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New Year Snow Holing

POSTED: 2nd January 2010 BY: Dan
CATEGORIES: Staff @ Play, Winter Conditions

It makes a change from being indoors.
This year we headed over to the Cairngorms and spent 4 hours creating our home for the night close to the summit.

It was Liz’s birthday too , so we brought up cake and Port and a dram or 2.

Happy Birthday Liz.

At 11 we headed off into the dark to the summit and then back quickly to our sleeping bags where we saw in the New...

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Meall Cumhann

POSTED: 30th December 2009 BY: Dan
CATEGORIES: Staff @ Play, Winter Conditions

Today we had planned to go up to the Ben and do Tower ridge but with with the Avalanche risk high with high winds forecast a change of plan was made, it included more whiskey the night before and a slightly shorter day up Glen Nevis.
We scrambled up a lovely little gully followed by small icy steps to the summit and enjoyed a lark about on the return to the chip...

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Lochan

POSTED: 29th December 2009 BY: Dan
CATEGORIES: Staff @ Play, Winter Conditions

An early start this morning from Kendal saw Sally, Liz, Anthony, Simon and myself heading up the M6 on our way to Glencoe.
We headed up the Zig Zags enjoying a couple of icy steps before arriving on the ridge.

With the late start due to the drive we did not have enough time to summit so chose to refresh winter skills in the Coire and then head back for a slap up meal and...

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X Mass Paddle – Lune

POSTED: 5th December 2009 BY: Dan
CATEGORIES: Staff @ Play, Technical Courses

Every Year Real adventure runs a Christmas Paddle down the River Lune in Open Canoe.
Mulled Pies, Minced Wine and a spot of Port are the order of the day with a couple of brussel sprouts to launch at each other

This easy section of the river takes about 2 - 4 hours to paddle depending on water levels and pick-nick stops.

If you fancy this as a day out for the family...

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River Mint

POSTED: 23rd November 2009 BY: Dan
CATEGORIES: Staff @ Play

Perfect water conditions, the Floods of November 2009 have dropped off to a sensible level. Gareth and I headed off up to Paton Bridge for blast down this fantastic local grade 4.
With a ‘booff’ off the weir and role at meal bank the rat was fed for another day.

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Brathay in High Water

POSTED: 18th November 2009 BY: Dan
CATEGORIES: Staff @ Play

Sally and I headed over to the Brathay for a quick run before meeting up with Jane from Langdale School for a spot of sailing.
It was Tanking it!

Looked at running Skelwith Falls but it was just too huge so put on just below and headed down ducking our way through the trees.

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Rawthay Mission that turned into a Lune trip

POSTED: 16th November 2009 BY: Dan
CATEGORIES: Staff @ Play

Sally Liz and I headed over to the Rawthay, this is the river that goes down past Sedburgh and later Joins the Lune.
Water levels had dropped off so we headed Back to the Lune and ran the Crook of Lune to Killington again.

Slightly more technical but easier in lower water.

Back to kendal for Soup and Medals.

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River Lune with Liz

POSTED: 14th November 2009 BY: Dan
CATEGORIES: Staff @ Play

With the water levels at a great level we headed over to the Lune and paddled the Crook of Lune down to Killington Bridge.

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