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Red Screes

POSTED: 9th December 2010 BY: Dan
CATEGORIES: Staff @ Play, Winter Conditions

With a thaw setting in for the weekend and a pile of work stacking up in the office an early morning was required.Steve Stout and I headed up Red Screes for sun rise and climbed the water fall on the left of the cove before heading to a DofE Assessors Accreditation day.

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Stickle Ghyll & Pavey Ark

POSTED: 8th December 2010 BY: Dan
CATEGORIES: Staff @ Play, Winter Conditions

Well after an interview with Mike Parr from Radio Cumbria and a morning of office work I tour myself away from the computer and headed over to Langdale.
After popping into Langdale School to say hi and pick up my copy of the Langdale School Express and quick jog I was at the foot of Stickle Ghyll. The Ghyll is a popular scramble in the summer time with groups, click this...

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BBC Radio Cumbria

POSTED: 8th December 2010 BY: Dan
CATEGORIES: Staff @ Play, Technical Courses, Winter Conditions

This morning at 0750 I was on BBC Radio Cumbria on Mike Parr’s Breakfast Show talking about ice climbing.
Mike had been going on about how this cold was only a negative.

After the Interview I did for the Cumbria Bolt Fund earlier this year, I was invited back to talk about the positives that this weather brings.

Thanks to Mike for introducing me as Dan Robinson,...

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Launchy Ghyll

POSTED: 6th December 2010 BY: Dan
CATEGORIES: Staff @ Play, Winter Conditions

Having to hold down a business and and take advantage of ice conditions is an even balance!
After a tip from a crew of palls from Manchester who were on it on Sunday, there was a burning need to not miss out.

Today I had a meeting with an Outdoor Ed group from Kendal College. We are taking them to the Cairngorms for a weeks winter skills course in January.

After all...

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Mining Trip

POSTED: 28th July 2010 BY: Dan
CATEGORIES: Staff @ Play, Winter Conditions

Well after a long day in the office with Simon Fenna working on the report-ability of m office database, John Riley of Fired Up Design working on the new RA website and myself working on the content of the new site and future programs we all got a little itchy and needed to go do something.Simon’s Mate is one of the local mining experts, she popped a black bag over our...

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New Website & Blog

POSTED: 28th July 2010 BY: Dan
CATEGORIES: Staff @ Play

The Real Adventure web site is being re developed as I sit here typing this post. The Old site is now 5 years old and with new developments in web site design and back end usability it was time to move forwards.Real Adventure has also developed as a company over the years and the range of what we can offer increased significantly. The company has been a great journey for...

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River Kent

POSTED: 21st July 2010 BY: Dan
CATEGORIES: Staff @ Play

Just as I get in from work (1845) I get a little txt from Gareth “get yourself to the get in on the kent at Morrisons for 1845”Straight back out the door for and to the get in to see no sign of any boaters, back to New Road and the crowds of onlookers gave a clue as to what was going on under the bridge, on went the dry suit for another little fix whilst the...

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River Leven

POSTED: 21st July 2010 BY: Dan
CATEGORIES: Staff @ Play

Back in the Lakes it had been raining too.The kent was a little high so we headed over to the Leven to catch a cheeky run before work.Kat Mclennan, Gareth Field and I ran it twice, it is such a short section at the moment as Backbarrow Falls has a large quantity of scaffolding acting like a mincing machine for any unaware kayakers whilst they repair the bridge after the...

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