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Navigation Skills Exploring North Wales Pt 2 of 3 Our next mountain day in North Wales presented a different kind of challenge as the weather had turned for the worst. The wind on the mountain tops was forecast to be 70mph, which affected our route choice greatly. We...

Navigation Skills: Exploring North Wales Pt 1 of 3 In this article, the team from Adelong provide an insight into their recent trip to North Wales where they practiced their navigation skills in the mountains. All of us at Adelong are working towards different...

Journey Based Programmes – It’s About The Journey And The Destination In this article, Kieran describes the experience of a local school whilst out on a journey based programme, which included wild camping and navigating around Dartmoor, Devon. Beginning the...

Torbay Wildlife: The Seal Edition It’s just coming to that time of year when the weather starts turning; the days are getting shorter and colder too. On days when the weather is calm, canoeing is a great activity to do. If you take a trip around Brixham Harbour in...

Cooking on an Open Fire: Homemade Pizza There is something special about cooking on a fire in the outdoors. I’ve found you can adapt almost any food, but one of my favourite things to make is pizza. Almost any recipe found on the internet can be used or, if that’s too...

Rock Climbing Instructor (RCI) Prep: Dartmoor Edition Pt 2 of 2 Carrying on from Part 1, this article will discuss supporting a Rock Climbing Instructor (RCI) trainee through the thought process behind setting up a group abseil. Rigging a group abseil... Once we had...

Rock Climbing Instructor (RCI) Prep: Dartmoor Edition Pt 1 of 2 For me, one of the best parts of rock climbing is the community. That feeling of being part of a group that all share my interest and love of the sport. When I was working towards gaining my Rock Climbing...

Canoeing in South Devon: Every Litter Pick Helps One of the things I’ve noticed in recent years is the increase in rubbish when I’m out and about, not just locally in Brixham, but all across Devon. Whenever possible, I always pick it up and dispose of it. It is...

Rock Climbing on Dartmoor..."Fly On The Wall/Valhalla Wall" Zoe shares her experience rock climbing in the middle of summer in Dartmoor, Devon where she challenges herself by pushing her grade in hot and humid conditions. A break in the typical British weather meant...

Rock Climbing on Dartmoor...Dusting off the Cobwebs. Rock Climbing on Dartmoor, Central Groove at the Dewerstone in Devon was a great route to blow away the cobwebs and get back into the grove of trad climbing. Zoe shares her experience of getting back into trad...