With most of
the mines in the Nent Valley it is possible to link into other mines - in one
and out the other or even through more than one. It is possible to do
Smallcleugh to Rampgill, Caplecleugh to Smallcleugh, Rampgill to Brownley Hill,
Brownley Hill to Nentsberry Hagg's or all of them in one hit. Add to this the
option of dropping down surface shafts to come out of a number of different
adits, the possibilities for sporting trips are numerous.
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Smallcleugh
to Rampgill via Proud's Sump
Our first through trip via the
Hangingshaw Branch of Rampgill.
(Charlie, Karli, Mark and Mike), 13th
November 2004. |
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Capelcleugh
to Smallcleugh via Double Rise
An exploration turned into a through
trip.
(Karli, Mark and Mike), 22nd January 2005. |
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Rampgill
to Brownley Hill
Lots of mine gas and very cold water.
(Karli and Mike), 17th June 2005. |
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Smallcleugh
to Rampgill via J. Irwin's Crosscut
Shale, hanging death and
collapses, what fun.
(Karli and Mike), 11th September
2005. |
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Smallcleugh
to Carr's Level
A way into Carr's Level past the Proud's Sump wall
is found, but no exit.
(Karli and Mike), 20th November
2005. |
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Surface
Shaft to Smallcleugh Portal
A new easy route to the backend of
Smallcleugh and only doing George Hethering's once, bliss.
(Alistair
and Mike), 25th August 2006. |
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Frog
Shaft to Smallcleugh Portal
Following the foot steps of CATMHS along
this multi level through trip.
(Karli, Mike and Pete), 6th October
2007. |
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The
Greater Nenthead Traverse
Finally the classic is open again,
entering Caplecleugh and exiting over 9km away via Nentsberry
Hagg's.
(Karli, Ian, Mike, Pete, Dog Pete and Student Pete), 24th May
2009. |
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Smallcleugh
to Rampgill via Hydraulic Shaft Through Trip
We've been to the
bottom, but never out via this route, so it was high time to do so and also to
investigate the level south of the Hydraulic Shaft.
(Glasses, Karli,
Lyndon, Mike, Pete, and Sally), 26th June 2010. |
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Rampgill
Firestone to Rampgill Horse Level
Continuing our exploration from
the Little Limestone Workings we ended up finding the connection bewtween these
two mines.
(Ian, Karli, Mike, Pete, and Sal), 15th October
2011. |
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Surface
Shaft to Smallcleugh Portal
A trip covering old ground with a detour
to look at the Caplecleugh Flats on the Caplecleugh Vein.
(Karli, Mike
and Pete), 3rd October 2015. |
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Smallcleugh
to Rampgill via Proud's Sump
A little trip to flex the old SRT
muscles and then visit to the south end of the Rampgill Cross
Vein.
(Karli and Mike), 30th October 2016. |
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Perry's
Dam Shaft Bolting and Through Trip
A trip to show Julian and Phil
the back end of Smallcleugh via a surface shaft and with the extra bodies -
rerigging and bolting the 2nd pitch from the surface.
(Julian, Karli,
Mike, Pete and Phil), 1st April 2017. |
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Smallcleugh
to Rampgill via Proud's Sump with the Youngens
After a number of
walk in trips, I felt it was needed to up the ante a bit with some rope work
and give the youngens a run for their money.
(Gavin, Hannah, Karli, Mike
Rebeca and Rosie), 26th July 2018. |
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Smallcleugh
to Rampgill via Proud's Sump and Hanginshaw Flats Explore
Classic
Nenthead through trip with a view to exploring some of the Hangingshaw Branch
Level Flats.
(Karli and Mike), 2nd April 2022. |
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Brownley
Hill to Nentsberry Haggs via Compressor House and Admiralty
Flats
We've done this on the Nenthead Traverse but never in it's own
right. Add some extras along the way and it's a great trip.
(Karli and
Mike), 11th June 2022. |
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