John Parker - Discovery of the Hall of the Mountain Kings, Ogof Craig a Ffynnon
John Parker describes the vagaries of digging the Second Boulder Choke in Ogof Craig a Ffynnon. The choke was initially discovered on Friday 19th November 1976 but it wasn't until the application of some dogged persistence by John and his digging team that a final breakthrough was achieved on Sunday 10th July 1977. John describes how on this day he, Jeff Hill and Ann Franklin enjoyed the pay-off with a breathtaking exploration of some magnificent passages, crowned by the Hall of the Mountain Kings. Even so, the cave was not to relent particularly easily for what they discovered at the end of it all was yet another boulder choke! This recording was produced by Clive Gardener as part of 'Searching for the Secret River' - a film and associated book project, 'Exploring The Caves of Llangattock Mountain'.
Interviewee: John Parker
Interviewer: Clive Gardener
Title: Discovery of the Hall of the Mountain Kings, Ogof Craig a Ffynnon
Date of recording: 16 March 1988 (published 20 Oct 2011)
Sound recordist: Clive Gardener
Copyright details: Clive Gardener (and John Parker in written form)
Duration of recording: 2 minutes 26 seconds
Recording details: Sampling frequency: 44,100 Hz; Channel mode: joint stereo
MP3 file details: File size: 2,301 kB; Bit rate: 128 kbit/s constant; Compression: 91%
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