PEACEHAVEN ABSEIL

Bastion Steps,

By Richard Beckett

21st September 2013, on a fine sunny day, members and friends of the Congregation of St Leonard's Church, Denton gathered at the Bastion Steps, Peacehaven where some would carry out a Sponsored Abseil down the adjacent cliff face to raise funds for the Church. These are photographs of some of the people who took part. The first picture shows Beth the eldest daughter of the Rector looking apprehensively over the fence, but she abseiled down with no trouble at all. The other pictures show his younger daughter Rebeka while abseiling down. At eight years old, Rebeka was the youngest of the forty one persons who actually did the journey. It was said that going down was easy, it was the climbing back up the Bastion Steps afterwards which was the hard part.

 

Photo:Beth Wilson, daughter of the Rector says, Shall I, Shan't I, it looks a long waaaaay down. Beth did abseil down!

Beth Wilson, daughter of the Rector says, Shall I, Shan't I, it looks a long waaaaay down. Beth did abseil down!

Photo:It is a long way down

It is a long way down

Photo:Then it was his youngest daughter Rebekah who went next.

Then it was his youngest daughter Rebekah who went next.

Photo:Right, here we go

Right, here we go

Photo:The first few tenuous steps

The first few tenuous steps

Photo:Then they were away. Easy Peasy

Then they were away. Easy Peasy

Photo:Abseil down, 188 steps back up

Abseil down, 188 steps back up

Dave Spicer

This page was added by Richard Beckett on 23/09/2013.
Comments about this page

I keep telling myself I'll do this. The few times that I've tried abseiling, I've loved it. Not so sure about the 188 steps back up, though! Anyone got a boat to ferry me back?

By Andy Gilbert
On 23/09/2013

Andy. There was "ferry" there if needed. See in background of second picture.

By Richard Beckett
On 25/09/2013

I remember Alan (coke) Downes lost his wedding ring while swimming off the Bastion steps, amazingly he found it at low tide. We had to climb the steps after birdwatching along the undercliff, I don't think my knees have been the same since.

By Terry Howard
On 26/09/2013

Richard, I think the swim out to the Cote d'Albatre would have been worse than the climb up the steps!

By Andy Gilbert
On 26/09/2013
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