Adventure Training Presentation

Cave and Canyon UK

• UK based Adventure Activity company.

• Specialists in Caving and Canyoning.

• Experts in providing Adventure Training for CCF/ ACF / Military personal

• Owned and Operated by Ben Bryant, 14 Years Armed Forces Service

• Instructors all with vast experience working with armed forces and CCF.

• Current AALA License.

Owner - Ben Bryant

• Served 14 Years in the Army. Including 3 years delivering Army Youth team AT packages,

• BCU Level 4 kayak coach

• BCU five star kayak and canoe

• UKCC level 3 coach

• Vertical caving instructor level 2

• SPA

• UK canyon guide

• Trail cycle leader

Administrator - Debbie Bryant

• Managing all aspects of admin and marketing

• Debbie is your first point of contact for questions and bookings.

• She has over two decades of local knowledge and extensive experience in delivering AT for the Army, Cadets, Schools and Princess Trust.

• She has the knowledge to arrange everything you need to make your experience the best it can possibly be.

What we offer

• We offer activities and courses tailored to your specific requirements, these can include multiple disciplines.

• Canyoning

• Ghyll Scrambling

• Climbing and Abseiling

• Horizontal and Vertical Caving

• Hill Walking

• Canoeing

We can also cater for specific challenges and D of E

Canyoning

We are one of the few UK companies that can offer authentic canyoning. We only use qualified UK canyon guide instructors who will ensure your decent of a mountain canyon is slick and exciting.

This activity involves extreme waterfall abseils, big jumps and slides. This is not for the faint hearted and it will require nerves of steel!

Ghyll Scrambling

Our most popular activity for Groups looking for an exciting, action packed day out. Ghyll scrambling is descending a mountain stream, it involves jumps and slides into pools of water. Brilliant way to start or finish your AT package.

Climbing & Abseiling

• There is a wide range of mountain crags and quarries we can use for Climbing and abseiling in the Lake district, Yorkshire or Lancashire. We can teach you what you will need to know to get the best out of these activities.

• A fantastic way of pushing yourself to the limit both physically and mentally, The biggest abseil locally is 130 feet!

• Both involving team work, believing in yourself and encouraging your fellow climbers.

• Our instructors can offer you tuition at all levels

Horizontal Caving

There are 3,500 caves to explore in Yorkshire. Something for every ability and not all caves have to involve squeezes and crawls. Some Caves are huge caverns. There is so much to see and learn underground. Great fun day out for any ability.

Vertical Caving

This is the ultimate activity for challenging young people. Abseiling, lowers, craws, squeezes and ladders, all done underground.

More People have been to the top of Everest than down the depths of the deepest caves in Yorkshire!

Hill walking

The Lakes and Yorkshire Dales have endless beautiful walks and summits to chose from. With a variety of gradients of accent and difficulty. We can include Challenges or multiple summits as part of a DofE award or just for the sense of achievement.

Challenges

Yorkshire three Peaks (With accommodation provided) The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge is a fantastic activity to challenge yourself both physically and mentally whilst in a beautiful environment. A qualified mountain leader will guide you round the Thee Peaks challenge and make sure you have an enjoyable and memorable day. The Yorkshire Three Peaks route is 24-miles long, and includes 5,200ft (1,585m) of ascent.

Our Ethos:

Safety

Enjoyment

Learning

Safety

Adventurous training exposes people to controlled risk. It is designed to challenge and to inspire. Working at this level does involve a level of risk.

With this in mind we have comprehensive Risk Assessments for all our activities and we also complete daily dynamic risk assessments based on weather conditions and group ability. These have been checked by the licensing authority. Our Risk assessments are live documents that are updated annually but also whenever new information comes to light. We use our technical advisors to stay abreast of any environmental changes that we need to note in our Risk Assessments.

Safety

• Technical Advisors:-Whilst we offer a technical advisory service to other centers we also use technical advisors to keep us at the top of our game. Our technical advisors offer advise and support on safety critical issues and also safety equipment and changes in environment in the locations we use.

• Caving, Mountaineering, Climbing and Abseiling - Dominic Hoare ( CIC MIA )

• Canyoning and Paddlesports – Ben Bryant (UKCC level 3 coach / five star Kayak / Five star canoe / UKCG Single Pitch Guide / ICOPRO International canyoneer 123.

• Insurance:-CCUK is fuly insured and we will provide proof of our insurance once the booking process is completed. We are insured up to £5,000,000 in both public and employers’ liability with a specialist outdoor insurance company.

Licensing Authority

We are delighted to be part of AALA and believe it is a crucial part to setting industry standard and keeping clients safe when taking part in Adventurous training.

AALA:-All companies taking school group bookings involving under 18’s should hold an AALA license. It is a legal requirement. It is best practise for the organiser of cadet or school bookings to request this number. We display the AALA logo on our website as we have recently been inspected. Each AALA reference number is unique and can be used to search the company’s AALA inspection report. The licensing authority check everything from Risk Assessments, instructor qualifications, CPD training and team training to equipment, its safe storage and annual checks. All processes are thoroughly checked and recommendations for improvement are made. AALA licenses can last for 1 – 2 or 3 years depending on the size of the company and the volume of clients expected. Our AALA licences is for 2 years which is excellent for a company of our size. AALA will come back to us in two years and they will expect to see any recommended changes implemented and the standard of safety maintained. During the time a company holds the license AALA inspectors will arrange to meet groups and monitor the delivery of adventurous activities and can request visits at any point on any activity.

Enjoyment

• Using AT as a means to improve self- confidence, leadership, respect for others is an important part to Adventure Training, We enhance this process by ensuring participants leave having had an enjoyable and memorable time.

• For many cadets this may be their first experience of AT, it is imperative that this experience is enjoyable to ensure that the Cadets leave with a positive foundation that they can build on.

• When we plan our sessions its got to be fun, interactive andinspiring. We want cadets to leave us with fantastic memories, to go back to base and tell others about the fantastic time they had on AT this year on annual camp. To do this we use the best kit, best locations and the best instructors.

Learning

The learning process is different for many students. We use a variety or teaching skills to promote long term learning and ensure that everyone gets the benefit from the training. Whilst the Cadet force leads onto potential military careers its also to improve values within the community. We can use AT to teach young people CDRILS

• Courage

• Discipline

• Respect

• Integrity

• Loyalty

• Selfless Commitment

Learning

• All these attributes whilst being part of the Army leadership code are also personal attributes that are highly regarded in the civilian sector, any learning in these areas can only be advantageous for young people when moving into employment and adult hood.

• For students who wish to pursue Qualifications we can offer DofE and also National Governing Body qualifications in climbing and paddlesports.

Our Instructors

We use a handpicked team of highly qualified instructors, many of which are ex-military.

Our instructors deliver quality sessions and will ensure you meet the Aims of AT for your group. Whilst our regular team of 20 freelance instructors has proven sufficient we also have access to a larger database of instructors should we need more.

Our Team

Ben Bryant LMCA L2 / UKCC L3 / SPA / UKCG Single Pitch Guide / ICOPro 123 International CanyoneerD1 +E With FMT

14 Year Army Career Freelance instructorOwner & Manager of CCUK

Ady Warner ML / SPA / LMCA L1 D1+E with FMT

22 Year Army Career since leaving Ady has worked as a Freelance instructor working with military/ cadets/ schools and Princess trust. We have worked with Ady for 4 years

Ben Ward MIA / LMCA L1D1+E with FMT

5 Year Army CareerLeft to pursue a career in the outdoor industry. Ben has worked alongside Ben for 5 years

Our Team

Danny Godridge UKCC L2 / ML / LMCA L2D1+E with FMT

22 Year Army CareerOnce completed became a freelance outdoor instructor. We have known and worked alongside Danny since 2004 when Ben & Danny served in the Army youth team delivery AT.

Keiran Hodgson LMCA L2 /MIA / L2 Kayak coach / L2 Canoe coachD1+E with FMT

Keiran is an outdoor professional with a passion for climbing. Kieran is also a keen mountain runner. Keiran has worked predominantly with the Army at Soldier development wing ITC Halton and CCAT

Our Team

Dom Hoare CIC /MIA Dom is a committed Outdoor instructor who’s passion for the sport has seen him attain the top qualifications available in caving, climbing and mountaineering. We have worked alongside Dom for 5 years and he is one of our technical advisors.

Dominic works predominantly with JSMTC Ripon but also works at Soldier development wing ITC Halton, ITC Catterick, Cameron Barracks Inverness and CCAT Capel Curig.

Our Team

Gary Fletcher UKCC L 3 Coach / 5 star Canoe, Sea and Kayak / MLD1+E with FMT

RAF RAF Group Captain.Freelance instructorHighly qualified and experienced Sea, kayak and canoe Coach. We have known and work with Gary for 4 years.

Simon Mcabe CIC / MIC D1+E with FMT

Simon is an outdoor professional with the highest awards in Caving, climbing and mountaineering. Simon has worked extensively with the military at various centres throughout the UK. More recently working with Cumbria University he is qualified to deliver training and assessment SPA and Mountain Leader Award.

Child Protection

Before anyone undertakes work for us we will check originals of qualifications, Personal Identification, first aid and DBS. All of our instructors have worked with us for a number of years and new instructors come to us via recommendation from our current team. We always check DBS records prior to employing anyone. Both Ben and Debbie have a history of working with vulnerable young adults, both within the care setting and with Princes Trust groups. Child Protection is a top priority for CCUK.

Equipment

• When booking with Cave and Canyon UK you can expect to wear the best outdoor kit to keep you comfortable throughout the day.

• Our equipment is maintained to the highest standard and checked prior to every use.

• Once the kit is handed back in it is thoroughly inspected to ensure it is fit for use.

• We feel that having the best equipment is one of the deciding factors as to whether a group have a good or bad experience.

• There will be no ill-fitting wetsuits with holes in, I'm sure we can all remember going on residential and getting issued with worn out kit and spending the whole day cold looking forward to a hot shower.

• This is why we are passionate about providing the best to our clients and maintaining it to the highest standard.

Canyoning, Ghyll & Gorge kit.

We supply

• 5mm two piece neoprene wetsuit with hood imported from Seland, Spain.

• Mountaineering Helmet (This is industry standard throughout Europe)

• Wetsuit socks

• Heat Vest (cold weather)

• Canyoning Harness, descender and Cow’s tails (Canyoning)

• Palm FX Buoyancy Aid (Ghyll scrambling/gorge walking)

Caving kit

We supply• Cave over suit• Fleecy Undersuit• Cave helmet• Cave Lamp• Knee Pads• Wellies if required• Cave Belt• Harness and Cows tails (Vertical Caving)

Climbing & Abseiling kit

We supply

• Climbing Harness

• Climbing Helmet

• Ropes and Technical Equipment

• Group Shelters

• Group first Aid

Hill Walking kit

We supply

• Maps

• Compass

• Group Shelters

• Group first Aid

Canoeing kit

We supply

• Canoes & Paddles

• Paddlesport Helmet

• Palm FX Buoyancy Aid

• Cag

• Group Shelters

• Group first Aid

Our Accommodation

Our Old School Bunk House sleeps up to 30 people and is perfectly situated for the activities we offer. Caving, climbing, walking and canyoning are literally on the door step.

Floor Plan

Contact us

Email us: Caveandcanyonuk@gmail.com

Web: www.caveandcanyonuk.com

Office: 01931714874

Mobile: 07884260815 / 07909223819

We look forward to working with you.