Good and Bad Adrenaline

An eventful few weeks back in Englandshire! Adrenaline has hardly left my system... The weather seems to be never-ending greyness and rain but I've found a mad few who are just like me and keen to make the most of it. I am no longer living under some stairs acting butler, but I've moved in with an old university climber friend and his dog Theo. Work at the climbing wall is great fun, seeing the old staff team again and it is very heart warming to be remembered by the groups I was teaching last winter! Here are some photos of fun times as I keep myself busy until very exciting aventure plans happen in december...

Leck Beck near Kirkby Lonsdale with Dan, Michael, Tom and Bertie. The jump goes from the side of the waterfall and you have to leap right out and half over a tree to hit the best bit of water but it was very refreshing. Small adrenaline rush. Bertie was painfully funny when he howled watching us jump. I never thought a dog could make such a horrific noise, screaming!


My poor old car has been written off. A minor incident left me with a sore neck and a very sad looking Clio. BIG and bad adrenaline rush. She is soon to be picked up by the scrapyard and turned into other things. Thank you Sweetie for looking after my things in Scotland and *mostly* getting me round and about, not to mention helping me pass my driving test!

Photo by Tom

Bimble (noun) - A short walk involving kneedeep water, steep fast flowing ghylls, horrendous weather conditions and hilariously inappropriate clothing.

Kentmere on Sunday 30th turned out to be well and truly GRIM. Our bimble up to the reservoir turned into a scramble up a ghyll and almost swimming across a field! Another small adrenaline rush. Joe and Charms were called into the plan at short notice and came in jeans and cotton tshirts. The jeans ended up round their necks, hence the boxer short fashion icon Joe in the photo.

In need of doing something mad, Mr Greaves, Charms and I have also ticked a life box by jumping off the Lancaster aquaduct into the Lune. Charms, being an engineer had already calculated that it would take 1.7 seconds to reach the river from 16.1m and we would hit the water at 40mph. The other two were much braver than me but after backing out to begin with, I decided I had enough gnarlyness in me. I can't back out if they did it! The video is Charms jumping. I was buzzing like a buzzy thing!! AWESOME! Huge adrenaline rush!

Now back down south in Hampshire to spend some days with friends and family. I am mentally preparing myself for a whole weekend of smart dresses, hopefully unladdered tights, and posh talking. My last cocktail dress was complimented by walking boots so perhaps a little more effort is in order for a 50th wedding anniversary and a wedding reception! Plus some quality time with my amazing Dad, Mum and Brother.