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This Blog is based on my personal experience during a four day field trip for Outdoor Education 2 in my fourth year of study at University. Please respect my disclosure of thoughts, feeelings and attitudes.

Wednesday, 16 May 2012

The Final Day Caving

So the day of caving has arrived. I am worried and feeling a bit lost as i can not seem to realise or determine how i am going to feel whilst in the cave. i am willing to go in with a peace of mind that it is going to be a great experince.

Whilst in the first cave i am feelin quite comfortable yet once we got to a certain point i began to feel anxious and uncomfortable, almost at the point where i wanted to literally run out of the cave but that is impossible. the feeling of being trapped was lingering in my mind and i was really uncomfortable. I began to have an anxiety attack and had to be calmed by my group members. I didnt enjoy the aspect pf caving and i am prouf that i completed the first cave but the thought of doing it again just haunts me. Another group member was also feeling similar and we shared a great moment outside the second cave and helped one another through the healing process that was needed after the exoperience in the first cave. Ian was also a great mentor and drove me to challenge my fear and wait for my team to come out of the cave, guiding them in darkness. at first i was feeling unsure but i soon got use to it and enjoyed helping others. so thank you to everyone who made this trip possible and unforgettable.


This experince would be a great way for students to discover themselves, build courage and strengthen friendships.

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