Bridge Cave Workshop

This workshop will be run at Bridge Cave and will be focused on geology, group management and hidden gems in Bridge Cave. Please come along and see what extras you can do in this cave and share your ideas and with others. Gary Evans and Juliet Parker-Smith will take you around the cave and show ... Read more

CANCELLED Porth yr Ogof Cave Workshop

Cwm Porth Car Park Ystradfellte, United Kingdom

DUE TO THE DEMAND FOR OUR 'BRIDGE CAVE' WORKSHOP, WE HAVE DECIDED TO CANCEL THE PORTH YR OGOF WORKSHOP AND MAKE ADDITIONAL SPACES AVAILABLE AT BRIDGE CAVE INSTEAD This session will be run at Porth Yr Ogof and Gary Evans will be there to show you some hidden gems and extra special areas in the ... Read more

Mellte Gorge Rescue Workshop

Clyn Gwyn Car Park Ystradfellte, United Kingdom

Run by Quest Adventures in association with Mountain Rescue on behalf of SWOAPG This workshop is a great opportunity for all current gorge leaders to learn more and share ideas about evacuation and rescues form the area. The Mountain Rescue team will also be there to add input and explain how evacuations work from their ... Read more

Mellte Gorge Rescue Workshop

Clyn Gwyn Car Park Ystradfellte, United Kingdom

Run by Quest Adventures in association with Mountain Rescue on behalf of SWOAPG This workshop is a great opportunity for all current gorge leaders to learn more and share ideas about evacuation and rescues form the area. The Mountain Rescue team will also be there to add input and explain how evacuations work from their ... Read more

Gower Climbing Workshop

Southgate National Trust Car Park Gower, United Kingdom

Three Cliffs - a guide for instructors This workshop will look at making best use of coastal areas,  like Three Cliffs Bay, for rock climbing sessions with groups. If plan A is your only plan then lots can get in the way; weather, tide, group ability and other people. Learn more about what's on offer ... Read more

18 Jun 2019 Introduction to Outdoor Learning Coaching

Online

SWOAPG Members are able to book places on a series of IOL workshops on using Coaching in Outdoor Learning - see IOL Outdoor Learning Coaching for full details - and book online at https://www.outdoor-learning.org/Good-Practice/Develop-as-a-Professional/Specialist-Competencies/Coaching

26 Jun 2019 Fostering a Connection – Taster session

Outward Bound Aberdyfi, United Arab Emirates

The ‘Fostering a Connection’ course was designed by Lun Roberts (ER Outdoors), Jim Langley (Nature's Work) and Joe Roberts (Natural Resources Wales) to meet the needs of outdoor providers wishing to engage their clients with the environment and to foster their connection to it.  The full course takes a day, costs £50 (£30 concessions) and includes ... Read more

28 Jun 2019 Fostering a Connection

Cynefin Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom

This course was designed for outdoor providers to help them find ways of fostering a feeling of connection between their clients and the world around them and is accepted as CPD for members of the Mountain Training Association and the Association of Mountain Instructors. Help your clients engage with their environment. Designed specifically for outdoor ... Read more

5-6 Jul 2019 IRF inline-raft guide workshops

Cardiff International White Water Watkiss Way, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Inline-Raft: inflatable whitewater craft, with 1, 2 or 3 person seated inline. (croc, ducky, whitewater-canoe, outsider, inflatable kayak, inline miniraft, etc...). On commercial trips, inline-rafts not necessarily have Inline-Raft Guides on board; they can operate from different crafts covering multiple inline-rafts at the same time.

9 Jul 2019 Contour Recognition

Suitable for aspirant mountain leaders/instructors + those looking for a skills boost Having the ability to “see” the landscape by relating the contour patterns to the shape of the ground (and vice versa) is an essential part of successful navigation in mountain and moorland environments. On this hill based one-day course, I explain the concept ... Read more