24.04.19 Abseil, Dunkeld
OUR FIRST WEE ADVENTURE For our first wee adventure 6 met to abseil outside Dunkeld via Ancrum Outdoor Centre. To settle our nerves, we had some fun with a few spins on a tree swing. After larking about we were ready to begin the day's real adventure. Gulp! Our first challenge a mere 30ft drop down a smooth rock face. there were nerves but after a safety briefing, the first person was over the edge, smiling all the way down. Yes, it really was simply walking backwards - no problem at all as long as one didn't look down! Everyone loved it and there were universal cries of "let's do it again!" And we did, several times. Our next challenge was a 100 foot cliff face. This time it had lots of nooks, crannies and ledges to provide more of a test. No matter how nervous some were, we all rose (or should that be descended) to the challenge, with everyone completing at least one descent of the big one, and some had numerous trips. As the first test of