This has been a busy bank holiday weekend with climbing, caving, coasteering, gorge walking and even survival skills talks for motorbike enthusiasts. Thanks to all those at Touratech for attending the workshops and making me feel welcome, I hope you can put your new knowledge to good use. I thought that this quote from adventurer Austin Vince summed things up nicely... Continue reading...
Well I've returned safely from 2 weeks in the Moroccan Anti Atlas mountains. Our team of 4 spent nearly every day climbing extreme routes hundreds of meters long in the African heat. We even had the opportunity to climb new routes on virgin rock, the reward, a new 5 pitch VS 5a in Ice Box Canyon.
The rock was good, the people were lovely and the climbing outstanding. All in all an excellent trip!
Give it another year and it might be the sort of place that I could be taking clients to. The only... Continue reading...
Thats what Robert from Hereford booked last week, a little unusual as venues go, but the crags of South Wales, Gower in particular have some surprises in store.
Scrambling is the fine line between walking and climbing, where judgement and skill are combined with adventure and exploration. Sometimes using your hands, and sometimes relying on them separates this activity from being just a walk in the hills. We spent the day looking at scrambling movement... Continue reading...
A great day out yesterday with the Brine Family. We tucked out the wind and got lots of climbing and abseiling done, as well as a quick trip into a Gower 'Bone Cave'. Amazingly we even found Easter eggs hidden up the cliff! Made for a nice lunchtime snack... Just shows that you can always make the most of the weather, as long as you know where to go. Continue reading...
Making the most of the fine winter conditions in the Brecon Beacons and a day off - ice climbing up the Torpantau Falls. Blue skies, cold air and thick ice made for a perfect morning adventure. Continue reading...
So making the most of the sunshine today, I headed down to the Gower coast to explore a new venue for scrambling and sea level traversing with a couple of other instructors. We had a great time and I can wait for the first group to follow in our foot steps.
A great day out with Tom and the boys on Ole's stag do last weekend, a morning climbing and afternoon caving made for a perfect February activity day. Well done for braving the cold! Continue reading...
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Josh on his first climbing experience this weekend. Get yours at http://www.outdoor-matters.co.uk/rock-taster.php 
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