South Wales caving

Weekend 19th and 20th February 2005

CUCC trip to Ogof Ffynnon Ddu and Little Neath Stream Cave.

First priority

First priority

Saturday 12:31 AM

Second priority

Second priority

Saturday 1:10 AM

The hut in daylight

The hut in daylight

Saturday 11:47 AM

Now I own a strong new Peli case, I can take the camera underground

Now I own a strong new Peli case, I can take the camera underground

Saturday 1:36 PM

Above Penwyllt, there's an open view of Bannau Sir Gaer (the Black Mountain)

Above Penwyllt, there's an open view of Bannau Sir Gaer (the Black Mountain)

Saturday 1:54 PM

Sarah about to enter Ogof Ffynnon Ddu

Sarah about to enter Ogof Ffynnon Ddu

Saturday 1:54 PM

Rupert entering OFD

Rupert entering OFD

Saturday 1:55 PM

Mark, Rupert and Dave navigate unerringly

Mark, Rupert and Dave navigate unerringly

Saturday 2:29 PM

Sarah

Sarah

Saturday 2:29 PM

Crossing the Chasm

Crossing the Chasm

Saturday 4:12 PM

Dave and Letty with a tangle of ladder

Dave and Letty with a tangle of ladder

Saturday 4:28 PM

Emma on the ladder pitch

Emma on the ladder pitch

Saturday 4:51 PM

Sarah in a chamber with lovely floor formations

Sarah in a chamber with lovely floor formations

Saturday 6:09 PM

Curtain of stals, and some helictites looking like wiggly worms

Curtain of stals, and some helictites looking like wiggly worms

Saturday 6:12 PM

Weird helictites

Weird helictites

Saturday 6:13 PM

Sarah and Dave straddle 20m of empty black space in the Traverses

Sarah and Dave straddle 20m of empty black space in the Traverses

Saturday 6:40 PM

Sarah and Dave in the Traverses

Sarah and Dave in the Traverses

Saturday 6:40 PM

Delicious fresh mineral water - Sarah takes a drink

Delicious fresh mineral water - Sarah takes a drink

Saturday 6:50 PM

A fine set of stals at the edge of the rift

A fine set of stals at the edge of the rift

Saturday 6:55 PM

Despite fierce competition, Emma is still odds-on favourite for this year's CUCC gurning championship

Despite fierce competition, Emma is still odds-on favourite for this year's CUCC gurning championship

Saturday 8:26 PM

Mark and Emma

Mark and Emma

Saturday 8:28 PM

Dave about to photograph some pretties

Dave about to photograph some pretties

Saturday 8:46 PM

Dave admires a stalactite in the passage

Dave admires a stalactite in the passage

Saturday 8:47 PM

Letty heads off into a crawling passage

Letty heads off into a crawling passage

Saturday 8:53 PM

Nice stals

Nice stals

Saturday 9:08 PM

Letty crawling near the entrance

Letty crawling near the entrance

Saturday 9:13 PM

Sunday morning: cavers cross the Afon Nedd Fechan...

Sunday morning: cavers cross the Afon Nedd Fechan...

Sunday 1:09 PM

... to the enticing cave entrance

... to the enticing cave entrance

Sunday 1:11 PM

Mark braves the water

Mark braves the water

Sunday 1:12 PM

In the main chamber

In the main chamber

Sunday 2:27 PM

Letty illuminates the main chamber with carbide

Letty illuminates the main chamber with carbide

Sunday 2:33 PM

Letty illuminates the main chamber with carbide and flashgun

Letty illuminates the main chamber with carbide and flashgun

Sunday 2:34 PM

Mark in the streamway

Mark in the streamway

Sunday 3:36 PM

An unusual stalagtite

An unusual stalagtite

Sunday 4:16 PM

More pretties

More pretties

Sunday 4:49 PM

Emma wriggles back through the squeeze to the wet bit

Emma wriggles back through the squeeze to the wet bit

Sunday 5:32 PM