Past trips

Five of us went to explore this rather remote mine. After a long trek, crossing a stream and finding an odd arched roofed building, we found the adit… chest deep in water, with a low roof. A rope assisted us in pulling us through and keeping stable until we could… Continue reading

Croesor Rhosydd Through Trip CRTT23rd September 2022. Leader: Richard I read about the CRTT a few years ago and was amazed. Therefore this was not just on my ‘must do’ list, but was what inspired me to join an underground exploration club, hence the PCG! Since I read the article,… Continue reading

Very colourful mine with long steep incline access, with a twistLeader: Timmy So we arrived at the designated spot and parked next to the road. There was an MPV parked a little way up the road with someone in it who seemed interested in us. We got changed, the vehicle… Continue reading

Leader: Richard This is a very well known, relatively easy cave system near Buckfastleigh, well frequented by newcomers to caving as well as school and club visits. I recently read of someone taking a four year old on a trip there- easy to pop through the narrow bits and lift… Continue reading

Clapham Junction Mine – SRT21st September 2021 & 5th July 2022Leader: Timmy This is a mine on open public land, though obviously fenced off for safety. It has two entrances: one a vertical shaft of about 10 metres/30 feet requiring SRT, followed by another of about 12 feet to get… Continue reading

Another trip to this great little mine with lots to see. Eight of us met up in a disused railway tunnel, and proceeded on from there in two 4X4’s along the track bed to the mine sett. After rigging a couple of ropes to nearby trees, we dropped through a… Continue reading

Lovely little trip into this mine, entrance via 30 odd meter pitch into lower levels. Levels leading back to valley floor, blocked by run in chokes. One shaft to cross with very impressive grooves cut in wall from either hauling ropes of pump rods. Remains of what looked like balance… Continue reading

Small breakaway group of three visited this well trodden mine adit, the first of three trips for this group. This was a leisurely walk in trip up through this very wide and tall adit taking in the views until a collapse after a bricked arch section barred the way on.… Continue reading

This was the second trip for the small breakaway group of three. This was another leisurely walk in trip through this very wet adit level and on through a flooded stope. The ground being stoped away near vertical for some hight above, and into the depths below. Not sure what… Continue reading

Another trip to this popular little mine on he Cornish bank of the river Tamar. After walking along the track, we entered No3 level over a collapsed portal into the bottom of a stope, following the route of the flat rods to the side of a chocked shaft. We spent… Continue reading