North Wales is famous for its glorious natural wonders and outstanding scenery; features which help bring in holiday makers from around the world all year round. However, one of the lesser discussed associations is Motorsport; a theme which runs throughout the area. Not only does North Wales play host to the annual Wales Rally GB (set to take place at ...
Having climbed Tryfan and Snowdon this year, I jumped at the chance to try some abseiling with local adventure company T’n’R Coaching in Llangollen. I booked onto one of the half day climbing sessions and met up with my instructor, Paul at T’n’R’s base at The Boathouse at Chirk Marina. Joining me on the course was the Mawby family; Steve, ...
Over the past couple of years drones have become massive business, whether as a toy, a new element to your photography and videography or as more and more people are finding out, as a sport. Drone racing is growing hugely as a sport not just here in North Wales but worldwide. Traditionally to get into FPV flying, remote control ...
Geocaching in Cwmorthin Quarry I don’t usually go out of my way to look for Earthcaches. The general idea is that you make your way to the published coordinates and educate yourself about the significant geological and geographical features found there. In order to log the Earthcache and claim a smiley, you have to answer questions set by the cache owner, ...
To support the Year of Adventure 2016 visitwales.com are launching a pop-up art installation in six of Wales’ most EPIC locations. Here at extremenorthwales.com we’re asking for you to submit your selfies against the gigantic EPIC mirrored letters and tell us exactly what your EPIC is. EPIC will be placed in some of Wales’ most breath-taking spots for one week at ...
Excitement is building across North Wales, as thousands of geocachers travel to the region ready for Mega 2016, on Saturday 6th August! As an official sponsor, Extreme North Wales has been working with the committee to promote the Mega and show the geocaching community exactly what North Wales has to offer. We will be attending as many events as possible ...
We quite often take a few body boards with us when we go on our kayak days for www.extremenorthwales.com It’s great fun catching the waves and feeling the power of the ocean take you at its will towards the shore, often accompanied by loud whooping noises from among us. Usually we invest in around 4 or 5 of the £30 ...
On delivery of our FatYak Adventure S Kaafu we were incredibly impressed with a number of things. The thought of design and quality of build (and accessories) had us looking at each other nodding in agreement and thinking “This is a decent piece of kit”, and we were only still in the car park unwrapping the thing! Sean, who is ...
With Wales’ diverse scenery it has long been a favourite with the bouldering community. A sport that has grown in popularity in recent years due to it’s ease of access. Bouldering is a form of rock climbing that is performed without the use of ropes or harnesses, usually on low level Boulders and rock faces. Although equipment is not necessarily ...
Earlier this year I was invited to join the Ordnance Survey’s #getoutside champions on a climb up Tryfan. As I had no previous scrambling experience, I spent a good amount of time researching the routes, techniques and the equipment required. In this post I will share my experience of the day, hopefully encouraging you to get outside and enjoy superb ...