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A story about building a community on the water. I pondered for a brief moment, I imagined that this is how the Egrets feel.... Wings spread wide, gliding and slicing through the air, the tips of their wings mirroring the delicate fingertips of a ballerina. Tension rising and falling between the water surface and their aerodynamic bodies with every slight shift of the wind. I hiked out, attached to a precarious trapeze wire on the side of a cumbersome plastic catamaran harnes

Imagine yourself at 8 years old in your school uniform, the smell of wet paper towels and floor cleaner hanging in your nose. But instead of sitting in the confines of a miniature plastic chair, white walls and aggressive LED lights, your bottom rests on the softening bark of a fallen winter tree. Your eyes are softly greeted with shades of moving green as a light breeze blows softly across your face. Imagine what possibility for exploring the world and oneself that might off

And with that, the 2024 season comes to an end... Just as the sun started to tease us with its rays, the leaves turned and fell, and Autumn was well and truly here. 2024 weaved meticulously through its seasons warping and wefting through the days, interlacing into the fabric of 2024. Now water sports stores across the country are closing up, and the kayaks, canoes and paddles are being placed on precarious shelves for a well-deserved rest. Buoyancy aids are slumping with reli

What are the FUNdamentals? The FUNdamentals 1&2 courses are one-day climbing movement and technique workshops looking at the ABCs i.e., Agility, Balance, Co-Ordination. The course gives you the skills to break down climbing movements and teach them to your climbing groups and clients. I did the course to develop my coaching skills so I could better analyse climbing movements and techniques and be a better coach for my clients. Continual professional development is vital in an

As Activity instructors we work outside most of the time and that can come with some challenges. Here are some hacks that I can’t live without when I am working. Some might seem trivial but they can be so helpful to make your day run without a hitch. 1- Pocket-sized sun cream. This one is my personal favorite but I am sure there are plenty on the market that will do the trick. I apply my suncream -factor 50- in the morning from a tube and deal with the white sheen on my face

A brief background, before I started freelancing I was working at a climbing wall and working a season at an outdoor center in The New Forrest. I decided after a few months that the season wasn’t for me and I needed a new challenge. I had met some incredible freelancers from walls and in the activity centers and I wanted to give it a go. I took the risk to leave my outdoor job and only going back to the wall for 2 days a week to see if I could make it work. I had a CWI, PSI,