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Find Your Inner Adventurer

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With the weather getting warmer, it’s the ideal time to go on a incredible outdoor adventure! Here at Vertical Descents Scotland, we have plenty of these to partake in here in the Scottish Highlands!

This Summer we’ve gotten together with the team at Sykes Holiday Cottages to reveal the best outdoor activities in the UK https://www.sykescottages.co.uk/blog/10-adrenaline-activities-uk/ and celebrate the summer season by giving you the opportunity to ''Find Your Inner Adventurer'' with a prize worth over £1000 up for grabs! Sykes are offering up a GoPro HERO120, a £500 holiday voucher, a ‘Big 5’ experience for 2 with How Stean Gorge and a free family surf trip with Adventure Parc Snowdonia.

Wondering how you can be in with a chance of winning this wonderful prize? Simply send high-quality videos or photos of yourself enjoying an outdoor activity in the UK to Sykes. This can be anything from exhilarating white-water rafting to canyoning to hiking with your dog – the choice is yours! Find out more by heading over to Sykes Holiday Cottages https://www.sykescottages.co.uk/ 

Need some inspiration? If you’re struggling to come up with outdoor activities to try, we provide a great range to choose from! Why not try some Canyoning or some White Water Funyakking or for something a bit different take on Scotland's only Via Ferrata! These experiences are ideal for any group and offer mesmerising views of Scotland’s natural landscape. Whatever activity you choose to do with us, you can look forward to adventuring with expert staff and equipment!

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The Garden Flat, Fort William

While taking on these activities with us, why not treat yourself to quality accommodation too? Sykes Holiday Cottages are here to help with this and offer a fantastic selection of holiday lets all over the Highlands. Sykes has more than 30 years of experience in the industry as well as a team of helpful travel advisors on hand to help you find the perfect stay. There are many types of Scottish Highlands cottages to choose from too, including remote retreats for couples and dog-friendly getaways within easy reach of trails. 

Good luck and happy adventuring!

Instructor Training Courses

Find Our Courses Dates, Prices and Locations Below.

Coasteering Guide Training, Stand Up Paddle Board Instructor Awards, Beach Lifeguard Awards, Sit On Top Kayak Instructor, First Aid training and Certification, Please call us on 07891264342 to Book a Course now..

All of the Below Courses are based at our Newquay Branch. We can provide accomodation if necessary please enquire for details.

We can Run any of these courses as Bespoke in any location around the UK, Europe and Worldwid.

WSA Stand Up Paddle Boarding Instructor awards

Course  & DurationDate - LocationPrerequisiteBook Now

SUP Safety and Rescue

1 Day

3rd & 13th March

15th April

15th May

15th June

2017 - Newquay, Cornwall.

Age - 16+   Must have valid first aid certificate & be able to swim and SUP

Enquire

£100

SUP Foundation Instructor

2 Days

 4-5th March

13-15th march

16-17th April

16-17th May

16-17th June

2017 - Newquay, Cornwall.

 Age - 16+   Must have valid first aid certificate & be able to perform all basic Paddle strokes and have a good SUP base knowledge and level of ability.

 Enquire

£280 includes membership and insurance

SUP Adventure Instructor

2 Days

5-6th April

2017 - Newquay, Cornwall

 Age - 16+   Must have valid first aid certificate & a competent open water Paddler

Enquire

£280 includes membership and insurance

WSA Coasteering Guide training

Course  & DurationDate - LocationPrerequisiteBook Now
Coasteering Guide Training Course - Four Days

7th - 10th March

16th - 19th March

8th - 11th April

10th - 13th May

9th - 12th June

1st 4th July

2017

Newquay,Cornwall.

Age - 16+   Must have valid 16hr first aid certificate, Coasteering experience & be able to swim over 400 m in open ocean

Enquire

£380 inc membership and insurance

Lead Coasteering Guide Award

2 days

 Age - 16+   Must have valid 16hr first aid certificate, Coasteering lead guiding 180 hrs in two regional locations

 Enquire

£150

Coasteering First Aid

2 Days

11th March 2017 - Newquay, Cornwall

 Age - 16+

Ability to swim in open ocean

 Enquire

£100

First Aid Courses

Course  & DurationDate - LocationPrerequisiteBook Now

First Aid at Work

3 Days

28,29,30th march

3,4,5th May

2017

Newquay, Cornwall.

Age - 16+

Enquire

£140

Emergency first Aid

1 day

 11th March

12th April

14th May

2017

Newquay, Cornwall.

 Age - 16+

 Enquire

£50

Annual Refresher

1 Day

2017 - Newquay, Cornwall

 Age - 16+

in Date FAW Certificate

Enquire

£50

SLSGB Beach Lifeguard award

Course & DurationDate - LocationPrerequisiteBook Now

Surf Lifeguard

5 Days

21st - 26th March

25-30th April

25-30th May

25-30th June

2017 Newquay, Cornwall

Age 16+

Must be able to swim 16 lengths within 7min 30secs

Enquire

£250

Beach Lifeguard

5 days

21st - 26th March

2017

Newquay, Cornwall

Age 16+

Must be able to swim 16 lengths within 8 minutes

Enquire

£250

Surf Coach Safety and Rescue

5 Days

AS ABOVE

2017

Newquay, Cornwall

Age 16+

Must be able to swim 16 lengths within 9 minutes

Enquire

£250

Lifeguard Re-Qualification

3 Day

24th - 26th March

Newquay, Cornwall

SLSGB Lifeguard Award

Enquire

£150

First Aid at Work Certificate - Add on

1 day

27th March

Newquay, Cornwall

5 Day Lifeguard award Training

Enquire

£50

WSA Sit On Top Kayak Coastal Leader Award

Course  & DurationDate - LocationPrerequisiteBook Now

SOT Coastal Water Leader Award

2 days

2nd - 3rd April

2017

Newquay, Cornwall.

Age - 16+   Must have valid first aid certificate & be able to Kayak on the open ocean to a high level and have guiding experience

Enquire

£220

SOT Tidal Water Leader

2 Days

Newquay, Cornwall.  Age - 16+   Must have valid first aid certificate & be able to Kayak on the open ocean to a high level and have guiding experience ....

Enquire

£220

 

Summer Holiday Adventures in Fort William

 

One of the things Scotland is most famous for is her amazing tourist attractions, and Fort William is no different. Thanks, in part, to Vertical Descents outdoor adventure centres. In 2014 there were 6.51million trips taken throughout Scotland to some of our most visually outstanding locations, so much so for the last ten years Fort William has been famed as the “outdoor capital of the UK” and we agree!

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Every year parents dread the inevitable summer holiday mantra of “I’m bored”, but we’ve made it our mission to ensure we have activities the whole family can enjoy to guaruntee that boredom simply isn’t an option.

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