SH5960 : The unfinished tenth pitch of the C incline at Dinorwig Quarry
taken 18 years ago, near to Dinorwig, Gwynedd, Wales
The unfinished tenth pitch of the C incline at Dinorwig Quarry
This pitch in the upper part of the Braich district consists of a massive embankment which was never completed. The incline was intended to take 'good' rock down to Ponc Virginia and from thence along the existing tank inclines to the shed at Australia for processing. Instead, 'good' rock continued to go westwards through Ponc Llangristiolus and then down to the shed at Twllmwg SH5961 : The ruins of Sied Twll y Mwg Shed with the 'bad' rock going eastwards to the Jubilee waste tip. SH5960 : The upper part of the unfinished C10 incline
SH5960 : A new type of rockman at Morgan Good question, but the activities are very different. The new rock men are free climbers. Their gear is only used in case of a fall. The ropes have a passive role, that of protection. The old boys would probably want the new light ropes and be very envious of the degree of safety the climbers enjoy, and that were denied to them.