Recent content by hannahb

Look at that pristine yellow suit! 😍 Sorry, off-topic. Notts II?

Apparently it's held at the Norwegian equivalent (although I suppose copies could be at both)

A friend lives in Norway and caves there. I will ask if he knows anything.

I would love to read these with a coffee

Hahahahaha I've just checked again and found one (face palm)

I didn't get any in Cumbria this weekend, and I fully expected to in the long vegetation

Alex I've had really good treatment from NHS physios at musculoskeletal clinics if that's an option for you. In my experience the sooner you are able to get going with physio, the better. How did you do it? Running?

These are amazing!!!

On the outside of your suit?

As others have said I recommend the "NATO" ones. Fun colours. Get really grubby but you can scrub them, but are comfortable and seemingly last forever.

A relative went, will send you a message

I fell on my last trip - slipped off a traverse onto my cowstails (which are dynamic rope), clipped into the traverse line. It was a non-terrifying, bouncy experience. But I don't think that's the kind of fall people have in mind when thinking about the stretch in dynamic rope. Anchors failing...

That's an interesting point about very static rope reducing sawing because of less bouncing. We do sometimes accept rope rub on smooth rock in order to get where we're going, because sometimes the anchors are not ideal or there isn't a sensible solution, and in that situation we might try to...

Curious why you have to obtain landowner permission? Is that for all sites?

In a tacklesack or rope bag, always, even on caves with only vertical sections. I'm at a loss to why you would do anything else! Although I hear your ropes are a lot stiffer so maybe that's why.