Upper Smithy, Cwm Dwr, Penwyllt, South Wales

A trip to complete the passages in the Upper Smithy - last visited in September 2005. After this we went to look at the passages at the top of the maypole in Nether Rawl - an area that the club dig is heading towards. The trip involved covering a large portion of Cwm Dwr and took almost 8 hours.

Derek Robertson in the Upper Smithy.

Derek Robertson in the Upper Smithy.

Keith Edwards in the Upper Smithy.

Derek Robertson in the Upper Smithy.

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The Team: KeEd, CoJe, BrMa, DeRo & MaRo

Oxlow Caverns, Near Castleton, Derbyshire

This was the third attempt to bottom Oxlow for Peter and myself, so this time we took extra people to ease the burden of carrying the tackle, and slow but steady progress was made down to West Chamber where the decision was made to start our way back out with only a few members entering Waterfall Chamber. Exiting took longer than expected as we had to wait for another party to leave, unfortunately one of their members had became wedged in the entrance shaft (tackle bag on his back). 

The Team : PeAn, AnCr, AnGr, MiNo, MeWa & StWa

Rjuken, Norway

9-12 March 2007 

A weekend trip to the Norwegian town of Rjukan, famous for its "heavy water" and frozen waterfalls for three days of ice climbing. 

The Team: MiCl, EmPo, Joyce and Tony Harrison (Cleveland Mountaineering Club)

GCRG rescue practice - Pancake Mines, Doward

After a very wet start above ground, we spent several hours practising stretcher packaging and handling in the Pancake Mines. A very useful training exercise and particularly good practice for Dea and Wal.

The Team: MiCl, EmPo, StWa & DeW

Manor Farm Swallet, Mendip

A wet trip into Manor Farm Swallet, Mendip which was curtailed due to the amount of water just after the curtain in Curtain Chamber when we reached the climbs at Fluted Pot. Still feeling enthusiastic, we went and cleaned our kit in Swildons with a quick trip to the Twenty and back. 

The Team: EmPo, MiCl & StWa

Tunnel Cave, Tunnel Cave, Swansea Valley Area, South Wales

This replaced the rained off intended trip to the main streamway in OFD and was organised as a SRT training trip for Del and Mark. After walking up hill to the cave Keith realised he had left the cave key in his car! Nevertheless 1/2 hour later we were ready to descend. This meant that the trip was shorter than intended and we didn't get as far as the show cave door.

Derek on the traverse in Tunnel Cave Top Entrance.

Derek on the traverse in Tunnel Cave Top Entrance.

Chris on the Calcite slope in Tunnel Cave Top Entrance.

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The Team: KeEd, BrMa, DeRo, MaRo & ChWe

Giants Hole, Castleton, Derbyshire

The standard round trip arranged for Derek. A surprise member turned up while we were eating breakfast in the Woodbine and joined us for a rare sighting underground. The route was completed it just 2.5 hours.

The Team: JiDu, KeEd, BrMa & DeRo