Tag: leadership

Stepping down as chair of the Climbing Clan after 7 years

8 October 2024

After 7 years, I've stepped down as chair of the Climbing Clan. It's been a wild ride since 2017, and I'm feeling ALL the feels. From zero to hero: We started with no skills, no members, no experience, no contacts, and no money. Now? We're a thriving community of rock stars (pun intended). Proud parent […]

Caving Crew leader training and self-rescue practice

24 June 2022

Caving Crew Leader training and self-rescue practice. What to do if stuff doesn't go to plan… We had a go at pretending. 🙂 Originally posted on this post 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 […]

This one time I screwed up leadership and communication

8 December 2016

When I was 18, I lead a team of young people into a 12 hour sailing race. I was relying on the support of a bunch of their parents, but because we'd all done it before the previous year without a hitch, I assumed I didn't need to communicate directly with these key team members. […]

Can motorists and cyclists ever be friends?

7 October 2016

My friend Josh recently posted on twitter: “The weird thing is there is literally nothing bad about more people cycling yet there is a cultural war against it.” Cyclists often feel marginalised— like everything has been setup to favour those with four wheels and an engine. And if you get into the vehicles, and talk […]