Well, it was the right decision to have a research and planning day - about 8 heavy hail showers - glad we weren't dangling off the rock face in them.  But it made us think about the quarrymen who would have gone out in all weathers with even more respect.  Llanberis Slate Museum is a treasure trove of beautifully put together history of the quarries. Here are just a few of the things that inspired me:

Three is the magic number...

'The Quarrymen had a special way of counting the slates - not one by one, but three by three.  This was called 'mwrw'.  This way of counting appears to have come the fisherman's way of counting fish - remember, in the early days of the quarries, the slate would have been transported on fishing boats from the quay.'

Blast warning:

And the blast:

Moving Rocks Movement Inventory

Squat forward

Squat back

Squat wide

Squat narrow

Stand (slow or quick)

Lie sky

Lie rock

Melt side

Roll

Hover cartwheel

Climb up

Climb down

Slide down

Wrap up

Unwrap

Lean

Explosion

Twist up

Side step

Arch

Blast Run

Arm options: crossed, hands on hips, hand on chin.