Cwm Dwr, Penwyllt, South Wales

After a day's digging new member Chris still wanted a caving trip so Brendan was pressed into taking him on an evening trip into Cwm Dwr. They were underground for over three and a half hours and covered most of the major routes in the system. Chris still managed another day's digging on the Sunday! 


Present: BMa & CWe

Brickworks Dig, Penwyllt, South Wales

During the most successful digging weekend ever another ten feet of passage was added to the system.  See the Club Dig page for details.

Pete removing a boulder.

Present:  PAn (Sun only), MBo (Sun only), MCa  (Sun only), JDu (Sun only), KEd, BMa, MNo (Sun only), GSm, JSm, ASt & CWe

Box Freestone Quarries, Box, Wiltshire

In and out via the Backdoor Entrance visiting Crane Country.

Present:  MBa, RBr, MCl, JEd, KEd, EPo & CWe + other invited guests.

OFD 2, Penwyllt, South Wales

A trip to Northern Lights. We managed to get a little further than last time (March 2004), but there are still a few leads left to follow.

Colin Jennings in Peat's Playground.

See more photos of OFD II here

Present:  JCa, KEd, CJe & BMa

Mine Trip

Adrian Stanley in the Mine.

Adrian Stanley in the Mine.

Mick Noble in the Mine.

Present:  MNo, KEd, BMa, GSm, JSm & ASt

Peak Cavern, Castleton, Derbyshire

This large club turn-out divided into two teams - Keith, Andrew and Tony set off for Main Rising in Speedwell and the rest for a tourist and photographic trip in the main system.

The Speedwell party detoured to take in the bottom of JH and on the way back from Main Rising explored the passage which contains the miners' inscriptions.  This passage ends in a large chamber with a very impressive waterfall. The two parties met up by Lake Sump and left the system in three groups.

Graham Smith at Lake Sump.

Adrian Stanley climbing out of the Main Streamway at Surprise View.

Present:  JBo, MCa, ACr, KEd, BMa, GSm, JSm, Ast + Tony Jordan (Andrew's mate)

Pwll Dwfn, Swansea Valley, South Wales

This weekend had been scheduled for a Yorkshire weekend, but due to the inclement weather plan A was abandoned and instead we decided to do a day trip to a South Wales pot.

The trip went very smoothly and with Graham, Mike and Andrew taking it in turns to rig, we got to the sump at the bottom very quickly.  The pitches were quite dry and the new routes down pitches 2 and 5 kept us well out of the little water that was coming down. On the way out we met a party of 17 coming in!

Present:  MCl, ACr, KEd, EPo & GSm