Tîm Achub Ogof Gogledd Cymru

North Wales Cave Rescue Organisation

 

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

ParysMountainAnglesey - 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 AlynValley and MineraMountain

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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