Ystumuten Mine

Alex Ritchie · Feb. 21, 2026, 6 a.m. 4 people · 2 hours and 30 minutes

Cavers Mad Matt, Byron, Rob C

Date/time entered Sat 21 Feb 26 — 06:00 2026-02-21 06:00

Date/time exited Sat 21 Feb 26 — 08:30 2026-02-21 08:30

Trip type Sport

Country United Kingdom

Clubs Out On Rock

Rope descent 6m

Rope ascent 6m

Notes

This trip saw us explore all the bottom level before we ran out of routes and had to find a way up, which consisted of dodgey ladders. We managed to patch one bit (me and Rob) and Rob did a fine job of attaching it, which overlayed a proper broken bit. It carried on up and by the time we got up another ladder it was decidedly dodgy. There was a rope so I donned my SRT kit and carefully made my way up, to find there was no ladder at all near the top. Not wanting to risk a rope and rigging of unknown vintage I came back down.