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Have a look into our past here you will find what we have been up to and be able to see some of our thoughts and re posts of interest.

Tebay / Rjukan

POSTED: 8th January 2010 BY: Dan
CATEGORIES: Staff @ Play, Winter Conditions

Well it’s not often you can go road side ice climbing in the Lakes.
Tebay ice falls have been in condition for a couple of weeks now and it is well worth a visit, day light or dark.After a day out on the hill with a group looking at snow layers and digging shelters / snow holing, Roger and I headed over to Tebay.

I lead the first pitch with one screw and a clove hitch...

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Cautley Spout turns into top roping on the side of Whernside.

POSTED: 5th January 2010 BY: Dan
CATEGORIES: Staff @ Play, Winter Conditions

After returning from Scotland an seeing the lakes in great nick it would have been rude not to check out Cautley Spout on my way home from a days work in the Dales today. However a trusty source urged me to leave it until the end of the week before popping up there.
Although still keen to go out on play… Simon and I headed over to Ribblehead. A short walk past the...

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Dollywagon

POSTED: 4th January 2010 BY: Dan
CATEGORIES: Staff @ Play, Winter Conditions

Steve, one of Real Adventures Instructors was out on Dollywagon today.
With stunning views all round they did central route grade iii, but more like iv at the mo.. turf frozen part way up, snow dry powdery and still unconsolidated, but definately getting there.. they also looked at Chock Gully, and all the routes on the crags.. all doable, just… but unconsolidated...

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Steall Falls

POSTED: 2nd January 2010 BY: Dan
CATEGORIES: Staff @ Play, Winter Conditions

Wow what a treat, Steall Falls comes into condition once in a blue moon.
We saw people on it when we wondered round to Meall Cumhann and where praying for the temperature to stay cold enough to return after our new new mini break in the snow holes.

Thanks to all on the fall for a safe and fun experience.

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New Year Snow Holing

POSTED: 2nd January 2010 BY: Dan
CATEGORIES: Staff @ Play, Winter Conditions

It makes a change from being indoors.
This year we headed over to the Cairngorms and spent 4 hours creating our home for the night close to the summit.

It was Liz’s birthday too , so we brought up cake and Port and a dram or 2.

Happy Birthday Liz.

At 11 we headed off into the dark to the summit and then back quickly to our sleeping bags where we saw in the New...

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Meall Cumhann

POSTED: 30th December 2009 BY: Dan
CATEGORIES: Staff @ Play, Winter Conditions

Today we had planned to go up to the Ben and do Tower ridge but with with the Avalanche risk high with high winds forecast a change of plan was made, it included more whiskey the night before and a slightly shorter day up Glen Nevis.
We scrambled up a lovely little gully followed by small icy steps to the summit and enjoyed a lark about on the return to the chip...

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Lochan

POSTED: 29th December 2009 BY: Dan
CATEGORIES: Staff @ Play, Winter Conditions

An early start this morning from Kendal saw Sally, Liz, Anthony, Simon and myself heading up the M6 on our way to Glencoe.
We headed up the Zig Zags enjoying a couple of icy steps before arriving on the ridge.

With the late start due to the drive we did not have enough time to summit so chose to refresh winter skills in the Coire and then head back for a slap up meal and...

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Caving Skills Module for Kendal College Day 2

POSTED: 17th December 2009 BY: Dan
CATEGORIES: Qualifications, Technical Courses

With a revision of water level history, present, and forecast using the College over head projector and various website (site’s we use are under the resources page/weather forecasts on the Real Adventure website) we where soon on our way over to the dales for Day 2.
Very little rain, frozen ground and only a touch of snow behind the walls with a forecast of snow...

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Cave Leader Level 2 Refresher Day

POSTED: 9th December 2009 BY: Dan
CATEGORIES: Qualifications, Technical Courses

A day in Bull Pot Kingsdale looking at efficient rigging, rope management, and simple rescues with 2 instructors from Outward Bound Ulswater.
This day was through Ingleborough Hall

Check out their website more adventures.

Ill be back at Ingleborough in January.

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Advanced Caving for a Secondary School

POSTED: 6th December 2009 BY: Dan
CATEGORIES: Technical Courses, Young People

All of the team have been to caving with Real Adventure before so it was time to step the adventure level up a notch and head to a more commiting cave with a vertical aspect to it.
The day was one of those that as a leader you have to be careful on where you go with regards to the water levels.

Mike took a team of 8 with one of the teachers who is a keen caver to County...

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