Sunday 27 February 2011

A busy week

Its been a busy week of staff training, biking before work and walking with my folks.

First Aid Scenarios

Birks walk

Mr Aberfeldy, Birks

Tree identification!

Early Morning bike ride, single track in the dark...ummmmm

Looking South from Glassie Farm

Shelter building venue

White Water rescue scenario

Keltney Burn

Trust falls








Monday 21 February 2011

Raft Training

Believe it or not we are trying to get the raft of a rock during a scenario..... maybe not as productive as we could have been!

Friday 18 February 2011

Some more kayaking

Another day of kayaking with Mr Crombie, this time on the Perthshire Garry and the Upper Tummel. Both rivers are very different, the Garry flows through a very impressive gorge below the Pass of Killiecrankie, the pass is renowned for its outstanding beauty and natural history. It has been gouged into the landscape by successive ice ages and meltwaters. The River Garry flows at the bottom of the Pass, while ancient mixed woodlands dominate the sides. Located 3 miles north of Pitlochry the site is owned and managed by The National Trust for Scotland. The Tummel The scenery throughout this reach is most picturesque, culminating at the point above the eastern extremity of the loch, known as the 'Queen's View'. The river flows through some remote woodland and is probably the quietest river I have ever paddled.

The get-out on the Garry

Paddling the final gorge, so picturesque

Not my best photo!

Dave after portaging Soldiers leap
http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/scotland/perthshire/hauntings/killiecrankie.html

Dave inspecting

Big Dave

Really nice little play wave

Another little gorge

The get-in
The only photo from the Tummel, it was getting dark!

Wednesday 16 February 2011

The Upper Braan

With lots of water around we were spoilt for choice with rivers so we headed to the Braan Gorge, however it was to high so decided to do the upper. A good trip all round.






Saturday 12 February 2011

Staff Training 2011

So the season has started, the new staff have arrived and I have been busy training them for the up and coming year. We started with a ducky trip down the Tay and then spent a day on the bikes, looking at mountain bike skills in the morning and then a little 10 mile ride in the afternoon.

Start with a dusting of snow on Monday morning

Putting a front wheel lift into context

Andy Lister

Transferring weight over table top

descending control

Assisted rear wheel lift

Front wheel lift

Andy front wheel lift

Joe front wheel lift

Track stand

Scott Duckying

Joe Duckying