Tag: lockdown

Just before lockdown the last adventure

27 March 2021

Just before lockdown, the last adventure was this walk up Grindsbrook in quality winter murk with the ginger root enthusiasts and Bella!© Originally posted on this post on Instagram

Lockdown 2 made social caving a challenge

14 March 2021

Lockdown 2.0 made social caving a challenge, and Sam wasn't feeling it, so in the autumn we tried something we'd not done before. We went for a walk around Stoney Middleton Dale, trying to find and visit as many cave & mine entrances as possible. For every major cave we do a trip to, there's […]

Lockdown looming and the last Bagshawe trip

8 March 2021

Lockdown was looming and the last Bagshawe Giggletrip was last year. Barbara, Leanne and Emily joined me and Alison for their first caving trip: to Bagshawe Cavern. Memorable moments:Œ´Looking at the desiccated coconut shavings on the roof˜®Discovering the first gate, and the second gateŒ‘Turning the lights off and seeing the darkŒ¿Leanne leading the way through […]

As lockdown faded we went adventuring

5 December 2020

As lockdown faded, Judith, Ashleigh, Amelia and Karina and me went socially distanced caving into Carlswark cavern with The Caving Crew. We did the classic tourist trip, with the marked improvement of dropping in the Eyam Dale shaft by ladder. Then we did: North West Passage -> Dynamite Passage -> Stalactite Passage -> Rift Sumps […]

Maria and I went for a walk as lockdown eased

3 December 2020

As lockdown 1.0 first started to ease, me and Maria went for a scramble up Wildboar Clough and down Torside Clough. I'd done this before, but it was surprisingly good value and good quality scrambling on a scenic day, in streams in the setting sun. Recommended. Originally posted on this post on Instagram

The lockdown project I am most proud of

1 December 2020

One of the lockdown 1.0 projects I'm most proud of was a series of talk nights, both with the Climbing Clan, but also Paddling Pals, Caving Crew and Social Clan to share some of the stories and knowledge within the communities. I'm sure I can't remember everyone who spoke at them but I have particular […]

Lockdown 1.0 was a strange time

1 December 2020

Lockdown 1.0 was a strange time. Noone knew what was happening or when we could meet again. New friendships were born and on zoom, the broken finger crew came together. Why? Apparently we were the only ones to want to stay awake. Lockdown is temporarily but friends and memories are forever. Originally posted on this […]

Spontaneous lockdown gatherings

1 July 2020

During lockdown all sorts of spontaneous and semi spontaneous socialising moved to Zoom. Dean and the gang, Emily and gang, Wheaty, Mat, Helen, cake'n'roll, clan friends etc. I'm looking forward to seeing people's faces in real life, but I won't forget the very silly times we managed to have despite all the distance ˜Š Originally […]

When vanlife became unsustainable

30 June 2020

As lockdown hit, vanlife became increasingly unsustainable. My style of vanlife relies heavily on outside services – making use of sports centres, supermarkets, cafés and other communal spaces. As these shut down and travel became less possible, time in my van became less feasible. All my power is usually generated by driving. Without the constant […]

Friends came together at lockdown start

30 June 2020

Right at the start of lockdown, some friends got together to cook food on Zoom and chat. Cooking with Company was born. Every week, people will come together on Zoom. Ignore the theme for that week, and share their successes, creations, failures and commiserations with the crew on Zoom. We've had curry night, Italian night, […]

Did I take up a new hobby during lockdown

12 June 2020

Someone asked me the other week if I'd taken up a new hobby during lockdown. "Zoom" was my reply. It didn't take us long to move the Climbing Clan to Zoom and those first few weeks were memorable for the excitement and the novelty. "Should I try and table boulder my table?" "Yeeeeeeeees" everyone shouted. […]

What was your last adventure before lockdown

9 June 2020

What was your last adventure before lockdown? Even as restrictions start to ease, things aren't going back to before straight away and some of the memories and stories of before will be important for some time to come. Technically, this wasn't my last adventure before lockdown – that happened the next day… Originally posted on […]