Tim Dobson
Thinker, Blogger, Hacker, Hiker.
Throwback to the Climbing Clan social hike
6 December 2022
Just throwing it back to the Climbing Clan social hike where we focused on sharing map reading skills. There were some memorable adventures in macro navigation, micro nav, finding the cafe, finding lunch, and finding the car! It was such a lovely day on the hills with Colin, Jenna, Ellie, JB, Carl, Lottie, Kim, and […]
A daring caving trip in Bagshawe Cavern
5 December 2022
Earlier this year, I went on a daring caving trip in Bagshawe Cavern with Dan. We explored the New Moon series, taking on the challenging French Connection and then ascending Madame Guillotine to reach the "proper" upper series. The insitu rigging along the way was not for the faint of heart, but it was certainly […]
Caving is a glamorous sport
19 July 2022
"Caving is not a glamorous sport" they said. Bollocks. It can be if you want it to be. /photos of the Caving Crew Originally posted on this post on Instagram
Exploring the lower series of Bagshawe after learning SRT
18 July 2022
Once you learn SRT, the lower series of Bagshawe Cavern starts to become accessible. Here's a Caving Crew trip with Me, Aaron, Jen, Colin and Judith from earlier in the year. Originally posted on this post on Instagram
A memorably muddy trip through Peak Cavern Galena series
17 July 2022
A memorably muddy trip through Peak Cavern doing the Galena round trip. Originally posted on this post on Instagram
Climbing Clan First Aid weekend
16 July 2022
A Climbing Clan First Aid weekend making sure we know what to do if something unexpected happens. Originally posted on this post on Instagram
A fearsome trip to push a rarely visited section of Bagshawe
15 July 2022
A fearsome caving trip to push a rarely visited section of Bagshawe Cavern for Mum's birthday. A group effort, and well done to Nadia for pushing through the grim bit… Originally posted on this post on Instagram
Happy memories from New Years Eve with the Climbing Clan
14 July 2022
Many happy memories from New Years Eve with the Climbing Clan Originally posted on this post on Instagram
Ice axe arrest practice with the Climbing Clan
13 July 2022
The Climbing Clan practice ice axe arrests and walking with crampons Originally posted on this post on Instagram
Climbing Clan New Year in the Cairngorms
12 July 2022
Over New Year, the Climbing Clan went to the Cairngorms for a Winter Holiday. Here's the walk in to Coire An t'Sneachda Originally posted on this post on Instagram
Searching for the Merlins-Carlswark through trip
11 July 2022
Trying to find the Merlins-Carlswark through trip with Jon, Aaron, Jane and the Caving Crew. We found a lot of ways it wasn't… and I think eventually the way it is.. but then ran out of time. Who fancies a return trip? Originally posted on this post on Instagram
Wet and windy Climbing Clan walk around Llyn Padarn
10 July 2022
A wet and windy Climbing Clan Weekend Trip walk around Llyn Idwal Originally posted on this post on Instagram