Liz Procter's Blog

Hi-Rock One Mile Climb for Sport Relief

liz — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 09:31:29 +0000

Hi all. When Sport Relief 2012 was coming up I came up with the idea of doing a one mile climb as part of a team on our local climbing wall, Hi-Rock. I contacted Peter the wall manager and got set with the arrangements. I set up a donation page and emailed all staff at …

CWA (Climbing Wall Award) Assessment

liz — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 09:05:15 +0000

Yes! If you read my post about the CWA training then this is an update as I have since taken my assessment. The months prior to the assessment were spent practicing what I had learnt and more. I had to perfect my rescue skills, setting up top and bottom rope systems as well as working …

Monkey World Feb 2012

liz — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:40:08 +0000

This is a video of Monkey World which is in Wareham, Dorset and is a fantastic place to take the kids for a day out:

Kayaking in Portsmouth

liz — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:39:11 +0000

Just a quick video of my daughter and I Kayaking:

Hi-Rock Climbing Party

liz — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 13:31:27 +0000

As mentioned before, I volunteer at a climbing wall for an after school club. Below is a quick video showing a children’s climbing party and then another video of random fun climbing. Enjoy: ; ;

Blaze Management Agency

liz — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:27:17 +0000

This is completely random to all the outdoor things mentioned on my blog, but I had to have a moan about my shockingly poor experience with Hair and makeup company, Blaze! I purchased a Groupon day course to learn hair and makeup tips, just for fun, for my friend and I. The first hurdle of …

Gothic Temple, Kedleston, Derbyshire

liz — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 18:18:28 +0000

We stayed in Derbyshire for four nights in the Gothic Temple, Kedleston. This is owned by Hon Richard Curzon who owns Kedleston Hall. Kedleston Hall is actually in the next road from this. It looked old and gothic from the outside which is great and on the inside it was like any ordinary nice house, …

Bushcraft survival weekend

liz — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:28:24 +0000

Hey there all, Although it has been a while since my last post, there is actually quite a lot to put on here. I just need to get around to doing it that’s all. I will do soon, I promise. In the meantime however, the most recent event was a weekend away in Dorset learning …