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Extremely brief trip into Goatchurch

A confidence building session on the Tradesmans entrance to Goatchurch

Breaking the seal and getting underground for the right reasons for a family trip with novices.

Small walk throught the Valley of Rocks

Getting Casper used to the Canoe on a Sunny day in Tiverton @JonnyC: Launching from Tiverton onto the Canal, good parking and facilities and a good launch, but a pedestrian chicane between the car park and the canal necessitates two people to get the Canoe into position. A very challenging paddle with Casper wanting to be everywhere, all the time, including in the murky canal water. Perseverance eventually resulted in managing to paddle a few bridges upstream. Some glimmer of Casper calming do ...

OSCE mocks in Bournemouth led to desperate measures @AdamEvans: With 3 consecutive days of 'school' and tired of commuting 1h30 before and after each day, I opted for a cheap camp site close to campus. To my surprise, I found a £12pp pn camp site near (ish) pool in Lytchett Minster. On arrival, there was no reception, no staff, and no sign of anyone. Called the landline I found online, and was advised to pitch wherever and the warden would probably come round and see me later on (he did not). I opted for ...

Swildon's short dry, twenty, inclined rift, sump 1 & return via same route, normal water levels - party of 6 @JonnyC: Deciding to relive memories of "Cold dips and chilly showers - April 2015" where KC & CC successfully (albeit slowly) tackled Sump One and to push a little bit further from "What an adventure! - 9 Jul 2022" where AC took his first steps into Swildon's Hole, a trip was (eventually) organised to also give NK her first trip of this amazing cave. Due to the nature of the party, progress ...

Trialling a roof tent on the adventure bus. @JonnyC: Having agreed first refusal, decided to trial the roof tent on the adventure bus. Calendar being full, and an unescapable commitment the Saturday day time pushed us toward a brief overnight camp in the rain. Arriving at dusk, pitching was relatively quick amongst two other vans. The mud and rain made us change our mind on testing the awning. A pleasant evening was had, despite all local wood being too damp to burn (lesson learned, carry a li ...

Mines Rescue familiarisation trip to one of our scheme Coal mines.