The Awesome Calf of Man

Janet Taylor's leaving do at the Creek ... as one of our senior coaches goes travelling!  

Saturday evening was also a fun opportunity to catch up with folk in the Adventure Club. Janet initially starting kayaking with us as an absolute beginner in Peel pool, continued paddling year-round as one of the original Adventure Club members...

A senior coach in the Adventurous Experiences team, Janet's steady hand will be missed.
One of her mantra's is that she is always between trips...
https://www.adventurousexperiences.com/about-us/
Have an amazing time and stay in touch : )

January weekends - in the Isle of Man

January's indoor skills development blocks (kayaking training at Western Swimming Pool in Peel) completed at the weekend, with real progression evident across the board. It continues to be a exciting time for the coaching team, as well as the students! : )

Adventure Club - Calf of Man

Sunday morning's sea kayaking with the Adventure Club got on at the Sound, using the moving water around the Pepperpot for a warm up, before heading round the Calf of Man.

Next indoor Adults Paddlesport training course begins 25th February at 3pm.

Contact Us for details.

Catch you on the water soon (indoors or outdoors)
Keirron and the Team

Cairngorms - ice climbing

Coire an t-Sneachda delivers a gift...

An amazing first day in the Cairngorms today. I met Jim in Penrith yesterday and we took an easy drive up to Perth, stopping over in the Station Hotel (£40 per night for a two person room plus a full banquet breakfast! Its the second time we've stayed there and its exceptional value : )

Drove to the Cairngorm ski area this morning, and headed off up the track well after 10am. Andy Nisbet passed us on his way to record another route... 

Given the forecast high winds and snow, we'd opted for a warm-up climb, which turned into a conditioning session with flow magic : )  

By just after half two we'd done 3 routes (moving as a pair) and stayed warm!!

Beautiful neve conditions in the gully's - we did The Runnel, then Red Gully finishing with Spiral Gully Direct, using the somewhat breezy goat track to decend between climbs.

Although no real technical climbing, it was a great alternative for the stomp up Ben Nevis in the dark, climb the north face gully's and run back down again in the dark... which we'd set our hearts on.

The forecast amending our goals : )

Tomorrow looks another interesting day!!
K

Caves & Calamity

Junior Paddlesport - January Indoor Training

The coaching team have continued to develop the Junior Paddlesport program, progressively increasing personal challenge, creating the supportive environment to nurture growth and long-term skill development. The results are really showing!

 

A few pics from this Saturday's training sessions, focusing on rescues

Adventure Club - Outdoor Training

From caves and calamity rock hopping sessions with powerful swell, to night paddling and star gazing on a Saturday evening in January!

Adults Paddlesport training 

Suitable for absolute beginners as well as those with experience, members of the Adventure Club also use the opportunity for wet skills practice indoors : )

 The final block of adults indoor training sessions begins Sunday 25th February 2018.

Catch you on the water soon
Keirron and the Team


ps. we are taking names for our Junior Paddlesport waiting list, next intake Sept / Oct 2018

scenario training through our Youth Scholarship program