North Wales Cave Rescue

NWCRO is responsible for rescue incidents in the mines and caves of North Wales, namely the old counties of Gwynedd and Clwyd. There are only a handful of sporting caves, mainly near Mold and Wrexham, the most prominent of which are:

• Ogof Hesp Alyn
• Ogof Hen Ffynhonnau
• Ogof Llyn Du
• Ogof Pool Parc

There are also numerous metal and slate mines dotted about all over North Wales. The more prominent mining areas are:

• Great Orme - copper mines
• Parys Mountain Anglesey - copper mine
• Snowdonia - several old copper mines
• Blaenau Ffestiniog - many extensive slate caverns
• Llanrwst - old lead mines
• Clwyd - extensive lead mines on Halkyn Mountain, the Alyn Valley and Minera Mountain
• Dolgellau - gold mines
• Corris - slate mines

Members of the NWCRO are drawn from 4 local clubs which are, in alphabetical order:

• Grosvenor Caving Club
• Great Orme Exploration Society
• North Wales Caving Club
• Parys Underground Group

NWCRO also welcomes individual team members who have an interest in the area. There are two underground practice meets and a number of surface techniques meets every year.