Getting ready
Into the darkness
I think there is space, maybe ...
No turning back
Yes!!!
"A little brown bat"
Practice area
Preparation
Let the practice start
Leaving Boston in rain let me wonder what I was getting myself into.
Luckily coming up to Wachusett Village Inn the rain stopped. The rest of
the day the weather was perfect. Not too much sun which is good when you
are trying to climb up just using "prusiks" and the rope.
There were three instructors and five participants. This meant we got
excellent follow-up from the instructors and got to know the other guys.
First we were introduced to the cave and caving in general. We learned
that the cave we were going to, really isn't a cave. But it worked for
us. After a 45 minutes drive and a 15 minute walk we arrived at the cave.
Next to the cave was an excellent location to practice rappelling. But
first we checked out the cave, tried some crawling, looked at the bats
and got some feeling what a cave can be like.
Then we were introduced to rappelling and climbing up on a rope using
"prusiks".
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Into the darkness |
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I think there is space, maybe ... |
No turning back |
Yes!!! |
"A little brown bat" |
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Practice area |
Preparation |
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Let the practice start |
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After the practice we rappelled down into the cave...
Here we go again |
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Into the abyss |
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Thanks to everybody making this an execellent day.
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