Another coasteer and close encounter with a seal

Did a full day of coasteering today. Rich and Phil from Breathe Adventure were taking out an army regiment from Southampton and invited me to tag along. I must be some kind of adventure activity charity case…..but I’m not complaining! Last time we left rather late so the tide was not high enough to do […]

Coasteering in Newquay

Yesterday I tried coasteering for the first time. Coasteering is about making your way along a coastline, exploring and having fun. You get from A to B by a combination of swimming and scrambling over the rocks. Every so often you stop to jump off the rocks from as high as you dare or explore […]

Surfing in Sennen and hike to Cape Cornwall

Just got back from a long weekend in Sennen, a coastal village between Land’s End and Cape Cornwall which has excellent rock climbing and one of the best surfing breaks in the area. It was supposed to be a climbing trip but it turned into more of a surfing trip! I went down on Friday […]

My first outdoor climb

Today was a big first for me - my first outdoor climb. I have been climbing on indoor walls for about six months, so I know some basic technique and how to belay, but that’s about it. I got a phone call on Friday night from a guy I met at the local climbing wall […]