A gentle week kayaking and ghyll scrambling on Coniston water with University students. After front loading the session with the appropriate facts and theories required of the course, we headed out into the lake and up Crocodile Creak… It was all hard work on Coniston Water as you can see from the video! Working …
A long hard week of gorge scrambling and kayaking in and around Coniston. Clear skies, good temperatures in the the sunshine, interesting and engaging clients, varied activity times (to avoid the crowds), clear water conditions, walking to and from base (YHA Holly How) and lots of ice creams. A hard life …
Coaching is coaching whatever the sport, activity or objective. So coaching individuals on how to focus on the ‘here and now’ and not on distractions is possible and noticeably successful through many sports and in particular clay pigeon shooting. Luckily not new for me (thanks to my father), but for all of the participating individuals …
Just spent a couple of weeks advising as a technical expert for two national education and development companies. Producing technical documents and validations for individuals undertaking group leadership roles on climbing and gorge scrambling sessions. Why? Well it is all very well having the highest mountaineering and technical qualifications, but if you keep your skills …
Just completed a week coaching Wounded, Injured and Sick personnel attending an adventure training course at the Battle Back Centre (Lilleshall). Individuals with a wide variety physical and psychological impairments, all on their own personal journeys, with my role being to listen, support and challenge appropriately. It is professional experiences like these that reaffirms …
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Just completed 3 weeks training with apprentices from Wales, England, France and Germany who are employed by the aircraft manufacturer Airbus. These week long multi-cultural and team awareness courses saw individuals challenging themselves on the highest English mountain and the deepest English lake. Experiential learning in such inspiring locations, was clearly and confidently identified as …
A short descriptive video on a graduate development course over in Eskdale this weekend. https://vimeo.com/67672252
Working closely with a high performing team of international HSBC graduates over in the Eskdale and Wasdale valleys this week. Focusing on their own personal learning objectives following 2 weeks of theoretical input, they spent 4 very practical days of giving and receiving feedback, reflecting on experiences and undertaking a range of outdoor activities. Designed …
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A few hours of relearning old skills. Asked today to produce a number of rope lengths of 24mm staple poly-prop (as you do!), I had to dig deep into the old toolbox to create a number of loop and back splices (it has been a number of years) and pass on my re found skills …
A short video of the challenge that caving can be if you choose. A number of days caving this week, supporting individuals as they challenge themselves in appropriately testing conditions. https://vimeo.com/66358811
