Skiing in Finland After a busy year we thought we’d go Skiing in Finland, for an actual holiday! It’s not often I go on holiday (yes most people think my life is just one long holiday…) so I was super excited to head to Finland. We’d booked there due to the guaranteed snow early season, and it being pretty well priced (unless you’re gonna eat out every meal then take out a bank loan!). Looking… Continue reading
2016 – The Year of Adventure Back in November we had the pleasure of working alongside several local companies to deliver a weekend of adventures to some lucky competition winners, as part of the “Year of Adventure” 2016. Visit Wales had organised a competition where the winners got a weekend away, here in Pembrokeshire… They were put up in local accommodation, fed locally, and taken out on activities for the weekend by local providers. These included Foraging, Kayaking, Coasteering… Continue reading
Running the Pembrokeshire Coast Path… Despite not having been back long from India, this winter seems to have gone on forever! No-one will have escaped the fact that it’s been one of the wettest, windiest and miserable on record! It may mean that the Ski season in the Alps has been a slow starter, but it doesn’t have to stop you getting out and exploring, even closer to home.. During the first week of the… Continue reading
I’ve been away all month working for a schools expeditions company, taking a bunch of Australian school kids on an adventure, trekking in India. The journey out to the mountains was perhaps the hardest part of the trip! A whirl wind journey from where I met them at Delhi airport, then a 12 hour bus ride to Nainital, a brief stop here to get them to buy some nice fake North Face down jackets (its… Continue reading
Over the weekend we’ve been working alongside some other local companies to deliver some different outdoor courses to a bunch of people who won a competition run by Visit Wales. The ‘my welsh adventure’ competition winners had to send in a video of why they should get a free weekend away, and they stayed various different local accommodation providers, and did different outdoor activities with several local companies. We were lucky enough to be working alongside our mates at… Continue reading
This week has been another busy one, with both Learn to Lead and Scrambling Courses going on… We’ve had a mixed bag with the weather, but it turned out ideal for the courses we were running! There been a lot of driving back and forth between Pembrokeshire and Snowdonia, but it’s been well worth it! The start of the week saw us coming back from Snowdonia, after running an ML refresher over the weekend there,… Continue reading
It’s been great to be back in the hills this week. After a warm sunny start to the week in Pembrokeshire, we had some time in the mountains both personally for fun, but also running an ML refresher. After a last minute cancellation on our Navigation Course in the Brecon Beacons, I took the opportunity to get out and explore a part of the Beacons I had not been to before. It was a glorious spot with… Continue reading
One last week in Devon, again working for Reach Outdoors on their Prince’s Trust team programme. We had a really top team of young people, eager to develop and push themselves well past their comfort zones. We surfed, gorge walked and coasteered our way around the waterways and coast of Devon! The rest of their course with the Prinse’s Trust will be nothing but positive I’m sure. Well done guys… After a busy couple of weeks… Continue reading
This week I have been working for Reach Outdoors, with the Prince’s Trust in Devon. We have been with a fantastic bunch of young people, looking at helping them gain confidence, develop team work and leadership and improve their communication skills. all through outdoor activities and a planning and review process. These weeks are always super rewarding (sometimes a little hard work too!), but this weeks group were awesome. Throughout our week with the Prince’s Trust in… Continue reading
Last week we had a few days off at last! And it was a joy to be out on the crags climbing in Pembrokeshire for fun! As we hadn’t been on the limestone in a while, we spent a few days down there. Initially with Alun, but Bramble also got out of his kayak and came with us one day! Great company and some new places explored, and steep, adventurous routes done! After a few… Continue reading
