Tag:SRT

LCMLA Vertical Cave & Mine Leader Ropework

Posted on Updated on by PeteCategories:Cave and Mine Leader, Ropework, Vertical Leader

Cavers and Mine Explorers who aspire to lead novices underground in the UK will usually need to complete one of the British Caving Association LCMLA qualifications. The first tier is the Cave and Mine Leader Award, allowing you to lead in predominantly horizontal cave or mine systems. To extend the remit of the award to …
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Aberllyn Rigging Guide

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Aberllyn Lead/Zinc mine is an excellent, all be it crumbly, trip near to Betws y Coed. There is a good SRT route down through the mine that gives the explorer a good workout whist also offering some opportunity to practice the proper vertical stuff that many of the angled slabby slate mine routes lack. Below …
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Cwmorthin SRT Rigging Guide

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In 2016 I was looking to increase the training resources in Cwmorthin Mine for use on my LCMLA Level 2 and SRT training courses. The following pitch was created by myself and Duncan S with the kind permission of Go Below who have the lease on the mine. In the winter of 2018 I installed …
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Wrysgan Rigging Guides

Posted on Updated on by PeteCategories:Mine Exploration, Single Rope Technique, Surveys and Rigging Guides, Volunteer Work

I’ve recently had a couple of visits to Wrysgan mine and taken the opportunity to place a few new anchors and remove the cable from the Floor 3 traverse and some older rusty hardware.I’ve updated and built on original rigging guides produced by Gethin Thomas and these new versions are freely available for use by …
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