Navigation skills course
Over the bank holiday weekend i've been running a navigation skills course on behalf of Kendal Mountaineering Services.Roger, Caroline, Chris, and Judy were all new to map reading and navigation skills, so we had a nice blank canvas to start from.On Saturday we explored the area around Potter tarn, Staveley. This proved to be a… Continue reading Navigation skills course
Jack’s Rake, Pavey Ark
Jack's Rake Earlier this week we welcomed back returning clients Sam & Natasha. Having enjoyed a gorge scramble with us last summer, they now had their sights set on the classic Langdale scramble of Jack's Rake.In order to enter into the scrambling mindset straightaway we took the more adventurous option of ascended via Stickle ghyll… Continue reading Jack’s Rake, Pavey Ark
Mountain challenges UK
The Welsh 3000's Why do a mountain challenge?As a mountaineer I sometimes find this difficult to answer. Put simply though, 'because it's there'!We all like a challenge, to push ourselves, test our limits. And some like doing that in the mountains. There are many thousands of challenges in the UK mountains and a few of… Continue reading Mountain challenges UK
Yoga in the Lakes – with a little extra
Adventure Yogi have been back in the Lakes for their springtime retreat.12 energetic ladies joined us for a day walk over the Langdale Pikes. The weather was glorious, so Langdale could really show off its beauty. After the steep climb up to Stickle tarn, we paused for lunch and to fully take in the views. Once… Continue reading Yoga in the Lakes – with a little extra
Stag group activities Lake District – Gorge Scrambling in the Wonderful Stickle Ghyll
Big water in Stickle Ghyll - Stag group activities Lake District Stag group activities Lake District It's taken longer than usual to write this one up, been nice and busy over recent days hence the delay. 20 guys, mostly from the Midlands joined us for a Gorge Scramble back on the 9th April. The weather… Continue reading Stag group activities Lake District – Gorge Scrambling in the Wonderful Stickle Ghyll
Central Buttress Scafell – Mabel Barker & C. D. Frankland. August 1925 – inspirational
Central Buttress Scafell A couple of weeks ago we were contacted by Vertebrate Publishing with a request to publish a sample article on our blog. The article is about Scafell and in particular, the first female ascent of Central Buttress - E1 5b Vertebrate mentioned the article be quite long and that we may wish… Continue reading Central Buttress Scafell – Mabel Barker & C. D. Frankland. August 1925 – inspirational
ML refresher day
Complex terrain navigation Last week we had the pleasure of running a refresher course for an aspiring Mountain Leader.Emma had completed her official ML training course a few years previous, and felt that a day spent refreshing skills to be a good plan as preparation for assessment later in the year. We couldn't agree more.After… Continue reading ML refresher day
Team building events & activities – Lake District
When local business Alertacall got in touch wanting us to provide Abseiling for two of their staff teams, we were more than happy to help.I had arrived at Hodge Close Quarry in good time to fix up the abseil ropes, so as soon as the team arrived we could begin. The weather was being rather… Continue reading Team building events & activities – Lake District
Larger scale events in the Lakes
Gorge scrambling Last weekend we had the pleasure of welcoming back the young firefighters from Dumbarton. Great to see you all again.A day of Rock Climbing & Gorge Scrambling was enjoyed despite some rather challenging weather. Sadly, due to flooding on the campsite, we weren't able to get out again on the Sunday. Hopefully next… Continue reading Larger scale events in the Lakes
A brief return to the Costa Blanca
Sierra de Bernia Whilst Kate has been holding the fort and working hard here in the Lakes, I managed another short spell out in Spain.The first few days was spent meeting up with friends and checking out more of this amazing adventure playground. We found some fantastic places for canyoning, sport climbing, and trad climbing.Checking… Continue reading A brief return to the Costa Blanca
Winter skills weekend
Many summer hill walkers and climbers are put off winter mountaineering due to the extra cost, effort, cold, variable conditions, and additional dangers involved. These are of course all completely justified reasons to stick with summer activities. We have our fair share of winter days out in very poor conditions, be it deep & powdery… Continue reading Winter skills weekend
Winter conditions, Lake District
Whilst the valleys have a spring feel to them, the mountains are most definitely in full winter condition at the moment and look set to stay that way for at least another week.On Monday we had a walk into Red Tarn cove, Helvellyn and found excellent snow conditions making for easy progress on both easy… Continue reading Winter conditions, Lake District
Rock climbing progression course: Costa Blanca
Escaping the city for a weekend of adventure is now a well established activity and rightly so. Friends Joe, Seth, Hanan, and Matt were doing just that, coming over to the Costa Blanca from busy London lives. I'd been out with Joe a few times previously, and knew he'd be looking for challenging climbs of an… Continue reading Rock climbing progression course: Costa Blanca
Multi activity holiday – Costa Blanca
It's been a really busy week here on the Costa Blanca, and thankfully the weather came up trumps yet again.The week started by teaming up to work with 'Climb Costa Blanca' who were putting on an action packed itinerary for Jane, Pam, and Dave.After a gentle introduction to the area at Echo valley, including an… Continue reading Multi activity holiday – Costa Blanca
Venturing south of Alicante – Orihuela
Since our first visit to Costa Blanca many years ago, we always planned to head south of Alicante and sample the mountains and crags of that region. Well yesterday we did just that, and our choice of Pared Negra, Orihuela did not disappoint. It is magnificent.The journey from Calpe to Orihuela is straightforward, motorway almost… Continue reading Venturing south of Alicante – Orihuela
Multi-activity holiday Costa Blanca
Ponoch Via Ferrata It's been a real pleasure to introduce Andzelika & Eugene to the amazing activities on offer here on the Costa Blanca.The week began with a single pitch sport climbing session on the Echo valley crags followed by an afternoon in the nearby canyon for an introduction to the world of canyoning, Costa… Continue reading Multi-activity holiday Costa Blanca
Multi-activity fun in Costa Blanca
Calpe and the Penon from Toix Este The climate here on the Costa Blanca is about as good as it gets. Warm sunny days, low rainfall, and sheltered from harsh westerly winds. And of late the weather has been behaving particularly well with near perfect conditions every day, split or what!We've been making the most… Continue reading Multi-activity fun in Costa Blanca
Cabezon de Oro: Arista Agullo & Via Gene
Arista Agullo Earlier this week we made a couple of visits to Cabezon de Oro. During these visits we climbed two long routes to give a total of around 15 pitches of climbing.Arista Agullo HS / 4:This one isn't in the Rockfax guidebook, but we had obtained a small amount of information about it online,… Continue reading Cabezon de Oro: Arista Agullo & Via Gene
More canyoning in the Costa Blanca
A couple of years ago we walked passed some interesting looking canyons whilst in the area of Barranco del Infierno. Whilst the 'Infierno' is without doubt the finest canyon descent in the area, there's many more well worth exploring, so today we went for an adventure into some lesser known canyons.Starting and finishing in the… Continue reading More canyoning in the Costa Blanca
Multi-activity holiday: Costa Blanca
For a week Helen, Ian, and Rowan have been here with us on the Costa Blanca enjoying warm sunshine, warm seas, hot rock climbing, and so much more. Yesterday morning they left early to return to the UK. Hope you all had a great time and to see you again soon.Day one was an afternoon… Continue reading Multi-activity holiday: Costa Blanca
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