We are proud to support Craig in his efforts to raise funds for Help for Heroes by kayaking around the UK. For more info on Craigs efforts visit his facebook page http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=110585229002664

Many UK adventure sports have governing bodies that work to promote the sport, and provide recognised instructor qualifications that are portable. However, if the governing body is not run well, it can hold back the sport it represents, and offer poor overpriced qualifications. In some cases the NGBs use membership money from small independent providers [...]

In the UK, local councils, the RNLI and surf lifesaving clubs provide beach safety across the UK.  The entry level qualification for this type of work is the Royal Lifesaving Society (RLSS) Beach lifeguard course or the National Aquatice Rescue Standard (NARS). The courses involve a timed swim, various rescue scenarios as well in depth [...]

Step 1: Unpack the lines Take the handles and lines out of the bag and leave the kite in place. Place the kite and bag on top of the lines. Step 2: Unravel the lines Unwind the lines downwind from the kite bag. These should be colour coded, red and blue for left and right [...]

Quite often EBO climbing students ask us which is the correct way to belay.  Belaying is an extremely important aspect of climbing and is most often one of the first aspects of the techechical elements of rock climbing and wall climbing that beginners will learn. Following is some information all budding climbers will find useful. [...]

Each year here at EBO we have become amazed at how many families are now going on adventure holidays.  Whether it is scuba diving in Eqypt or an outdoor activity  break in the UK, it seems UK families are now looking for something a bit different. For the health conscious it is the ideal way [...]

EBO have been running British Canoe Union (BCU) kayaking training courses in Cornwall for many years.  More recently our kayaking training courses have also been held on the faster flowing waters of Devon.   EBO now also run BCU kayaking training in Wales and Scotland. BCU courses are ideal if you want to paddle recreationally [...]

Here at EBO we strive to do everything we can to improve the safety of individuals undertaking outdoor activities, below are some climbing and abseiling posters that encourage just that! MLTE has been working with the British Mountaineering Council to produce three posters for climbing walls to promote safe belaying and abseiling. The posters are [...]

Single Pitch Award Training. This week we have been running our popular single pitch award (SPA) across Cornwall. This climbing course is a precursor to the SPA Assessment qualification. The single pitch award training course allows you to work as an assistant climbing instructor and assist spa assessed and more qualified instructors What does the [...]

This week we have run our popular SLSA NARS (National Aquatic Rescue Standard)  Lifeguard Training Course in Cornwall.  The course lasts 6 days, with the lifeguard exam to be held in St Agnes, Cornwall on the Saturday.  The training is a pre requisite for outdoor instructors as well as of course lifeguards.    Many students [...]