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Bod, it was my first experience of abseiling, so apologies if I don't use the correct lingo. Instead of an "ATC" type belay (the ones with two holes next to each other through which you loop the rope and attach to the caribiner) which we used for abseiling backwards, we used a figure of eight...

Final part on what we did and saw. At Jordan Falls, we abseiled down one of the waterfalls. Abseiling backwards is OK, though with all the water around, the rocks are pretty slippery. I found abseiling forwards to be much more difficult as you have to lean forwards a lot to be perpendicular...

Here are some of the creatures we encountered in the jungle. The Golden Frog which lives in rainwater that collects in giant tank bromeliad plants near Kaieteur. An incredibly well camoflauged frog that we called the "dead leaf" frog, which we only saw because one of the group almost sat...

Just spent three weeks in Guyana, mostly in the Kanuku Mountains region, in and around Nappi Village, which is near Lethem on the Guyana/Brazil border. Here's a link to a poor google map...

Bushmasters do a jungle survival trip in Guyana. See www.bushmasters.co.uk. Reviews from some people who have been (including me) at http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g294077-i5182-k823893-Jungle_Survival_Course_with_Bushmasters-Guyana.html