Kayak Festival 20th Year

The 20th Isle of Man Kayak Festival took place in spectacular conditions. The main weekend had the festival feel, low-ratio coaching and was timed for large tides and warm sea 😊🌊🐳 plenty of seals playing about and a phenomenal time in challenge by all participants! 

Participants aged 13 to 69 years, active in the tidal races at the awesome Calf of Man, our local adventure playground 🏆🎉🇮🇲🌊😊

Additional workshops either side of the weekend provided additional personalised training, in a variety of locations.

IoM Kayak Festival 2024 - DATES

Catch you on the water soon!

The Adventurous Team 

Puffins, paddling and sunsets!

Exploring the Western Isles by sea kayak : ) puffins, wild camping, fast tides, sunsets... a team the Isle of Man Adventure Club have just returned home from Scotland, bringing some unforgettable memories with them 😇🇮🇲🏆whilst 'getting comfortable with challenge' and learning to develop their own BOLD Perspective.
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Western Isles, Scotland

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Summer Experiences '23

Explore your coastline this summer!

Family-friendly sea kayaking and coasteering adventures to order.

Bookings for June / July / August '23

10am - 2pm - 6pm

🏆🎉🇮🇲🌊😊

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Winter mission

Sunrise cloud inversion

Drove up to the Cairngorms on Wednesday, had a little recce up into Coire an t-Sneachda (gusting 60-80mph so staying low was the script : ) did some ice axe familiarisation on the snow slopes, moving on steep ground, digging ledges...
Caught up with Jake and Matt, sampled some local beverages and cuisine in the Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore.

Following day we picked up Becca in Fort William and enjoyed mixed conditions tromping up Sgurr a' Mhaim, part of the 'ring of steall'. Then gathered ingredients for fajita feast with Andy an Katia at Cruinn cottage in Ballachulish.

Thinking ahead, booked the Ice Factor (indoor ice climbing wall at Kinlochleven) for Friday, our first full team day (Aoibhinn joined us Thursday night), with accompanying lashing rain! An extra £5 gives full access to the indoor rock climbing walls as well : ) rounded off the day by meeting Rob for haggis pizza and micro brewery ales at Black Isle Bar, Fort William!

Saturday was making the most of conditions on Buachaille Etive Beag in Glencoe, ice axe training on the peaks of Stob Dubh 883m, lunch and then Stob Coire Raineach looking across at Buachaille Etive Mor, finishing in time to collect ingredients for an award winning chilli by Katia and Andy, washed down with a Magnum of fine red sent by Kim!

Sunday morning was an early rise to summit Stob Dearg 1022m via Coire na tulaich, and a fine little winter variation en-route : ) back at the car park, and unanimous decision to head to the Real Food Cafe near Tyndrum for fine fish n chips lunch! Then goodbyes and plan to meet up in the Isle of Man at Easter 😎
Keirron and Amy drove south to the English Lake District, checking in at the Bridge Inn near Wasdale Head for Sunday roast!

Monday motivation...
Capturing the sunrise cloud inversion on the Summit of Scafell Pike (highest mountain in England at 978m) on 13th February '23. It required an early start headtorch ascent 😊 a magical memorable moment to wrap up a tremendous winter mission in Scotland with the crew ❄️ 🙌🏆

Developing your own Bold Perspective.

Looking forward to our next one!

K

Explaining BOLD

 Explaining BOLD - a 2 min read : )

Coaching 

Providing an environment where people can learn to make mistakes. Where its OK to not get it right first (or sometimes only after many times). Lighting a fire to cook food in the back woods is as much about experiencing what does not work, as it is about the success of a culinary delight. 

People

People are products of their environment.

This affects how they see things, and what they see (their perspective).

I may well see something in a completely different way to you... it does not prevent us both bring 'right'. 

Changing

Learning to develop your own BOLD Perspective is 'getting comfortable with challenge'. It's a change in the way we see things, encouraged by immersing yourself in the outdoors... in nature. 

Learning is not linear. It’s progressive. 

Learning is a change in behaviour over time... 

Learning that the outdoors is a real environment, which can at times be unforgiving... it may not distinguish between man and woman, background, appearance or preferences... it will hand out a lesson in humility, in respect. 

We draw inspiration from it's raw beauty and power, opportunity for wildlife encounters and learning about health and happiness in our unique environment.

The Benefits of Outdoor Learning and Development are 'measured' on a different scale ⚖️ 

Perspectives

Developing your own BOLD Perspective will enhance (not replace) existing structure.  It's about seeing what is working well and making that happen more often. 

Bold can be viewed as a philosophy, as a coaching tool, as a window of opportunity where anything is possible... it just depends on how much you truly want it. Is it a priority, is it your priority and why : )

Full article - https://www.bold.im/explaining-bold/