06.09.2019 - The Elie Chain Walk
On a beautiful autumn day we began our Elie scramble at the Warning Notice above the cliffs and took a big gulp. Darren, our instructor from Ancrum Outdoor Centre had us all too quickly sorted out with harnesses and helmets. The first part was an 'easy' decent down a short section of links to introduce us to the hand over hand art of clipping our harness to the chain. Finding footholds below, and out of sight, was a bit tricky but with a lot of "right a bit" or "left a bit" we were on our way. A few more chains and, with an improving technique, we were soon half way round and opted to stop for lunch at a sheltered bay and enjoy the sun, sea and rocks. Next was a scramble across a boulder field, passing ever so quickly by a towering outcrop said to be ready to topple sometime between now and the next few years! The vast basalt cliffs would certainly look the part for a Jurassic era movie. Now feeling a lot more confident we opted for the next ve