Outdoor Activities: Caving & Mining

When you choose to do outdoor activities in Wales, Caving & Mining is an excellent sport that is great for an adult/family event, and it also has great benefits for those looking for a team building exercise.

Outdoor Activities: Caving And Mine Exploration

Adult/Family Activity:

Caving and Mine Exploration is a torch-lit activity gives you a real life perspective on your interests in history, geology and geography. Caving is an outdoor activity that involves walking, climbing and sometimes even abseiling. It is a challenging activity, which can push yourself outside your comfort zones, but the reward of seeing and experiencing what few people have, is worth it.

If you are doing this for the first time, choose to visit Solution Caves, which is the most common type of cave, and we have lots of them in South Wales. Its characteristics are that it has a wide variety of rock formations, and spacious passages. There is a standard caving protocol that forbids cavers to touch the stalagmites and stalactites. These formations took centuries to develop, so the no-touch policy is very strict. Caving can be such an enjoyable experience so take your time, listen to your instructor, look around, and appreciate the beauty of nature. Caving enables us to discover the environment in its natural formation underground, learning about cave formations, underground rivers and much more! It will take you into a hidden world of peace and tranquillity to free the mind and learn a breadth of new experiences.

Mine exploration typically involves less crawling and more walking than caving, since mines were purposefully excavated to allow human access. Gaining access to other mines may require technical skills such as abseiling, but this is unlikely in the mines that we tend to visit. Such techniques may also be used inside a mine to explore a shaft, or steep incline. Similarly, some traverses and slopes may be roped for safety. Step back in time and see first-hand the working conditions of the miners and experience the atmosphere and ambience of this once labour intense occupation. Relics and artefacts found in abandoned mine workings may include equipment such as pumps, cranes and drills. Almost all working mines require pumps to remove water, with the exception of those being self-draining via deep drainage adits. Once a mine is abandoned, the pumps are usually turned off and the mine slowly fills with water until a level is reached where water can drain out. This is usually the lowest adit. At Friog, the site of our famous Blue Lake Buzz Day, the workings were largely on the surface, but several shafts and tunnels were driven in to test the quality of the rock in the interior. Nearly all being sealed off when the working ceased at the quarry.

Outdoor Activities: Caving And Mine Exploration

Team Building Activity:

Caving and Mine Exploration is a great way to create a challenge, through exposing them to a fairly unusual situation. This sort of challenge will naturally bring your candidates together as a team to support each other in this strange situation. Caving creates a greater sense of bonding through discovering solutions as we move together through the cave and help each other to overcome the obstacles and challenges along the way. Communicating in dark, narrow spaces, is a key factor for your candidates, they will need to let their teammates know which way to go and what to look out for. Caves and mines can make some people feel a little nervous, so candidates will learn how to both give and receive support to navigate the team through this unusual situation.

Fitness:

Basic, however if there are any issues please discuss this with us so that we can ensure the activity is fully inclusive.

Other Requirements:

None

Duration:

3.5 Hours approx.

Locations Where Caving And Mine Exploration Is Available:

Conwy: North Wales Coast
Beechwood Court: North Wales Coast
Bryn Gwynant: Snowdonia National Park
Llanberis: Snowdonia National Park
Snowdon Ranger: Snowdonia National Park
Swallow Falls: Snowdonia National Park
Wilderhope: Shropshire
Brecon Beacons
St Briavels: Forest Of Dean
Wye Valley: Forest Of Dean
Manorbier: Pembrokeshire
St Davids: Pembrokeshire

Outdoor Activities: Caving And Mine Exploration

Available:

All year round

What We Provide:

Helmets
Lights
All Technical Equipment

What You Will Need To Bring:

Warm Layer
Waterproofs
Old Boots Or Wellingtons

Other activities available through Pro-Active Adventure include the list below. However, please be aware that what is available at different locations may vary, very slightly. Check on the page of your chosen location to see what is available there, or simply Contact Us on the details below for full information:

Office Mobile: 07866 630123, E-Mail: office@proactive-adventure.com