mines
Moel Fferna and the Bridge of Death
On a weekend away in North Wales with the ACC last weekend, we decided to visit the Moel Fferna Slate Quarry. Much of the working here was done entirely underground, operating on seven levels. When the mine closed all adits were sealed, leaving only a ventilation shaft for access. This we laddered, bringing us out [...]
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Meanwhile, in Poland…
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1000 metres of rope
120 metres underground
78 metres high
4 seconds freefall
Cwmystwyth
Inspired by our exploration of Bwlch Glas Mine, Colin and I headed inland from Aber one sunny afternoon in search of more mines. Without any maps and just vague stories of the exploits of ACC members of yesteryear, we followed the Afon Ystwyth upstream to Cwmystwyth – the site of mine workings since the Bronze [...]
Read moreBwlch Glas Mine
The last time I visited this mine, the whole thing had creeped me out – the first worry was the great shaft of water separated by just a few inches of slate from the first set of ladders down. The abseil down after into the mine proper had to be rigged off random relict mining [...]
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