School Activity Trips: Gorge Walking

For your school activity trips you must try gorge walking. Gorge walking is a very exciting activity that involves scrambling up rocks, jumping into plunge pools, sliding down natural water slides and abseiling down waterfalls.

Gorge walking is a highly enjoyable activity that will bolster your pupils confidence and provide a real physical challenge. This activity is very popular with visiting school groups. There will be many situations where pupils will have to work together to overcome obstacles. Along the way, there will be plenty of opportunities to learn about the local environment, history, geography and geology.

We will always start in a relatively gentle area whilst your pupils learn some basic techniques to help them to have more fun adventure in the gorge. There are various challenges such as climbing up waterfalls or scrambling up rocks or sliding down the rocks into deep pools of water. This activity takes place in some of Wales’s most beautiful gorges, most are designated SSSI. For this reason alone careful attention must be paid to instruction. If it’s a gorge that we climb up, you’ll have waterfalls gushing down next to you and white water splashing against your face and under your feet. If it is a gorge we descend, then you can sit and slide as you’re carried (not too speedily) down the rapids. No previous experience is needed to gorge walk all you need is a “Have A Go spirt”.

School Activity Trips: Gorge Walking

Gorge Walking is the perfect team building activity, not only does it require good communication, but it requires young people to work as part of a team in a potentially challenging environment. Furthermore, gorge walking is a great way to eliminate stress and enjoy nature’s beauty. We have a range of locations to suit different ability levels from those who may be a little nervous to those seeking an adrenaline fuelled challenge.

Fitness:

Basic, however if there are any issues please discuss this with us so that we can ensure the activity is fully inclusive.

Other Requirements:

Must be able to swim at least 5 meters with a buoyancy aid

Duration:

3.5 Hours approx.

Locations Where Gorge Walking Is Available:

Conwy: North Wales Coast
Beechwood Court: North Wales Coast
Llanberis: Snowdonia National Park
Snowdon Ranger: Snowdonia National Park
Pantienion Hall: Mid-Wales Coast
Brecon Beacons
St Briavels: Forest Of Dean
Wye Valley: Forest Of Dean

School Activity Trips: Gorge Walking

Available:

April until the end of October

What We Provide:

Wets Suit
Helmet
Buoyancy Aid

What Pupils Will Need To Bring:

Swimming Gear & Towel
Old Trainers/Boots
Extra pair Of Sports Shorts

For full details of your pupils packing list and information, please see our Info For Parents page.

Other activities available through Pro-Active Adventure include the list below. Just click on the link to go the relevant page. However, please be aware that what is available at different locations may vary, very slightly. Check on the page of your chosen location to see what is available there, or simply take a look at the sample programmes for each location, alternatively Contact Us for full information: