Representing providers of Outdoor Adventurous Activities in South Wales and the Brecon Beacons
The family who owns the farm with access to Ogof Y Ci had a bereavement recently and are holding a funeral on 6th June so have requested no caving to be done on this day. Please respect their wishes at this sensitive time.
AdventureRMS has released the following Safety Management Update: Petzl have issued a recall of TRAC CLUB trolleys (P023AB00 and P023AB01) due to a risk of breakage. Immediately stop using the trolleys affected by this recall. Full details can be viewed here.
We’ve just had this message from Oxfordshire outdoors, which other caving providers might like to be aware of: “For info we had a pupil who sustained a fairly deep cut to their hand whilst in the washing machine section of PYO on Thursday afternoon. Surprising – considering how well worn that section is – so … Read more
Thanks to Argoed Lwyd OEC for these pics of litter collected last Friday from the Dinas changing screens. Please could all Providers make an extra effort to clear up after your clients and keep these new screens as neat and tidy as they should be. Thanks!
We have again updated the list of registered gorge-walking providers on our website to reflect those who have completed all the requirements for accessing the gorges in Waterfall Country from 1 May 2022: You can view this list at Gorge Walking – South Wales Outdoor Activity Providers Group If you’re not listed for the gorge(s) … Read more
Blue Ocean Activities has asked us to make other SWOAPG gorge users aware of the following: “We have recently been speaking to the landowner of the [river-left] side of the [Sychryd] and we have made an arrangement where we are working together, we will be promoting his camping pods and he is putting together a … Read more
The National Trust have announced that they will begin work in May on extending and improving the Pont ar Daf car park (situated on the foot of Pen y Fan), which will also include new visitor facilities. On completion, the car park will offer: 260 safe parking spaces away from the busy A470 road, including … Read more
If… you’re a resident in the Glasbury-on-Wye or Hay-on-Wye areas; and you care about whether paddlesport continues on the Wye from both these locations… …you might like to lobby your prospective local County and Community / Town Council nominees in advance of the forthcoming local elections on 5 May: they’re more likely to be receptive … Read more
This is just a quick reminder to all Sychryd Gorge users that you may only continue to use the Upper Mellte Gorge after 1 May 2022 (and the Sychryd and Lower Mellte Gorges after 1 April 2022) if your gorge leaders have completed our updated Code of Conduct training course for the gorges: (2022) Update … Read more
Thanks to Black Mountain Activities for the following information and photographs: “Changes have occurred on The Cascade river left, loose rocks and change of water course! You may remember last season a large amount of rock fell at the entrance [top] of the cascades river left (making it wider); water is now coming through the … Read more