Outward Bound

[Wildkid]

Just got back from a outward bound course in the lake district as I had to do one as part of my Audi apprenticeship. Remind me to never ever do that again!


Jumping in freezing cold water and swimming back to shore blue in colour, climbing a mountain for 8 hours where it was 70mph winds, blizzard's of snow head on in your face and 10m visibility followed by getting stuck in a bloody cave gap because of being 6 ft 4.

Coming home to technology and realising how much I miss civilisation.

What a crap week!

[Tomor]

so thats why you aren't replying to my messages!

[Wildkid]

so thats why you aren't replying to my messages!


Tom I havent been able to go on facebook for a month for reasons I cant explain, Send me a Pm on here mate

[Tomor]

ill text you.

[andrewsmith]

That sounds like a good week in the lakes ;)

[Wildkid]

That sounds like a good week in the lakes ;)


Oh just the best! The only good thing was drooling over the roads and wishing I had the bike there!

[andrewsmith]

Bah
You'll not enjoy them unless it 6am in June

[Wildkid]

Bah

Yes there was sheep there!

You'll not enjoy them unless it 6am in June

True but I can dream that summer is coming tomorrow :(

[andrewsmith]

Never try in ride properly in the lake in June or July. It not going to happen

Its where we put the Fat Americans and the Japanese Tourists, give us Yorkshire and Northumberland instead :D

[Wideboy]

i thought this would be a thread about coming out.... you know "coming.... out"

[SIII]

Sounds a bloody fantastic week - wish someone would pay for me to go!

As for riding in the lakes - seriously overrated. Just following cars and then nipping past one to follow a different car. Too busy to enjoy.

Come over the border and do Borders or D&G. Just as good roads and a lot quieter.

[yorkie_chris]

Don't be soft.
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[Wildkid]

Don't be soft.
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb269/pmapp/14-02-09/14022009129-1.jpg

Thats nothing compared to what hell I got put through!

I had 10-25m visibility with blizzards!

[yorkie_chris]

So did we on that ride!

[Wildkid]

So did we on that ride!
You have summed up english roads well though with those massive pot holes!

[tigersaw]

Sounds like something I had to do in 1980. Add canoeing across the path of a chain link ferry, being dumped somewhere with a tent and a stash of vesta curries and kendal mint cake and given 3 days to get back and it sounds similar.
Thats over 30 years ago and still makes me shudder, so you wont be forgetting it in a hurry.

[yorkie_chris]

I'm guessing this is the wrong place for people who like that sort of carry on then lol

[Jayneflakes]

It all sounds like fantastic fun to me, but then I have a very good friend who is a Freelance Mountain Leader up that way and managed to spend a winter season climbing with him. My first ever Ice Climb was in the lakes and I fecking loved it! Camping in five feet of snow, falling in snow melt filled rivers and climbing up peaks as fast as we dared so that we could bag as many of them as we could. :D

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It sounds to me like you are just being ungrateful towards a fantastic emplyer who actually wants you to benefit from a great learning experience, going on adventures like that would be the perfect holiday for me! The wife however just looks at me in utter horror when I suggest it to her. She thinks I am a mentalist.

[Biker Biggles]

Ill do the next course for you.How much are you offering?

[Winder]

Horses for courses mate, i love a few weeks living in a hole in the ground miles away from technology. The only thing i genuinely miss is hot water but if it's summer you can still have that with a solar shower.