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Joint Rescue Practice with SMWCRT

A new date for your diary! A Joint Rescue Practice with SMWCRT on the 19th June 2010. Please see the 2010 Training Schedule.

Updated 26/05/2010

Incidents List

The Incident List page has been updated with the most recent incidents. Please click here for full details.

Updated 26/05/2010

Training Photographs

The Gallery page has been updated with photographs from the April 2010 training session. Please click here for full details.

Updated 29/04/2010

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.


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