Activities
Spend a relaxing weekend with your friends or colleagues trying out new exciting activities! No experience needed - expert instruction is provided for all activities.
Rock Climbing - On the edges in the north of the Peak District, an ideal way to start climbing with all grades of climb.
Abseiling - from rocks or a 100 foot viaduct over a river!
Weaseling (or Rock Scrambling) - scrambling through rocks and small caves, a highly popular fun activity.
Mountain scramble and hike - ascend the highest hills in the Peak District the exciting way!
Dates and Prices
See the dates and prices page
Typical Itinerary
Friday Evening – meet at Bamford Railway Station. Times tba; drive to B&B
Short hike as introduction to the area – Win Hill
Saturday: Take part in your activities:
AM Climbing
PM Rock Scrambling
Bridge Abseil
Sat evening: Pub meal
Sunday:
AM Hike/Scramble up Kinder Scout, the Peak District’s highest
PM mountain
Sunday’s activities finish at around 4 pm to give time to return home; to be co-ordinated with your train departure if applicable
On Friday night you will be met on your arrival by Bruce or Steve.
Costs
The cost of the weekend includes:
- Instruction on every activity by fully qualified and
experienced instructors
- All specialist equipment
- Accommodation on a B&B basis, for 2 people sharing a room. There is a supplement for a single room.
It doesn’t include:- Travel Insurance (this can be taken out by you, but make sure it includes hazardous activities)
- Lunch and evening meals
- Transport to the Peak District and to/from activities
Equipment
All specialist equipment is provided - helmets, wetsuits, harnesses etc. as appropriate.
You will need generally:
Waterproof jacket
Plenty of rough old clothes
Changes of footwear
A small rucsac for lunch, drink, spare clothing etc.
For Rock scrambling: clothes you are prepared to discard afterwards
For Hillwalking – walking boots, small rucsac (for spare clothes, lunch etc.), waterproof jacket & trousers, hat & gloves, torch, spare jumper.
For Rock climbing: loose clothes, trainers (not boots)
For Abseiling: nothing
Notes:
1. Walking boots don’t need to be big old fashioned leather boots. The crucial thing is that they have a good grip on the sole. Trainers aren’t suitable, but outdoor type shoes, trekking boots or lightweight walking boots are fine.
2. Please make sure your waterproof jacket is waterproof. Usually training tops like Nike, Adidas etc are not waterproof; nor are ski jackets.
3. Fleeces or woollen jumpers are great; sweatshirts or any other cotton tops are no good at all for keeping you warm.
4. Please don’t ignore the ‘torch’ item. Make sure you have a working torch with batteries. This is important for safety in case we are caught out late.
5. Don’t bother bringing anything valuable or even vaguely smart; it’s really not worth it.
6. Mobile phones can be a distraction from activities; also bear in mind that the signal is very poor and non-existent in places.
Other information
q Each morning we meet to brief you on what you need for the day etc. at 9.00a.m.; we aim to leave at 9.30.
q We will stop to buy packed lunches on the way to the first activity
q You will need to sign a disclaimer and medical form and send this in with your booking. You must tell us of any medical condition whether you think it relevant or not.
q It is always best to remind each instructor before each activity if you have a medical condition.
q The Trekking Company has £10 million public liability cover for the provision of hazardous activities.
q Transport to activities is by your own car (we will organise car sharing) - those coming by train will car share
q After activities we will have dinner at an appropriate (often pub) venue. This will vary as locations & timing of activities varies.
q The Trekking Company use highly qualified and experienced staff to run activities – sometimes we have to modify, cut short or change an activity due to the weather or other safety factors. Whilst this is unusual, if it happens we will always try to provide you with another activity.