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Anyone ever been, any good? My wife fancies having a go for her 40th birthday. We were thinking North Wales as its easy for us to get to.
Been a few times with school groups. Great fun.
A little bit further away but check out these guys. They are mates of mine and can put on a range of activities inc gorge walking - http://www.endlessadventurenortheast.com
Its one of the things I do for a living and out of all the outdoor activities I teach kids, gorge walking/ghyll scrambling is the most fun. Done right it is a hoot. Jumps, slides, swims etc. The kids always say it was the thing they liked best. Top tip is to find a provider who carries an [url= http://www.hse.gov.uk/aala/ ]AALA license[/url] . It's only a requirement for those who provide adventurous activities to paying under 18s but it is a confidence boost for you as you know they are inspected regularly for the integrity of their health and safety provision. As their is no single qualification for Gorge walking, it is essential that the person or organisation providing it has taken their responsibility seriously and uses staff who are safe in what can be a high risk environment. But like is said, done right it is a hoot.
Cheers for the tips, I've had a look at a few vids and it does look a proper laugh. I imagine my kids would love it, but thankfully we are leaving them at home for the weekend.
Defintaley go its brilliant!
Did it a few years ago somewhere in mid Wales and had a right laugh
did it with the school in Beddgelert once, we were having loads of fun until some yocal ordered us out because we were scaring the salmon!!
Only the locals are allowed to scare the salmon.
TT Adventures do it, based in Betws Y Coed.
Go to Sardinia, stay with the Lemon House ( http://www.peteranne.it/) and get Peter to point you down El Golgo (or something like that)
It's the most amazing gorge ever as it is stuffed full of huge boulders that you have to wiggle around. Peter has an MTB route down to it as well.
Sambob, have you used TT Adventures, prices don't seem to vary much from one company to another, so I could do with pointing in the direction of decent bunch of instructors, or a particularly good location to visit.
Did it as a kid on a school trip to Snowdonia (Beds County Council run centre). It was great fun, probably one of the best things I did there - and I went on 5 week long trips to the same centre I loved it so much.
This is the place, http://www.blueperis.co.uk/activities-gorge-walking/
looks like they let the neighbouring cottage out to anybody. Worth contacting to see if they also offer activities to non school groups.
Cheers Hammer, I'll have a look.
Did it in the Verdon Gorge in France back in the eighties. It's a total blast but got a bit of a shock when a snake swam past us.
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Www.howstean.co.uk
Great setting.
Stavromuller, you are doing my wallet no favours at all by posting up pictures like that.....
Done a fair bit in Wales and pyranees. Agree with the snakes, plenty about! Great fun.
last year with this lot a great day out , so I went back the next day for the coastering.
http://www.adventurebeyond.co.uk/
As johndoh mentions..... howsteans not bad as an introduction, great abseil off the bridge and also some via ferrata. If you do visit north yorkshire theres also strans gill near kettlewell.
TT Adventures are a good bunch, and the Afon Ddu gorge is great. Blue Peris are also good but I'm not sure they cater for the general public.
Not sure how adventurous your party is, but have you thought about Tipton canal?
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(looking forward to it 😀 )
In my opinion (I run gorge walking sessions for a centre in wales), the best gorges are in the lakes. I used to work for a company in the Lakes who run sessions in the river Esk which is the best gorge I've done although it is rather chilly!
I can get you the details for them as they have all the requisite insurance and AALA gubbins etc
mattbibbings - MemberIts one of the things I do for a living and out of all the outdoor activities I teach kids, gorge walking/ghyll scrambling is the most fun. Done right it is a hoot. Jumps, slides, swims etc. The kids always say it was the thing they liked best. Top tip is to find a provider who carries an AALA license . It's only a requirement for those who provide adventurous activities to paying under 18s but it is a confidence boost for you as you know they are inspected regularly for the integrity of their health and safety provision. As their is no single qualification for Gorge walking, it is essential that the person or organisation providing it has taken their responsibility seriously and uses staff who are safe in what can be a high risk environment. But like is said, done right it is a hoot.
Spot on advice....same experience here as outdoorsy instructormary thingy...
Make sure there is a good jump somewhere on it...
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I've done it on the river between Causey Pike and Stile end in the Lakes in October, that was pretty cold. Was supposed to do it with TT adventures on the Afon Ddu but that got cancelled because it was too cold 🙁
If you are going to North Wales have you considered Coasteering ? Having done both this year I would recommend it over Gorge Walking, you get to do have a go at bigger jumps IME, but it helps to be a good swimmer though ....