Midlam mine via Midlam portal

Alex Ritchie · Oct. 5, 2025, 5:30 a.m. 6 people · 5 hours and 30 minutes

Cavers John (JP), Evan Barry, Simon, Byron, Rob C

Date/time entered Sun 5 Oct 25 — 05:30 2025-10-05 05:30

Date/time exited Sun 5 Oct 25 — 11:00 2025-10-05 11:00

Trip type Sport

Region Peak

Country United Kingdom

Clubs Out On Rock

Notes

Longest trip underground since my injury. Lots to explore, including Ladywash, which had a few fun climbs which were challenging for me. Lots of modern stuff as well as old workings, which was surprising given how deep we were.

We descended 60m of ladders, yes my foot was okay with this and played about with some boats in the silted level, though the silt was too close to the ceiling to allow the boat through.

We went back up and went into Ladywash via a lower adit, and explored up to the handline which continues the through trip, which won't be possible soon :(. I had a bit of a scare on the way out with my injury by standing on a stone which caused plantarflexion. We then had a non-injury related scare at the entrance.