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Advanced Caving for a Secondary School

POSTED: 6th December 2009 BY: Dan
CATEGORIES: Technical Courses, Young People

All of the team have been to caving with Real Adventure before so it was time to step the adventure level up a notch and head to a more commiting cave with a vertical aspect to it.
The day was one of those that as a leader you have to be careful on where you go with regards to the water levels.

Mike took a team of 8 with one of the teachers who is a keen caver to County...

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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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Caving Skills Module for Kendal College Day 1

POSTED: 3rd December 2009 BY: Dan
CATEGORIES: Qualifications, Technical Courses

The first day of this 2 day module started off at Kendal College in the class room with a look into water conditions for caving. History of rain fall, present conditions and forecast were looked at. The conditions where looking like high water levels at present that would drop throughout the day.
Off to the Dales with plan A Long Churns.

The team of 8 students learnt the...

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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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