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Early morning over the capital, and for a short while, we were the highest two people in Europe. The sunrise viewing plan, as suggested by my super-enthusiastic companion seemed a little ambitious at the time, and once I’d recovered from … Continue reading
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A couple of chilled nights out above Bristol.
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TM: Spungletrumpet. Three men, one boat. Crystal clear water, immaculately decorated passage and cherry cake once the mud and nettles are negotiated.
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‘Scotch Derrick’ leers somewhat drunkenly, over a disused Cheddar quarry, having retired some years ago from his role as a pylon builder / tester. Local explorer Rigsby had walked along his wobbly extent a couple of years ago, but despite … Continue reading
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A colourful way to shorten your life-expectancy. The paranoid can consult this calculator before entering. Old Gunnislake Copper Mine, Cornwall “And you won’t make a dime On this gray Granite Mountain Mine Of dirt you’re made and to dirt you … Continue reading
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… we have a right to know. (Tom Waits) Three pre-metro-sexuals, fired up on a kilo of fried fish, slid down a rope to investigate project Pegasus…
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Maybe the best industrial explore of 2009 / 2010. I covered the whole site over several visits, both solo and with various accomplices. This was the most memorable of the visits, an 8 hour marathon with Bukowski Jr. Somehow we walked … Continue reading
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Dabbling with London’s infrastructure.
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Sub Depot 3 Monkton Farleigh was the largest of the WW2 Central Ammunition Depots of Wiltshire. Districts 19 and 20 remain unconverted to modern storage, and plenty of artefacts have survived the years of vandalism and metal theft. Titular source
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but it was hard to suppress a giggle or two as we entered this sublimely preserved slice of industrial history. Spinning Mules at Mill S. Thanks to Clebby for supplying the beta on this one
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Heron Tower had topped out earlier that week. After warming up on another high building site, 100 Middlesex St, we wandered past the hoarding and after a split-second decision, took advantage of a break in traffic and went for it. With … Continue reading
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The yardstick boulder problem I’m using to gauge my fingerboard training. At V10, there’s little chance I’ll finish it.