real time web analytics
Report - - Draycott Cross Colliery, Staffordshire, August 2018 | Mines and Quarries | Page 3 | 28DaysLater.co.uk

Report - Draycott Cross Colliery, Staffordshire, August 2018

Hide this ad by donating or subscribing !

wizeguy

28DL Member
28DL Member
Climbing over the collapsed rocks was fine. Very solid rocks. No rope needed.

Scrambling through the boulder choke of collapsed rocks was mainly horizontal. No rope needed.
It also felt stable as most rocks were massive. But I'm not a safety expert.

The rope would be needed only to descend into the remaining tunnel on the north side of the collapse.
That tunnel would be worth exploring and must be a few hundred meters long based on the collapse at the surface.
Seeing the collapse from the surface above is an odd sight but worth the walk.

The rope is needed to descend into the north part of the tunnel because only the top of the arch has a gap through.
The drop could be up to 5 meters depending on how boulders have fallen into the north half of the tunnel.
 

Wanderingmellon

28DL Full Member
28DL Full Member
Ah right might have to go back ropes up then to see the remainder of the tunnel. I know at the other end of the tunnels is now a car park that was built over it but I would love to see the last part of the tunnel as it will be untouched for many years
 

Who has read this thread (Total: 281) View details

Top