South Wales caving

Weekend 30th and 31st July 2005

A weekend trip with SOC staying in the South Wales Caving Club hut at Penwyllt. On Saturday, John, Chris and I joined two SWCC members - Pat and Bill - in Ogof Ffynnon Ddu, going in the original entrance and emerging in Cwm Dwr. On Sunday, the same three SOC members (and initially Chris's children Ben & Freya) went into Top Entrance and up the streamway to Top Waterfall.

Bright yellow marigolds, and Chris

Bright yellow marigolds, and Chris

Saturday 12:45 PM

Mud stalactites

Mud stalactites

Saturday 1:42 PM

Some more interesting mud formations

Some more interesting mud formations

Saturday 2:01 PM

Bill climbing out of an awkward rift

Bill climbing out of an awkward rift

Saturday 2:07 PM

Bill entering the Letterbox

Bill entering the Letterbox

Saturday 2:21 PM

Bill in the Letterbox

Bill in the Letterbox

Saturday 2:21 PM

Pat in a triangular crawl

Pat in a triangular crawl

Saturday 2:33 PM

Standing by a drippy fall

Standing by a drippy fall

Saturday 3:11 PM

Bill and water dripping

Bill and water dripping

Saturday 3:16 PM

Small formation

Small formation

Saturday 4:08 PM

Big formation

Big formation

Saturday 4:13 PM

Big formation again

Big formation again

Saturday 4:14 PM

Sunday morning, and Benedict admires a small stal in Top Entrance

Sunday morning, and Benedict admires a small stal in Top Entrance

Sunday 11:11 AM

Mud formations

Mud formations

Sunday 12:34 PM

Curtains

Curtains

Sunday 12:51 PM

John and Chris negotiating a step in the wide rift

John and Chris negotiating a step in the wide rift

Sunday 1:24 PM

Big rift

Big rift

Sunday 1:27 PM

Crystal pool

Crystal pool

Sunday 1:33 PM

John by a cascade in the main streamway

John by a cascade in the main streamway

Sunday 2:23 PM

Chris and John in the main streamway

Chris and John in the main streamway

Sunday 2:26 PM

Progressing along the streamway

Progressing along the streamway

Sunday 2:47 PM

A pebble-worn basin, with its pebbles

A pebble-worn basin, with its pebbles

Sunday 2:52 PM

Chris's feet reappear after bypassing a deep pool ...

Chris's feet reappear after bypassing a deep pool ...

Sunday 2:52 PM

Soon followed by the rest of Chris

Soon followed by the rest of Chris

Sunday 2:54 PM

John prefers to address the pool head-on

John prefers to address the pool head-on

Sunday 2:54 PM

John re-appears from the deep pool

John re-appears from the deep pool

Sunday 2:54 PM

Safekeeping

Safekeeping

Sunday 3:08 PM

Top Waterfall

Top Waterfall

Sunday 3:10 PM

John and Chris stop for a break on the return down the streamway

John and Chris stop for a break on the return down the streamway

Sunday 3:34 PM

Fixed ladder at Maypole Inlet

Fixed ladder at Maypole Inlet

Sunday 3:54 PM

Chris on the fixed ladder

Chris on the fixed ladder

Sunday 3:55 PM

John ascending the rift we slithered down on the way in

John ascending the rift we slithered down on the way in

Sunday 4:10 PM

Looking down at John in the rift

Looking down at John in the rift

Sunday 4:11 PM

The Trident

The Trident

Sunday 4:30 PM

The Judge

The Judge

Sunday 4:35 PM

Returning to Penwyllt

Returning to Penwyllt

Sunday 5:32 PM

View back up from Glyntawe towards Penwyllt

View back up from Glyntawe towards Penwyllt

Sunday 6:15 PM