Equipment Used:

For mine exploration we use an assortment of equipment: full SRT rig (single rope technique), wellies, wetsocks, wetsuit, undersuit fleece, oversuit (waterproof or cotton), tackle bags, helmet, lighting, karabiners, hangers, bolts, slings, ropes and ladders.

SRT Rig - a set of equipment used for mechanically climbing up ropes and for abseiling. Normally consists of sit and chest harnesses, foot loops, cow tails, stop descender, croll chest, hand and foot jammer ascenders.

Ropes (all static) - used for climbing (prussuking) up, abseiling and life lining.

Karabiners - used for attaching to ropes or other items, slings - great for tieing round something and then using as an anchor, shunts - self protection devices for when abseiling or prussuking.

Wire ladders - sometimes its easier to use these ladders instead of abseiling or climbing, especially in confined spaces or small pitches.

A lot of aluminium scaffold poles - which are always a joy to carry around - handy for putting across a shaft to anchor to or for may poling (using the pole to climb up a rise).

Bolts and Hangers - drill a hole, put your bolt in and then attach a hanger, one anchor served up.