Llethrid Swallet - Gower

ptpeaty

Member
Has anyone been down Llethrid lately and if so, how far did you get? I keep hearing stories about it being blocked by debris in the entrance series streamway. I want to revisit the place after several years.....
Cheers
 

NigR

New member
Haven't been there recently but I reckon if it is blocked at stream level you should be able to find a route over the top easily enough. This was always the case in the past. Just take a bar and be prepared to dig it a bit if need be.

Bit surprised you need to ask on here as you know your way around the place a lot better than I do. Or at least you used to. Just wondering now how many years 'several' might actually be!
 

gus horsley

New member
I've done quite a lot of trips into Llethrid, none very recent, but there was always flood debris in the entrance and a number of different ways past it.  In fact, if I remember correctly, I don't think I've actually done the same route twice! 
 

ptpeaty

Member
It must be over 15 years since I last did a trip in Llethrid. As Gus commented, the route through the streamway was forever changing due to debris/boulders being moved by winter floodwaters.

I recall hearing SWCC bods saying it was blocked in the last year or two. Of course, this used to be said by various people years ago and when I went down the cave and knowing where to look, I found blockages to be non existent.

So, if there is any fresh info out there, I'd welcome it,
Cheers
Paul
 
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