Thirsty for Adventure? So are we.
Please take a look though our Adventure Blog. We are mad about outdoor activities of all kinds and between all of our staff instructors we take part in every outdoor activity the UK has to offer; from climbing to caving, paddling to hill walking, we have a wealth of knowledge to discuss, inform and entertain with. Our Adventure Blog also includes equipment reviews so if you are looking to purchase any shiny new gear, have a scroll through to see if we can help you decide what to buy. All reviews are based upon extensive real-world tesing by full time outdoor activity professionals.
Sea to Summit Alpha Pot 1.9L
Aussie Brand Sea to Summit have become a leading force in the UK wild camping scene in the last few years. Their gear is expensive, there’s no doubt about that, but their products are absolutely top-notch quality as well as very well thought out in terms of usability....
Marble Steps Pot
I managed to get away to my caving club; “The Yorkshire Subterranean Society” at the weekend for a well-earned caving break. The highlight of the weekend was a trip to Marble Steps Pot in the Lancashire fringes of The Yorkshire Dales National Park. I was a little...
Scarpa Delta GTX Activ
The Scarpa Delta GTX Activ from the legendary, high quality mountain footwear manufacturer has been around for a few years now. For me, this is one of Scarpa’s most pleasing traits; they make a product that works (and sells) and then they stick with it. Many makers of...
A Head For Heights?
Adventurous Activities often include exposure to height, with climbing and mountaineering being the first activities to conjure visions of vertigo in the mind. Although in reality most adventurous outdoor activities involve coping with heights in some way; caving,...
Wild Camping
Freedom. Isn't this what we all crave? And by freedom I don't mean in the political sense, I mean freedom to roam and explore our own land; our own wilderness. Many don't associate our small island with wilderness, people think of wilderness as being in far flung...
Caving – A Bad Press
Mention caving to a person in the street and they'll most probably frown and say "you'd never get me in a cave." To that I'd answer "you're missing out." Caving gets a bad press. In recent years there's been a string of cave-based horror films such as The Descent and...
From Indoor to Outdoor Climber
Indoor climbing walls are great for training, great for socialising and a perfect place to begin climbing. But really, climbing isn't all about the physical act of ascending a wall. Climbing is about being immersed in the environment, not only because we have some of...