Overviews
Take It To The Bridge
Lindsey Kennedy and Jessica Spurrell
Apr
23
Great Wanney
Posted by lindsam in Lindsey
Back in Durham and desperate to escape. Far to early on a Sunday morning a group of us headed out to Great Wanney. Once people had been gotten out of bed, remembered their shoes and we decided which car to take. The weather was dry, but overcast and slightly chilly. The Sun came out later though. Fun was had.
Johnny decided to force himself up a green slimy slab where Chris followed and got beached like a whale. I just managed to get caked in green stuff.
Rushy still needed needed to be reminded to place gear occasionally, but still raced up a very large number of climbs.
I was then convinced that leading was good idea and I started up ‘Squeezy Bill’. The start was more an exercise in placing gear, and the second there was no need to place any at all. I was not going to get out of the crack/chimney in a hurry…
Johnny and Chris then started on some immense route…
Spurred on by the others I then tried to tackle ‘Raven’s Nest’…not such a success. I did however get to the top in a fashion and belayed Johnny up, where he gently coaxed the nut that Andy and Rushy had left earlier. Altogether a great day.
Photos: Lindsey, Rushy
Apr
14
Scotland 2008
Posted by lindsam in Lindsey
Liverpool University - BCU student safety course - Liverpool Friends - Warwick University
At last, kayaking again. Water was a distinct possibility, and there we were, driving off up to Scotland.
And true to form, there was the right amount of water, rivers were running, but I was ill 
I did however have a great time running the Orchy with LUCC before illness hit.
Then on a course - BCU Student Safety Course. It was an excellent course, but swimming in the snow is something I don’t want to repeat in the near future. I learnt a few things, and also decided that there weren’t as many holes in my knowledge as I thought, which is always nice.
Then it was Andy R’s 21st…..
Lessons Learnt: Don’t headbutt your hand with your helmet if you decide to drive a convertible mini off a 6.5m waterfall. (You break it…)
It was then onto join Warwick…
Due to the broken hand, I was forced to use hand paddles the day after the waterfall incident, but the sun was out, and Hayden, being as ass, decided not to wear much on the river.
P.s. Proof that you can use kayaks as a building material….
(…It had a roof and everything!)