There's Snow Holeing like Snow Holeing

This week I've been on a Winter Mountain Leader Training Course in Scotland for which I had to travel over 900 miles from Cornwall to Aberfeldy via Nottingham, a feat only possible through the power of coffee and the fact that I lift shared from Kendal. The intense week culminated in a 2 day expedition in the Cairngorms with a night spent in a snow hole. We stayed in old snow holes that had been filled with drifting snow and although they smelt like the inside of my hiking boot the serene shelter was a welcome relief after the 7 hour battering we had received at the hands of the elements. Although I had a great nights sleep my snow hole buddies did not seem so well rested after being subjected to the killer combo of my snoring and the water torture of a dripping roof! Once back in Aberfeldy (civilisation?) we thawed out with night of curry and whisky, perfect preparation for the 11 hour journey home!

Second Extreme Sport Invented and its only March!

Hi Sports Extreme Sports fans, as you can see here at Four Points Adventure we are never ones to rest on our laurels and so even after the heady thrills of mountaincoasteerbiking we were thirsty for more. Last Saturday, spurred on by the rare prescence of the big yella fella, Chariot kayaking (skirt optional) was born. See the spray come off the boats as our latter day Ben Hurs charge across the lake to victory, the losers trailing in their wake. To the victor the spoils, deserved not only for being first across the line but for being the first in this newest of extreme sports. "To the Max"

New Extreme Sport Invented!!!

Here at Four Points Adventure we are always striving for new ways to quench our insatiable thirst for adrenalin and so our efforts to push the envelope of the extreme have spawned a new sport, the illegitimate lovechild of two of our favourite activities Mountain biking and Coasteering: Mountaincoasteerbiking (TM) You can use any old bike you find languishing at the bottom of a rock pool at your favourite coasteering location to add that all important new dimension to the extreme.

First Coasteer Of The Season

We took our first Coasteering Group of the year today: Air temperature 6 degrees, Sea temperature a balmy 8 degrees. Despite the conditions the group were well up for it and were surprisingly comfortable even after two and a half hours in the water thanks to the liquid sealed technology courtesy of Rip Curl UK. The tide was the perfect height to get all the jumps done with a bit of swell to make it exciting all the way round. Here's to many more!