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You mean you go without a guide?

Saturday, 10th November 2007 by
swing.pngWe don't class ourselves as novice cavers anymore, so we thought we should take a trip underground on our own. Rachel knows half of Oxlow Cavern pretty well, having been there several times to dig, so we thought we'd go and discover the other half...

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OFD I to OFD II

Sunday, 21st October 2007 by
A through trip from Ogof Ffynnon Ddu I to OFD II was planned with Brendan (DCC), Richard and I. In the end a metallurgy professor from Oxford also joined the trip. A really fabulous trip it was. We started off at the bottom of the hill and went through various places, some of which I [...]

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A Weekend Underground

Sunday, 7th October 2007 by
On Saturday, Richard and I met Colin and Sloth in Bernies café, where we were assembling for a trip down Bar Pot...

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Rab Mountain Marathon

Sunday, 30th September 2007 by
The weekend of September 29th and 30th was the Rab Mountain Marathon in the Lake District. We drove up Friday night after Richard had arrived back from Boston that morning. Perhaps not the best preparation...

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EuroKIMM Mountain Marathon

Saturday, 8th September 2007 by
p9092501.jpgRichard and I ventured to Praz-de-Lys near Taninges in France for the EuroKIMM Mountain Marathon...

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Grey Wife Cave

Sunday, 2nd September 2007 by
grey-wife-hole-small.JPGThis weekend, I have not only learnt the delights of Bar Pot and Grey Wife, but also, how committed and absolutely crazy my friend Colin is. Seriously, this man is nutty. Caving is one thing, cave diving is another thing...

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Capricorn Mountain Marathon

Saturday, 28th July 2007 by
This weekend was the Capricorn Mountain Marathon. A two day long orienteering event with the central campsite near Glossop in Derbyshire. Richard and I competed in the A and C courses respectively. I chose the C course on the basis of our impending holidays being rather physical (6 days orienteering in Scotland followed by a [...]

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Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon

Saturday, 7th July 2007 by
Last weekend Richard and I ran the Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon (the Kirkfell class); another two day mountain orienteering event, carrying all overnight gear. This wasn’t the expected destination for the weekend, however on Tuesday we discovered a team on the internet who were injured and therefore needed a team to take their place … [...]

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