will pass on all the great comments and feedback from this thread. It is worth drawing attention to the Goliath zip lower in Ch3W which goes from floor C to E. Information about Goliath can be found on Miles' anotated map in the link Ant89 posted. This zip is so steep that if you rode it like a conventional zip it would result in a fatal impact at the bottom. 120m of rope is needed to lower participants safely and under control to the bottom. There will be warning signs about Goliath at the top of it, and the official Go Below stance will be to request visitors to Cwmorthin not to use it. All Go Below trip leaders will receive specific training in it's use. There is still some work to do on the course, and I think Miles is in there even as I write bashing away at the finishing touches. Thanks again, Chris -- If it's raining, put a mountain on your head IP: 82.71.10.191
staffordshirechina Joined: 15/11/2009 Location: North Staffordshire View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Go Below underground zip adventure Posted: 12/02/2015 21:18:53 Reply \| Quote Just to add to what Chris says, you would make a nasty mess if you did this one free! Note Chris preparing the braking rope. Some photos of my son 'testing' it out before I went down....... (click image to open full size image in new window) (click image to open full size image in new window) (click image to open full size image in new window) (click image to open full size image in new window) Les IP: 86.166.195.1 Edited: 12/02/2015 21:20:27 by staffordshirechina
ChrisJC Joined: 13/10/2007 Location: Northants View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Go Below underground zip adventure Posted: 12/02/2015 21:51:36 Reply \| Quote Highly impressive looking! But how is Miles going to keep mine explorers off his kit? Chris. IP: 86.185.98.170

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