October 13, 2014
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If we get some mild days then we can still get out on a loch. Loch Chon or Loch Achray and maybe Loch Drunkie (yes that’s a real loch). All these lochs are less than an hour from Grangemouth. Some … Continue reading
October 10, 2013
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Tonight we had the last after school canoe session till spring 2014. S1-5 were out tonight. Some – Duke of Edinburgh Award Silver – were mentoring the S1/2, others were attending to complete their Bronze DofE Physical sections. The rest … Continue reading
October 3, 2013
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#coaching beginners ‘hand shapes on holdz’ at #eicaratho #ratho. #coach is a 14yr old, she has #patience #talent and an understanding of #fundamentals of climbing, especially pelvis position and centre of gravity. Skills built over three years #climbing and #bouldering. … Continue reading
September 17, 2013
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Chilly but a blue sky greeted us at the canal launch point. Fast unpacking of the kayaks got us on the union canal, apart from a delay. The kayak I used just fitted me and I got the spraydeck on … Continue reading
September 5, 2013
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The after school climbers were at Ratho EICA tonight. Laura cruised the Speed route after warming up on 5 easier routes and mixing – face, corner, bridging and overhanging – routes, this is the ‘coached’ method. Climbers last longer and … Continue reading
August 27, 2013
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The after school canoe/kayak club was up at Loch Ard, near Aberfoyle. Ten minutes drive passed Callander. Amazingly warm water. Quite windy so Emmily – a newcomer to kayaking – struggled in the waves until she got the techniques sorted … Continue reading
June 18, 2013
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Tonight, on a lovely balmy warm evening, we paddled out a few hundred metres and entered the canal tunnel. Lots of screaming later, we cruised through. We admired the amazing stalactites and stalacmites, bats, flies, rock architecture and Victorian engineering. … Continue reading
June 15, 2013
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Friday night we left Killin and headed down the Lochay, a Hydro river but flows into Loch Tay. Only 14mins to paddle down to the Wild camping spot, although there were very heavy showers on the drive up, we were … Continue reading
June 14, 2013
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We were lucky enough to have a cool event at school on Wednesday, info copied below- Dr Alasdair Allan launches ‘Going Out There: Scottish Framework for Safe Practice in Off-site Visits’ Wednesday 12th June 2013, Grangemouth High School, Falkirk Read … Continue reading
June 6, 2013
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Another warm evening for Outdoor Learning, tonight we were at Bennybeg, a small cliff at Muthil near crieff. Josh was learning some ropework- how to setup safety systems when running an abseil session. Quite complicated ropework – lots of Assessment … Continue reading
