tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47217774426334916992012-01-02T00:12:40.948ZCOMRUCumbria Ore Mines Rescue Unit.<br>
A team of Volunteers from across <br>Cumbria and beyond.Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01181512828735130543noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4721777442633491699.post-38041430090980178572008-11-16T21:35:00.006Z2008-11-16T21:58:52.720ZRampgill November 08<div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div>Team members posing with new lamps & helmets<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SSCTSi-eOSI/AAAAAAAAAFE/27AnVUAD1mc/s1600-h/PB160107.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269373510859241762" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SSCTSi-eOSI/AAAAAAAAAFE/27AnVUAD1mc/s320/PB160107.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SSCXZ-HCJiI/AAAAAAAAAFk/bLCXBYDfuwg/s1600-h/PB160100.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269378036448503330" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SSCXZ-HCJiI/AAAAAAAAAFk/bLCXBYDfuwg/s320/PB160100.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SSCUT6r4djI/AAAAAAAAAFU/nDikqQZuDnA/s1600-h/PB160119.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269374633915217458" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SSCUT6r4djI/AAAAAAAAAFU/nDikqQZuDnA/s320/PB160119.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Surface rope work (pulleys & hauling systems)</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SSCWcMJCsQI/AAAAAAAAAFc/Pc7RXmPrUDg/s1600-h/PB160103.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269376975063134466" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 253px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SSCWcMJCsQI/AAAAAAAAAFc/Pc7RXmPrUDg/s320/PB160103.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Start them young</div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4721777442633491699-3804143009098017857?l=cumbria-ore-mines-rescue.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>doubleboosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04432324362090206192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4721777442633491699.post-47266697585639811072008-10-19T19:50:00.011+01:002008-10-26T21:23:40.057ZCONNISTON OCTOBER 08<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258941160625921586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="249" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SPuDH13J3jI/AAAAAAAAADw/3AXZFP6uGBc/s320/PA120296.JPG" width="343" border="0" />New bolts are placed on decent route to deep levell<br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258942491164338514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 369px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 495px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="320" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SPuEVSgO6VI/AAAAAAAAAD4/2uAvgC5bhKo/s320/PA120298.JPG" width="257" border="0" />As usuall Colin is the first one down .He did not like what he found .<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SPuOk8nucKI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/fjh7JCot-9s/s1600-h/PA120311.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258953755284369570" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" height="241" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SPuOk8nucKI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/fjh7JCot-9s/s320/PA120311.JPG" width="318" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SPuMvUqcXPI/AAAAAAAAAEI/sKYuIyOKAqk/s1600-h/PA120308.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258951734513655026" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SPuMvUqcXPI/AAAAAAAAAEI/sKYuIyOKAqk/s320/PA120308.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>A simple Z rig was set up to haul a tired or injured person using only the rope in the pitch.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4721777442633491699-4726669758563981107?l=cumbria-ore-mines-rescue.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>doubleboosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04432324362090206192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4721777442633491699.post-32390332621717012782008-10-15T00:01:00.008+01:002008-10-26T21:24:53.035ZSEPTEMBER 08 GREENSIDEHe seems very happy with this<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SPUq3M-226I/AAAAAAAAADo/xghtitsXtqs/s1600-h/P9280202.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257155267890961314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SPUq3M-226I/AAAAAAAAADo/xghtitsXtqs/s320/P9280202.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SPUqfPo-R2I/AAAAAAAAADg/ew2GlCCCKTI/s1600-h/P9280201.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257154856287618914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SPUqfPo-R2I/AAAAAAAAADg/ew2GlCCCKTI/s320/P9280201.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SPUp6v292fI/AAAAAAAAADY/rnJHHjQso5g/s1600-h/P9280192.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257154229281085938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SPUp6v292fI/AAAAAAAAADY/rnJHHjQso5g/s320/P9280192.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />A treverse was set up from a small levell across the gorge<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SPUoYPEyyvI/AAAAAAAAADQ/uTiC6-eVj9M/s1600-h/P9280186.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257152536853531378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SPUoYPEyyvI/AAAAAAAAADQ/uTiC6-eVj9M/s320/P9280186.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="justify"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SPUn4gQAskI/AAAAAAAAADI/pd1u4xTfPjU/s1600-h/P9280185.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257151991708168770" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SPUn4gQAskI/AAAAAAAAADI/pd1u4xTfPjU/s320/P9280185.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div>Several members of the Patterdale M.R.T. Took part in some surface rope work</div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /> </div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4721777442633491699-3239033262171701278?l=cumbria-ore-mines-rescue.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>doubleboosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04432324362090206192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4721777442633491699.post-16948892933096594632008-06-17T23:35:00.008+01:002008-10-26T21:25:36.160ZRigging training july 08 Brownleyhill<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SHpiYeosoeI/AAAAAAAAADA/89FqunkQDDI/s1600-h/comru+brownleyhill+013+07+08+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222594890569654754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SHpiYeosoeI/AAAAAAAAADA/89FqunkQDDI/s320/comru+brownleyhill+013+07+08+014.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SHphvUr00dI/AAAAAAAAAC4/lwtS7wp4PYk/s1600-h/comru+brownleyhill+013+07+08+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222594183523783122" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SHphvUr00dI/AAAAAAAAAC4/lwtS7wp4PYk/s320/comru+brownleyhill+013+07+08+003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SHpYIV2OE5I/AAAAAAAAACo/MIVorNr2EwY/s1600-h/comru+brownleyhill+013+07+08+039.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222583618216268690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SHpYIV2OE5I/AAAAAAAAACo/MIVorNr2EwY/s320/comru+brownleyhill+013+07+08+039.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SHpXMMEP06I/AAAAAAAAACg/VAvmvhjS-vg/s1600-h/comru+brownleyhill+013+07+08+032.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222582584798598050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SHpXMMEP06I/AAAAAAAAACg/VAvmvhjS-vg/s320/comru+brownleyhill+013+07+08+032.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4721777442633491699-1694889293309659463?l=cumbria-ore-mines-rescue.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>doubleboosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04432324362090206192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4721777442633491699.post-67246813796916752772008-06-17T22:25:00.010+01:002008-06-21T11:45:04.671+01:00The Jewel Of The Lakes<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SFwPRc3B8-I/AAAAAAAAACY/_PFdHIW0_rM/s1600-h/P6150025.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214059261067391970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SFwPRc3B8-I/AAAAAAAAACY/_PFdHIW0_rM/s320/P6150025.JPG" border="0" /></a> It was a wet start<br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212965872064213442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SFgs11afMcI/AAAAAAAAAA4/kjZFtsDVKzE/s320/P6150022.JPG" border="0" /><br />Tiberthwaite mine June 2008</div><div><div><div><div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4721777442633491699-6724681379691675277?l=cumbria-ore-mines-rescue.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>doubleboosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04432324362090206192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4721777442633491699.post-68762131683492696512008-05-19T18:02:00.006+01:002008-05-19T18:21:59.921+01:00Rope rescue training<div align="center">Team leader preparing for action<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SDG2vQgyT7I/AAAAAAAAAAc/Y6rPvmD-3N4/s1600-h/P5180033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202139967592222642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SDG2vQgyT7I/AAAAAAAAAAc/Y6rPvmD-3N4/s320/P5180033.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SDG0lwgyT6I/AAAAAAAAAAU/ZHwJ6ng8t4s/s1600-h/P5180045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202137605360209826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="240" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PgMO40sGwPM/SDG0lwgyT6I/AAAAAAAAAAU/ZHwJ6ng8t4s/s320/P5180045.JPG" width="322" border="0" /></a></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4721777442633491699-6876213168349269651?l=cumbria-ore-mines-rescue.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>doubleboosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04432324362090206192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4721777442633491699.post-67880028752359666282008-05-18T21:04:00.008+01:002008-05-20T21:03:47.631+01:00COMRU do it above ground.<div><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/paul.wheelhouse/ComruGreensideMine/photo#5201814175716462530"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3sik4LlSp0s/SDCVQrMrz_I/AAAAAAAADOQ/y-u56Nikgp0/s1600-h/P5180220.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201821683319295986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 129px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 99px" height="122" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3sik4LlSp0s/SDCVQrMrz_I/AAAAAAAADOQ/y-u56Nikgp0/s200/P5180220.JPG" width="173" border="0" /></a><br />Many assume that people who spend their life underground are scared of<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3sik4LlSp0s/SDCWVbMr0AI/AAAAAAAADOc/MUZLxrIlJMY/s1600-h/P5180240.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201822864435302402" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" height="115" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3sik4LlSp0s/SDCWVbMr0AI/AAAAAAAADOc/MUZLxrIlJMY/s200/P5180240.JPG" width="154" border="0" /></a> the sunlight. So to prove them wrong spent their training session this month in total sunlight. And not just normal sunlight but bright sunlight.<br />Greenside lead mine, in the shadow (although not today) of Hellvellyn has a rich varied history, with many entrances.<br />But to <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3sik4LlSp0s/SDCXLLMr0BI/AAAAAAAADOk/MlyJ2WL7fdE/s1600-h/P5180241.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201823787853271058" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 97px" height="130" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3sik4LlSp0s/SDCXLLMr0BI/AAAAAAAADOk/MlyJ2WL7fdE/s200/P5180241.JPG" width="178" border="0" /></a>get the full extent of centuries of mining from above ground you need to climb a bit. Once you have you can see the interesting ways the wastes were disposed of....and more impressively the forces of nature at the collapse.<br /><br />After a morning of checking entrances and workings...an afternoon of playing on ropes and mid rope rescue.</div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3sik4LlSp0s/SDMuZbMr0DI/AAAAAAAADPk/wRg5uWNqnTA/s1600-h/P5180257.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202553008875622450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3sik4LlSp0s/SDMuZbMr0DI/AAAAAAAADPk/wRg5uWNqnTA/s200/P5180257.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3sik4LlSp0s/SDCYALMr0CI/AAAAAAAADOs/sloXVwezvLc/s1600-h/P5180257.JPG"></a></div><br /><br /><div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4721777442633491699-6788002875235966628?l=cumbria-ore-mines-rescue.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01181512828735130543noreply@blogger.com0