Whats been happening in June 2011

Well Ive managed to get to our blog before the end of the month this time. Again its been busy busy busy so nothing new there really. We have taken on some new staff again in the past few months and some instructors have been on induction training to increase their earning potential. Aaron is running a lot of the paintballing sessions and with his military background and funny personality he's making the sessions a really enjoyable fun experience.

Taking pictures of the clients after a recent paint ball session

Aaron is also training up in the gorge, after assisting in gorge and canyoning sessions over the past 12 months he decided he wanted to look at leading groups. Last Saturday saw him taking his first lead instructor role, assisted and overlooked by myself. To be honest i wasn't really needed and when he gains his SPA (Single Pitch Award) in climbing and a white water safety and rescue course he will be able to lead groups in both Church Beck in Coniston and the Esk over in Eskdale. Well done to Aaron for his efforts so far.

Explaining whats about to happen in a canyoning session

His fun outlook on life puts people at ease and his background in group safety ensures you will be looked after on sessions with him. He has been running archery and rifle shooting sessions for us for quite a while now and so it wasn't going to be long before he got the pull towards more extreme, wet activities.

Aaron shows us the rule book

Paint balling at our Torver site continues to grow and develop, new games and new ideas in the game zones are happening weekly. This weeks addition is to "cheese Burger Hill", we have added 6 trip wire land mines to the area in front of the hill top battle defences. If any get triggered all the team have to get the "man down" out of the battle area safe and then return to take the Flag.

Trip wires avoided and flag captured

As we have mentioned before, we see ourselves as offering a more personal service to our customers. Everyone who have been with us so far have said how relaxed the sessions are whilst keeping it safe. You come to us for a fun time, not to be told off, that aside if i catch anyone with their mask up or off i will beat you with a whippy stick lol

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Well that's all for now, check us out on FACEBOOK for some really great deals this month, i'm giving stuff away, well cheap anyway!. Dave

may / June 2011

Dave and Aaron sheltering from the rain

Well its happened again....where did May go? i had my birthday in May and a family holiday in Wales which was wet, windy and mainly cold, but we still managed to get into the sea. Work on the other hand has been manic! luckily we have Lisa in the office to answer customers e-mails every day when i'm out working.

Website session, archery and rifle shooting May 2011

 We have increased our website sessions this year to keep up with the demand for individuals and smaller groups wanting to take part in the adventure activities we offer. Our web days are an ideal way to try out something new and they are great as a present with a difference. Why not have a look whats offer on our future events pages and if you book from here we will give you a 10% discount just follow the link below.

Future Events

 

Archery set up at Brockhole visitor centre 2010

 For the 3rd year running we have been invited back to run a range of activities for the Lake District National Park Authority, archery, bush craft and raft building will be run throughout the summer so if you fancy trying something different contact the visitor centre in 01539446601

A hen party raft building in May on Coniston Water in the Lake District

Hen parties seem to be on the increase, it looks like the ladies are choosing to do something a little more challenging this year although i do fancy a bit of pampering myself! maybe times are changing???

Our paintball site continues to get better and the feedback is great, its proving to be a great extra activity that Adventure 21 can offer. We now have 6 game zones set up in a woodland setting and probably the only railway cutting for ambush scenarios in the country. Its well worth a look and if anyone want to hire it for tournaments we are happy to discuss it, so get in touch.

Well that's it for now, apologies for not putting more on but work commitments mean its a bit difficult. have a great June and keep in touch, cheers Dave

April into May 2011

Sorry for the delay in updating the blog, March was busy but April just seemed to flash by and here we are in May already.

We have had a lot of new customers in April coming to try out some of our activities,

Family and friends from Horwich on a 40th birthday raft building party

and a lot of repeat customers some of which are on there 7 and 8th visits,

Chris Lester and family members, Adventure 21 friends for over 7 years now.

Our paint balling continues to grow and the new venue is proving really popular, we have started getting repeat visits already and with the summer foliage the cover is fantastic extending our game zones. We still have a lot to do there but everyone who has been says its a great experience and a very well run site, which is really good for us. Its a great activity for groups of friends, corporate days, family groups or stag and hen parties.

April Stag party still looks chilly

You can see the green coming on the trees on this picture

Our face book page is always busy, we put most if not all our group photos on here and having bought 4 new waterproof cameras to replace the old worn out ones, we can offer our customers free pictures to remember your experience with us. Have a look its a great way to see what we offer.

Well i will try and up date the blog as much as i can to keep you informed of the new things at Adventure 21 ltd, enjoy the coming weeks, Cheers Dave

March 2011, our busiest year to date.

Well i do like to keep things up to date, but with March 2011 being our busiest to date, our blog had to take a back seat unfortunately. We have been doing lots of school's activity work including a great wilderness bushcraft canoe camp for a school in Warrington,

Setting up the camp

What, we have to do our own washing up?

followed by a fantastic two days of night navigation, hill walking and scrambling with a BTEC group in the Langdale Valley.

The group making there way up the side of Stickle Gill

The weather and the views from the top were outstanding, if only every hill day could be like this.

At the top of Harrison Stickle

We were out for a good eight hours and a brake in the middle to complete Jacks Rake was a great way to break up the walk.

The start of Jacks Rake

 March has also been busy with stag parties this year, must be a lot of weddings coming up! what recession?

Stag party starting the gorge scramble in Church Beck Coniston 12th March 11

And just look at Dave and Aaron with this gorgeous girl on a recent stag party doing archery and rifle shooting in Lancashire.

One very brave bird!

We finished off March with a great raft building session with Pizza Express from Kendal, a great bunch of people who really do get stuck in.

Not the normal warm up for raft building

A well built raft

Its been a great March and we are looking forward to all the work in April, why not see what we have going on at www.adventure21.co.uk

Paintball stag party 5th March 2011 in South lake's

The popularity of our new South Lake District Paintball site Near Torver is growing week to week. This weekend saw another stag party joining in the fun with a morning of paint ball followed by an afternoon of Gorge scrambling and canyoning.

The stag group getting kitted out at the start

Although the group were a little hungover or as one put it "I've got food poisoning!" they pulled out all the stops to give the stag a great day and a lot of bruises to remember it by.

The view down Ambush Alley

Things got a little rough with the group doing the traditional stag hunt! oh and best man hunt (we wouldn't leave him alone now would we!) the two lads took it in there stride even after taking around 1000 rounds at pretty close range.

A happy stag, notice the orange hard to see outfit!

New Paintball Venue in Torver near Coniston

Well it's been a long time coming but we finally have a new home for our paintball in the Lake District. The new venue has everything needed to make for a great session of paint ball in the Lake District. Whether you are staying in Windermere, Kendal, Keswick, Ambleside or Bowness, our new site is in easy reach.

Game Zones include my particular favorite "Ambush Alley" its an old railway cutting with steep sides, plenty of cover for the teams above but not a lot for the teams below.

With prices for a three/four hour session at £18 including vat with 100 free balls and extra balls at £5 per 100 after that, we look to be the cheapest paintball organiser in the Lake District.

If its fun you want with a relaxed but SAFE atmosphere then we are the paintball people for you.

An interesting Fishing catch on Coniston water by local Fisherman

You don't see one of these everyday but a friend of Adventure 21's "Dan Whirity" caught this Albino Pike recently on Coniston Water.

Dan with his Albino pike

If you fancy your chances of catching something as unusual, why not book onto one of our Fishing trips or Lessons on Coniston Water, Windermere and other areas of the Lake District, follow the link to our fishing page http://www.adventure21.co.uk/pages/fishing-trips-and-lessons-cumbria-the-lake-district