Route planning trip, working out where best to take various types of groups. @JonnyC: Good trip, goatchurch first, decided route was main entrance, slider, giants steps, bloody tight, boulder chamber, look at coffin lid, over under, superman straight up through the slot, along the bedding plane up into the dining chamber, high into the terrace, lower maze passages, assisted handline from undisputable anchor on the tradesmans. Sidcot second, straight down through (names unknown other than tie press) ...

A weekend camp for SJA Badgers & Cadets @RichM: A successful weekend camp for 16 Badgers and 12 cadets. Good teamwork, good weather young people very happy. RM principle warrant, JC second warrant

An early morning run around the upper series of Swildon's. Zig Zags, Long dry way, Old Grotto, Water Chamber, Eight Foot Drop and back out the wet way. @RichM: Having agreed that a run round the upper series of Swildon's would be useful before LCMLA assessment as normal finding the time to achieve it proved difficult. Following a knotting practice earlier in the week we exchanged texts then had an indecisive phone call - ending in LETS JUST DO IT !. Entering the cave at 00:15 in true JC / RM style w ...

First outing in the Perception Dancer K2, pleasant conditions, paddled down into Bath. @JonnyC: For once this log starts before leaving the house, only so that I can extend my thanks to Rich for putting up with my little paddy and snapping me out of my moody moment! We arrived at Batheaston with a slight feeling of trepidation, mindful that this place quite often represents cold, wet, near hypothermic dissapointments from our K2 winter training programme. After retrieving 'the tank' from the roo ...

Walk on the Beacons from SWCC, path & micro nav in low vis, great terrain, damp with variable cloud base shrouding high ground @JonnyC: Out from SWCC heading out toward Fan Fraith along the dismantled tramway and then the 'motorway', quick dash into the quarries for a cache allowing the army cadets to overtake. Heading up the shoulder of Fan Gyhirych we reviewed ground conditions and decided rather than breaking path to the East for Fan Nedd we would break West for the summit of Fan Gyhirych. Micr ...

Led trip into Dany, with some route finding, exploring, photography into Cloud Chamber and Flabbergasm and return, quite wet. @RichM: After an early start, we met up at the national show Caves of Wales. Having negotiated the guard of dinosaurs we entered via the trade entrance (cunningly hidden in a big door)we quickly did the tourist area and arrived at a sign danger deep water. As the sign made no mention of cold water we climbed over the railings and were soon swimming upstream in fffreezing water ...

Smooth downhill section, refreshments and tough uphill ride. @JonnyC: The challenge was in the uphill section!!

Trip into Bath to review progress made by Pre-Christmas bang, and a taster session for a digging virgin. Very cold conditions. @JonnyC: Having been re-educated on which is the bottom car park in Burrington, a very cold change into gear and switching to a far more appropriate vehicle to ascend the hill. Out of practice of ladders, my vice like safety grip tired the forearms quickly on the descent of double pitch, however once grounded swift progress was made to the dig. Having let the boys head ...

A fine trip on Eastern Mendip ably led by Jude. @JonnyC: Nice fairly easy trip into a beautifully decorated cave, massive thanks to JV for leading

Good conditions meant a very pleasant paddle heading out from Devizes in the K2 @JonnyC: Starting from the race start point we headed out along the K&A, out of practice so little shaky to start not least past the junior paddling club but soon settled into the rhythm. Avoided a couple of swing bridges that risked causing head injury and pulled up dry for the final time at Wooton Rivers lock. @RichM: Good result after anxious start, longest driest run so far - enjoy and appreciate team work to date hope today sets the stall out for a delayed but ultimate success thanks dude. @JonnyC: Date: Saturday 05 January 2013 09:54 Duration - Tot: 05:11:49, Mov: 03:59:01 Distance - Tot: 24.6km (15.3mi), Mov: 24.2km (15.1mi) Speed - Avg: 4.7km/h (2.9 mi/h), Max: 8.5km/h (5.3 mi/h), MovAvg: 6.1km/h (3.8 mi/h) Stops - Tot: 6 Name Start Duration Distance Speed Journey % ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Leg 1 09:55:16 00:04:52 ...