Month: November 2007
After the post on the recent trip to Doom’s Retreat Pete asked if any of the photographs Clive took would be available. Clive has kindly agreed to this. Working mainly in black and white Clive is one of the most widely known and accomplished cave photographers in the UK. His pictures can be found in …
Having done no real exercise since Jack Scout Scar I decided to make an effort today. Weather restricted the options to a walk, so as I was due at my parents for tea, I opted for an old favourite Cut Gate to Outer Edge and back via Little Don. Cut Gate being a bridleway was …
Our novices Caroline & Martin & Old hand from the OUCC Jim Sheppard These guys all work with me and we had discussed doing a caving trip together for a while. Rachel & Richard organised the gear and met us at the woodbine in Hope. We all set off to the cave for an excellent …
After a sedentary weekend at the Kendal Film Festival, I felt the urge for a good ‘blast’ on Tuesday. Nothing too far away, with the short days, and Longsleddale came to mind. So Chris and I set of for ‘Sadgill Wall, only to be met by an army of hostile sheep. No need to tell …
We are lucky to be able to help out at the annual Kendal Mountain (Film) Festival. We don’t have difficult jobs – door staff checking people’s tickets and other easy stuff like that. But we do enjoy the event enormously and get a privileged opportunity to see all the movies etc. This year one of …
E8 Mathematics - wow. A bit beyond my 'O' level maths.
ISPs are short selling us (or at least hiding behind the term "up to")! Do you think you have an "up to" 2mbs broadband service from your ISP? Fact is, you probably don't...
In the back end of the Devils Arse show cave (formally known as Peak Cavern) lies Doom’s Retreat. Reached by diving through Ink Sump it has been the site of a great deal of digging effort by several teams of diggers over many years. Each group has been drawn into the project by the loud …
Terry and Chris went out to the RLH hut in Langdale on spec of reasonable weather today. And amazingly bumped into Dave and Fiona, members of the Aylesbury climbing club who happened to be having a meet there!!!!
