Category: Travel

Eastern Massif, Picos de Europa, Northern Spain

Did you pack this bag sir?

Friday 28th April Manchester Airport A leisurely morning packing a few final things soon turned into a frenzied panic when I reweighed and realised I had somehow packed only 8kg fully into a bag and, via a broken luggage scale, thought that it weighed 20kg. I thought I must have just been getting fitter and…
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Weather

Forgetting what time of year we are going this weekend, I’ve packed sunglasses and shorts….

Trip over for Duncan and I

The time has come to leave Tresviso for this year. Thanks Phil for the invite – I’ve enjoyed my 12 days. 4 days camping at death race 3 days in the entrance series around Wigan Pier and helping Bob Re.rig Natacha, and a day walking around the mountains with Martin, not to mention lots of…
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On our way

After spending 30 mins on the M27 outside Portsmouth due to motorway being closed, Duncan and I made the ferry with only a few minutes to spare. Looking forward to two weeks caving, sun and good company. Just enjoying a pint of Guinness

Travelling

Sunday 22nd Derek arrived the night before and we packed the car to the roof, ready for an early start. Looked like plenty of space for more equipment. Left at 10 on the Sunday for a straightforward drive down, picking up Mark Sefton outside the Premier inn, Dover. Having never met Mark before I took…
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The Plan – from archive (July 4th 2012)

BACKGROUND: The Picos de Europa is a range of mountains 20km inland from the northern coast of Spain, forming a Westerly extension of the Cantabrian Mountains.  It consists of three main areas, the Central, Eastern and Western Massifs.  It was the Eastern Massif that drew the attention of Lancaster University Speleological Society (LUSS) in the…
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