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Bubblegum-blue – Visiting Coniston copper mines

November 8, 2020November 15, 2020 / Sirri / Leave a comment

My quick visit to the Coniston copper mines to check out the blue walls and the spot where a bomb was once found.

Mystery bomb – A tale of Coniston copper mines

November 3, 2020November 15, 2020 / Sirri / 3 Comments

On our first day out climbing, my current boyfriend started reciting a tale of an assassination attempt that happened in the Coniston Copper mines in the mid-1990s

Pens and guns – About Borrowdale graphite mine

August 1, 2020October 27, 2020 / Sirri / Leave a comment

The Borrowdale Graphite Mine is not just any mine: it is the only graphite mine in England. Its dark tunnels on the hillside remind of its surprising history.

Tunnel or a waterfall? – Exploring Borrowdale Graphite Mine

July 25, 2020October 22, 2020 / Sirri / 1 Comment

I am abseiling down into a graphite mine in Lake District on the wettest day of the summer. Why am I going underground again? I thought I figured out that I don't like dark tunnels.

Fear of the dark? – Little Langdale quarries

July 18, 2020October 27, 2020 / Sirri / 3 Comments

Because of our poor senses in the dark, it is quite natural to be more alert in the dark. But some people are more anxious when the lights go out.

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