My name is Tasha. I am a PhD student at the Uni - I have actually been around here for nearly 6 years, and am getting to that point I want to get out of the Durham student bubble
I am part of a good crew of mountain bikers from around the North East and we do some top rides, but it would be cool to meet a few new people and get out and do some of the other sports I enjoy, and also, at times go riding round Durham. My main thing is mountain biking at the moment (Durham, Pennines, Cheviots, Lakes, Scotland, NYM - you get the idea). I also climb (well I indoor climb - never got into the outdoor thing, though I have enjoyed it the couple of times I've been - just climbing has always been my cold dark winter night thing), walk (the sport I was bought up on), scramble, power kite, backpack and I would really love to get back in a canoe/kayak (its been a while!).
I think that with the number of rides our lot go out on I wouldnt be the most active member of the club as I love riding with those guys (and my boyfriend is part of the crew), but if there is some local stuff on, I would love to get involved.
Some pictures of me getting up to outdoory stuff recently:
Kielder, a couple of weekends ago:
Backpacking in Denali, Alaska this August:
Carrying up Nan Bield Pass, Lake District this summer (Did kind of have a massive over the handlebars later though, resulting in not completing the ride - ops! The coffee and cake was good though while I waited for the others!):
If anyone fancies a local ride for a couple of hours tomorrow, let me know. I dont really know any good routes round Durham, so if anyone has any ideas, that would be cool.
Cheers
Tasha
We're all meeting at the tap and spile pub in Framwellgate Moor tomorrow night (Tues) from around 8pm. Join us if you can.
