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You look up at the knot but it is not really a knot; it is more of a wrap, the Mariners hitch. You had connected yourself and your climbing partner to one end of a 8mm sling and then turned the other end a couple of times round the bar of a karabiner before you …
There is something atavistic in our relationship to fire. We are drawn ineluctably to the flames and I don’t know whether it is the thousands of years when our ancestors relied on fire for warmth, food and keeping predatory animals at bay which has genetically hard wired our fascination with it; or whether it is …
I have never seen Plas y Brenin so crowded; registration for the Snowdon Triathlon, a rescue exercise, the Brenins own courses and the reason I was there, the British Mountaineering Council’s (BMC) student safety seminar weekend. I was to be one of their four Association of Mountaineering Instructors (AMI) volunteers. The BMC had paid for …
Horizontal, exfoliating rain lashed our faces and a brutal wind whipped up plumes of water, sending them rushing across the lake and over the white caps which had formed on the normally calm surface of Llyn Idwal. We staggered like drunks, pushing our bodies against the force of the wind, feet slipping on wet rocks …
I attended one of the BMC’s series of Climbing Movement Masterclasses at White Spider in Surrey in April. The classes are exceptionally good value. For £26 for BMC members you get coaching from a top climber for a couple of hours and go away with a little goody bag and a sheet of personalised recommendations …
Craggers has always had very strong links with Brighton Unemployed Centre Families Project (BUCFP), in fact Craggers came about after I had taken people from the Centre on adventures in Wales and to Blackland Farm starting back in 1996. The connection has continued and most of the people attending our annual adventure camp still come from …
The mature tree canopy kept off the worst of the rain but drops congregated on leaves and intermittent cascades of water encouraged us to pitch the tent as quickly as possible. This was certainly a big change from the glorious sunshine we had experienced over the previous four days at the Bushcraft Show. Still this …
Due to work commitments, I was unable to go to Dorset for the full duration of the trip, but had a great time over the three days I was able to attend. Thursday 05/04/13 I arrived on site at 10.00 at Tom’s Field in Dorset. It was barely above freezing, and was greeted by …
One very cold snowy Wednesday morning (perfect for practicing!) four of us who are going on the Scotland expedition met up bright & early at Brighton station to go on a nav &rope adventure. We caught the train to hassocks and navigated immediately to a cafe. The cafe had a big table that we were able to spread our maps out on. Tony set …
For Craggers providing fun and adventure is central to everything we do. What people might not be aware of is the extensive training volunteers receive to ensure that what we do is not just exciting but safe too. Volunteer training focussing on various skills takes place throughout the year. The July training is specifically …
The Adventure Camp just seems to go from strength to strength and remains as fresh and exciting as it did at its inception at the end of the last century. This freshness is due both to the energy brought to the event by new participants and new volunteers and the new activities we seem to …
At 11am on Christmas Eve a small group of us went for a walk in wild park. For me wild park is one of the most outstanding (and often overlooked) beauty spots in Brighton. It is really accessible and is Brighton’s largest local nature reserve. There is always something worth seeing there, from the great …
I log roll down the 40 degree snow slope, firm, double handed grip on the ice axe head. Four, five rolls – my feet are grabbed and thrown violently up and round turning the roll into a wobbly Catherine wheel. Make star shape to stabilise. Hurtling down slope head first on my back; semi sit …
It had been raining for the entire week and was still pouring down when we set off on the bus for an early autumn weekend camp. I definitely looked like a towny, pitching a borrowed tent in the dark by the light of the torch on my phone, but at least the rain had stopped …
I have spent several nights in a tent already this year but this was to be my first time out in the forest, alone and under a basha rather than in a tent. I had found my bivi spot sooner than expected and with the Earth’s tilted axis spinning us towards the solstice and stretching …