This cave is one I have wanted to visit ever since I bought my first copy of the South Wales guide book, but until recently it was only accessible to cave divers as just inside the entrance are two sumps.
Now a new route dug through a boulder choke in Ogof Gelynnen allows entry to this spectacularly decorated cave to non divers. The cave is gated and access is strictly controlled to preserve the delicate formations.
The upgrade of the Heads of The Valleys road to a dual carriageway threatens this cave, as the unstable entrance passages pass less than 10m below the current carriageways.
Due to heavy rain on the day we turned back at the ducks and took photographs on the way out.
Chris viewing formations in the Ogof Capel streamway.
Formations in the Ogof Capel streamway.
Chris views formations in the Ogof Capel streamway.
Formations in the Ogof Capel streamway.
See more Ogof Capel photos here
The team: KeEd, BrMa & ChWe + Rachel & Richard from WMCEG
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