Tim Dobson
Thinker, Blogger, Hacker, Hiker.
I was in the Lake District this week
10 June 2021
I was in the Lake District this weekend with the Climbing Clan having a lovely climbing weekend and then it started raining. 🙁 The climbers understandably wanted to head to a cafe on Sunday morning – definitely understandable – but me and my 72yro mum had our caving stuff with us, and it doesn't rain […]
Throwback to the first Langdale Climbing trip
10 June 2021
Throwback to the first Langdale Climbing Clan camping weekend trip, most of the group visited Long Scar above Wrynose pass. Some achievements: My first cragside napª Adam's first trad lead Adam's first HVS Agus's impressive whipper Katie and Albina building belays and tying clove hitches Me going bum first into a pile of sheep shit […]
Great caving trip to Bagshawe Cavern
10 June 2021
Great caving trip to Bagshawe Cavern some time ago introducing Gary, Nadia and Tom to the underground – led by Judith and supported by Jonathan and me. Some of my highlights:Various things I can't repeat in polite company¯Gary's impressive breathing in skillsNadia's fearless throwing herself into holes¨Tom's statement "Why is this fun?!"Judith helping Gary get […]
Having Lou and Gareth to stay was wonderful
10 June 2021
Having Lou and Gareth to stay was about as fun as reading a thesaurus © Originally posted on Instagram
Fantastic first caving trip with Julia
3 June 2021
Fantastic first caving trip with Julie, Jude, Carole and introducing Gareth and Louise to Bagshawe Cavern a few weeks ago with the Caving Crew! Some highlights: Seeing the old showcaveWatching Gareth find his own holeSeeing Carole do the slide headfirstWatch Jude glide through some sectionsLou's amazing mineral and fossil findingJulie and the Crews' conversation after […]
Fun afternoon at Birchen Edge
2 June 2021
Fun afternoon at Birchen Edge a few weeks ago bouldering with Silvia. Even when the weather in Glossop looked like yet another catastrophic downpour was about to happen, over near Baslow it was… sunny?! I rarely boulder as I find small heights scary – being unsecured two foot above the ground is terrifying… But some […]
A fantastic Caving Crew trip doing Giants
2 June 2021
A fantastic Caving Crew trip doing the Gavel/Short drop exchange trip a few weeks ago. Some highlights from the Short drop team: Surprise Tony Seddon±Prettier than expected exit'Getting Charlotte's wellies wetªAwesome first deviations at SRT from Mat and Charlotteª¨Mineral time with Mat'Great timing by AlexUnusual deviation derigging for me A great little trip! Originally posted […]
One of those surprisingly productive days
2 June 2021
One of those surprisingly productive evenings at Windgather where all seems doomed beforehand and then somehow you get a shitload done. I lead (probably) a severe Antonio lead some nice routes ªDavid offered lots of encouragement and support and climbed everything he could! 'ºIzzy brought vegan cookies! Harry pushed himself out of his comfort zone […]
Helen and I learnt to kayak around the same time
31 May 2021
Helen and I both learnt to kayak around the same time. We did the lower Treweryn as our first whitewater river on the same day and swam almost as much. We paddled together and improved together until Helen had to fly back to Taiwan to work. A few years later she returned to Manchester, and […]
Throwback to a particularly memorable trip
30 May 2021
Throwback to a particularly memorable mine exploring through trip with Kirsty and Anna a few weeks ago. Christmas came early and we found cave pearls' Do not lick the insitu ropes•We found the stemple highway of the caving crew choirWe found the through tripªWe found the shaft to the concrete bungKirsty remembered her SRT and […]
Due to Covid I ended up living differently
30 May 2021
Due to Covid, I ended up living with my parents. It's not the dream but it is what it is. · There's definitely ups and downs but one of the good bits has been inviting some of my climbing buddies around for dinner. ² Mum has been delighted to have people to cook for Dad […]
When the big sky god decided to intervene
30 May 2021
When the big boy sky god decided to turn on the leaky tap a few weeks ago, I thought the Climbing Clan Thursday evening was lost. But with some quick thinking and Kirsty and Paul's fantastic efforts, the Wilton groups ran some impromptu trad skills training on the ground. Often there are skills you want […]