Tag: first-time

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 […]

Went sea kayaking for the very first time

17 May 2021

Went Sea Kayaking for the very first time a few weeks ago, thanks to my paddling pal Jim Krawiecki / Jimski Fun to paddle from South Landing to Flamborough head today and get a sense about what big pointy plastic boats can do! — My background is paddling nimble, lightweight whitewater craft, so when my […]

Kirsty on her first multipitch climb

6 May 2021

Here's Kirsty on her first multipitch climb: Overlapping Rib Route on Tryfan. A classic, full day, 150m mountain multipitch at VDiff (though the precise line we took was probably about Diff) with a scrambly walk in and walk out probably at scrambling grade 1? Kirsty started teaching herself trad climbing before she came to the […]

First caving highlights for the team

9 December 2020

Highlights of Siobhan, Samantha, Monika and Tom's first Caving Crew trip with Judith and me to Bagshawe Cavern earlier this summer'œ… Surprisingly dry conditions'œ… Kneepads for almost everyone'œ… Exploring the route to the upstream sumps'œ… Lots of smiling faces'œ… Very little complaining 'œ… Bella the dotty deaf doggo ©'œ… Snacks'œ… Satisfying two people's request for […]

Ashleigh leads her first ever trad climbs

7 December 2020

Well done Ashleigh leading her first ever trad climbs, back in July! ’ª Over several evenings in this summer, I did some skill sharing sessions with Ashleigh and Munky to help them take their first steps trad climbing. It takes time. These photos are from our 3rd evening together. We had at least one more […]