Tim Dobson
Thinker, Blogger, Hacker, Hiker.
Memorable start walking up Grindslow
25 March 2021
Memorable start to the day walking up Grindsbrook with the Ginger Root enthusiasts. Siobhan, Sam, Alan. Taken the day before Tier 4. Surprising where a Mocha, some hiking boots and some raw ginger can take you! Originally posted on this post on Instagram
After a day spent learning the ropes
25 March 2021
After a day spent learning the ropes with Nigel Atkins in early December, Kirsty and Jonathan were keen for a chance to use their SRT underground, and Monika was keen for a refresher, so just after Christmas, we made it happen. Me and Judith met everyone and headed to our favourite Winnats Pass training cave […]
One of Nigel Atkins SRT Masterclasses
25 March 2021
On one of Nigel Atkin's SRT Masterclasses, there were various people just like me- eager to learn a bit about various SRT self-rescue tips and techniques. Lottie was one of these people. These self rescue skills are ones you never want to use, but when you will want to use them, you'll be really glad […]
Christmas in pictures
21 March 2021
Christmas: in pictures Originally posted on this post on Instagram
After the introduction to SRT last year
21 March 2021
After the introduction to SRT last year, Mark, Jane and Charlotte made plans with me and Judith a few weeks later to get underground and consolidate those skills in a real cave. Firstly, we headed a popular training cave in Winnats Pass where we jogged our memories about it all and practised going down and […]
Magnificent Meg and other dogs
20 March 2021
Magnificent Meg and other dogs © Originally posted on Instagram
Alan lead Siobhan Samantha and friends
20 March 2021
Last year, Alan lead Siobhan, Samantha and me down P8 for a bit of Monday entertainment.It was quite wet conditions, even for P8. This was Alan and Siobhan's first time in P8, so as we descended Pitch 1 to the traverse, they got to experience it all. Specifically all the water, experienced directly into the […]
Alan Alison Jonathan and Dean last year
20 March 2021
Last year, Alan, Alison, Jonathan, Dean and Samantha joined me and Nigel Atkins for an "SRT Masterclass". It's fair to say the weather was "pretty minging" – about a P6 on the P scale but we pushed through. After a joyful warmup, where we focused on remembering everything we'd forgotten about SRT during Covid and […]
Throwback to my only session last year
19 March 2021
Throwback to last year to my only session of post pandemic indoor climbing. @bellas_world_domination and I headed to @wolfmountainac in Wolverhampton. It was very very quiet – we usually had an entire zone to ourselves. My climbing skills have only somewhat wained and I sent the fun routes and struggled on the horrible ones. Very […]
Charlotte Jane Mark and Kirsty last year
19 March 2021
Last year, Charlotte, Jane, Mark, Kirsty and Jonathan joined me and Nigel Atkins for an introduction into SRT. Where there are vertical bits in caves, we tend to use ropes as "paths" and travel up, down (and sometimes, along). This set of skills called SRT (Single Rope Techniques) takes a bit of times to learn […]
Not averse to P8 even in the wet
17 March 2021
"I'm not averse to P8, even in the wet. I may have been there loads of times. It's Derbyshire's safe bet." But when studying the rigging guide, I saw something I'd never seen in person: a pitch above Idiots Leap "the boney pitch" and an alternate, higher first pitch from somewhere in the ceiling. So […]
Maidens of the misty moor
17 March 2021
Maidens of the misty moor: Walkers only. Powered by Mochas Originally posted on this post on Instagram