Everything Awesome

LDrehab colab climb with Everything Awesome.

A fantastic opportunity to network, develop trust and body management skills, both major and minor.

Lesley Dodson A Sheffield climbing instructor literally putting her life in my hands.

When working with children climbing there is a technique for safety known as bell ringing.

Its a lovely way to keep children occupied and interested, and they get to feel a sense of ownership in the safety process.

A few hours out with a mate and my missus. His nav skills where gathering dust so map in hand and compass around neck we went for a gentle stroll.`
He worked on pacing, It was a new concept to him and initially he was striding, it took a while for him to relax and rediscover his normal step lenght.

While looking around what from the outside, looked like a farm house with barns, we came across this.
Very close to Sheffield, warm, dry, short.

20 Brutal Career Truths

A brilliant reminder for those setting their goals for 2025.

1. People who do not set goals do not succeed.

2. Being good at your job often leads to being given more and more work.

3. You have to do the work.

4. You will not make a lot of money on day one.

5. The fastest way to grow is to think “How does this affect others?”

6. A good job search can take three to six months.

7. Parts of your job will suck.

8. Your attitude is just as important as your skills.

9. If you do not fit dozens of jobs, it may be time to look in the mirror.

10. Promotions have to be fought for.

11. If you want to get paid more, do more than you’re paid to do.

12. Being known as someone who “gets stuff done” is powerful.

13. Your network will be vital to your progression.

14. Reputation is everything.

15. Communication is one of the most underrated skills in the workplace.

16. A single mistake is not likely to get you sacked, but continuous mistakes will.

17. Sales might sound like a dirty word, but you have to be able to “sell yourself.”

18. Careers are rarely linear.

19. Poor-performing colleagues are not your problem.

20. An amazing career is unlikely to drop from the skies.

Charity Abseil day.

Happy Winter Solstice.
The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year, and the first day of winter.
From this day onwards, the daylight will get longer until June 21st. But, as its the first day of winter, the days will get colder, the weather wetter, until around the sprint equinox when the buds will start to appear on flowers and trees. 

When it happens In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice occurs on December 21 or 22. In 2024, it will be on Saturday, December 21 at 9:21 AM GMT. 

What it means The winter solstice happens when the Earth’s axis is tilted the farthest away from the sun, causing the sun to be at its lowest point in the sky. This results in the shortest day and longest night of the year. 

How it’s celebrated Many cultures around the world celebrate the winter solstice with holidays and festivals, including:

• Yule: A pre-Christian festival celebrated in Scandinavia 
• Saturnalia: A festival celebrated in Ancient Rome 
• Dongzhi Festival: A festival celebrated in China and East Asia 
• Inti Raymi: An Incan celebration in Peru that honors the Sun god 

I got to spend part of the morning with this wonderful gent.

As a person with cerebral palsy he  has a group of disorders that affect his ability to move, balance, and maintain posture.
We work on these using a climbing wall as the tool.
He absolutely loves this. giggling, laughing out loud and asking to do it again.

Can you think of a client who could benefit from this?

Get in touch. We can make that happen.

• A gentle hike around Hingcliff Common, South of Langett reservoir.
• With a couple of clients new to navigation by map/compass. We worked on the basics

• The parts to a compass
• Map Scales, identifying features on the map.
• Taking a bearing.
• Map to ground.
• Taking a back bearing.
• identifying location.

A very wet MTB coaching session, with the Ribblehead Viaduct in the background, and Twistleton Scar behind the cameraman (me).

A private session, husband and wife both rode XC but struggled with technical sections.

We worked on basic core positioning, body management, and left them with Gibbs Reflective Cycle to muse on.