Agen Allwedd Inner and Outer Circles trip 13/09/2023

Unless otherwise stated, camera, setups, lighting, edits and gallery effects by Tarquin. Modelling and lighting at various points will be Steph Andrews.

  1. While walking past Eglwys Faen, we met two random walkers, one of whom turned out to be the sister of someone I had gone to school with. They were interested in the caves in the area but had never stepped into one, so we took them into the Main Chamber of Eglwys Faen. Modelling by two random walkers, lighting by Tarquin, Sol and Steph
  2. Second Choke or Second Boulder Choke. The way on is down in the floor just before the sign, and crawl along in the stream.
  3. The Keyhole Traverse route along Keyhole Chamber. The rope is now needed. Modelling by Steph, lighting by Tarquin and Steph
  4. Scour holes in the stream. The stream bed is quite slippery here, and far from being fun, slippery holes can easily end up with a twisted limb. Modelling by limbs of Steph, lighting by Steph
  5. Heart shaped hole.
  6. Long helictite in Helictite Chamber.
  7. Helictites.
  8. Cracked stal in Turkey Streamway. This could have happened as a result of water washing out its support, breaking under its own weight, fracturing due to earthquakes or faulting, or due to ice fracturing.
  9. Stalactite that looks like a hung pheasant. One of the stalactites looks more like a turkey, and gave the passage its name, but we couldn't find it. Modelling by Steph, lighting by Tarquin and Steph
  10. Pheasant Streamway? Lighting by Tarquin and Steph
  11. Box lines in the river bed near Turkey Pool.
  12. Ripple lensing, making it look like mottled animal patterns.
  13. First Scree Slope, in the Inner Circle. Modelling by Steph, lighting by Tarquin and Steph
  14. One of the most difficult boulder obstacles in Coal Cellar. Modelling by Steph, lighting by Tarquin and Steph
  15. The choked end of Twin Avens Chamber, with a liberal coating of mud, even though we managed to avoid the worst patch. Modelling by Steph, lighting by Tarquin and Steph