Long way down!

Here's Deputy Blog's view from the bottom of the cliff. Austen on top doing the arm waving.




Now you might think that once your feet hit the bottom you're nice and safe.... Not strictly true. On cliffs like Old Harry the chalk boulders have a habit of falling down a few minutes after you have dislodged them on the descent.

So when you hit the bottom it's heads up watching for debris. Even pieces the size of a squash ball cause damage let alone the football size ones! A couple of years ago Tom got a right good clout and spent a night in AandE, fair to say his helmet worked!

The rocks bounce also so it's a case of letting some slack out of the ropes and standing well back. Even when you think it is settled the ropes can catch in the wind and spin bringing down more debris. So it's wits about you and keep the helmet on.




...and then you have to go back up!

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