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03-08-07, 12:01 PM
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Ever done abseiling?
I thought I'd try something new...
 We waited in 36 degree sun for the instructor   The briefing  My first abseil  I'm in the middle, we soon got hang of it  The smile says it all, its a load of fun  I went down time and time again, couldn't get enough of it...  The view from half way down  My designer friends and me. Last edited by zunkus; 03-08-07 at 12:07 PM. |
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03-08-07, 12:41 PM
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Re: Ever done abseiling?
Im too much of a chicken to try that
 How was it? fun? Maria |
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03-08-07, 12:53 PM
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Re: Ever done abseiling?
when I was a kid.... first time ended up swinging around upside down.... after I got over that it was a laugh -but I preferred going up....
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03-08-07, 12:57 PM
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Re: Ever done abseiling?
Oh... and a few caves in my college days - although that were a bit cold & wet... although dropping down was way better that going back up again...
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03-08-07, 01:01 PM
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Re: Ever done abseiling?
Abseiling is fun in it's own right. Wicked when used as part of another adventure sport. Try canyoning, coasteering, kayaking or plain old climbing to combine this bit of fun with other 'extreme' (
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03-08-07, 01:10 PM
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Re: Ever done abseiling?
Try caving - OK so the views aren't quite so beautiful but there are some incredible underground caves and lakes. You can combine climbing / abseiling and caving (oh and swimming too but its REAL COLD!). I guess you could also canoe down there if you bought one of those inflatable ones
 - I've just invented a new sport, subterranean white water canoing!
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03-08-07, 01:12 PM
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Re: Ever done abseiling?
I love free climbing best of all, done kayaking and its great. My biggest wish is river rafting. I've seen a documentary of three guys traveling the whole length of the Amazon river on a rubber dingy. They almost died of thirst, hunger and drowning countless times. Hats off to those guys, too extreme for me! And yes canyoning looks like great fun too.
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03-08-07, 03:06 PM
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Re: Ever done abseiling?
i did abseiling once at the outward bound centre in aberdovey, the post office sent us there when i first joined
 i really enjoyed it, took a little time getting used to leaning back tho and letting the ropes do there job.
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03-08-07, 03:17 PM
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Re: Ever done abseiling?
Quote:
 Photos appeared in Canoe&Kayak mag.
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03-08-07, 03:23 PM
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Re: Ever done abseiling?
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 Seriously though, that sounds pretty cool. I always get a little claustrophobic when water and caves are mixed. The leader tells you there is a clear path through to the next cavern, but when you have to swim under to get to it. brrrr. that "but if i get stuck" thought always goes through your mind. i guess any caverns you ran in a kayak would have to be reasonably big (and not entirely submerged) |
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