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Latest News from Plas y Brenin
The Big Ride
We've just launched our Big Ride Weekend 13-14 July as part of our Big Event Series. This fantastic weekend is packed with workshops for mountain bikers an.........
25 Apr 2013
The Future Leaders Fund
If you are a volunteer leader in England and you'd like to train and qualify to lead groups in the outdoors, we can help to make the training you need more affordable. At The National Mountain Centre we train people on the basis of talent, enthusi.........
13 Mar 2013
Helping Hand for Young Alpinists
Once again the Jonathan Conville Memorial Trust is offering subsidised Alpine Mountaineering courses in Chamonix and in Alpine Preparation courses in North Wales for young aspiring mountaineers. Plas y Brenin and the Mountain Training Trust co-ordina.........
25 Feb 2013
Stu McAleese's thoughts on Cerro Torre
On the 13th January Dave Turnbull, Dan Donovan and myself climbed Cerro Torre in Patagonia. The climb involved a 4.5 day round trip from Chalten, during a great 4-day weather window. We climbed the Ragni route on the West face of Cerro Torre, which w.........
4 Feb 2013
Rock Essentials DVD
This informative new DVD is just out, produced by the Plas y Brenin rock climbing team and The BMC. Buy your copy from our sores now for just £16.........
30 Jan 2013
Win Tickets To The Banff Mountain Film Festival Tour
Want to win 2 tickets to the Banff Mountain Film Festival at a venue of your choice? Post your best action adventure photo on our Facebook page and the top three (as voted by our instructors) will win tickets. Must submit your photo before Sunday 2.........
17 Jan 2013
Stephen Venables Presentation - 16th March
On march the 16th At Plas y Brenin, Stephen Venebles will be giving a special s5th anniversary presentation of 'Everest The Hard Way'. The 1988 Anglo-American-Canadian expedition was a landmark Everest climb: just four climbers, with no high altitud.........
15 Jan 2013
Big Events
We've launched our series of Big Events for the Autumn and Winter. At hugely affordable prices, these weekends are offer soemthing for every outdoor enthusiast. From walking and listening to (or playing) acoustic music to climbingf and swinging your.........
10 Jul 2012
Climbing On Air
Starting Tuesday 24th April at 9pm is Channel 4's new The Hidden Talent Show featuring Plas y Brenin's very own Martin Chester. Hidden Talent is a new six-part series which discovers people with extraordinary hidden talents they never even dreamed.........
19 Apr 2012
Tim Talks
Plas y Brenin's very own Mountain Guide Tim Neill is presenting the BMC Alpine Lecture Series alongside leading Alpinist Nick Bullock this spring. Tim and Nick will be talking about a variety of topics including the best areas to visit, glacier.........
5 Apr 2012
Egg-citing Easter Adventures
This easter we've launched our Adventure of the Week, we'll be running one of the exciting activity days list below on every Wednesday and Saturday. Hillwalking Skills Rock Climbing Skills Nature Walk Guided Mountain Walk Picnic and a Paddle .........
2 Apr 2012
Masterclass is a Masterpiece
We've teamed up with award winning artist Keith Bowen to offer a fantastic weekend in Snowdonia combining painting with oils and the outdoors. Over the two days you visit amazing locations and get to paint fantastic landscapes under Keith's guidance,.........
29 Mar 2012
Plas y Brenin Announces Closure Of The Ski Slope
Plas y Brenin has confirmed that the Ski Slope will close at the end of April this year. The ski slope has been a feature at the Centre for 40 years and the facility where many people have learned to ski. This outcome has been anticipated and discu.........
22 Mar 2012
New Paddles For PYB
Our friends at Werner paddles have just delievred a pile of new kayak paddles for you to try out on our courses holidays and expeditions. When we hand out Werner paddles to our customers, we know they will enjoy paddling with them. For over ten year.........
5 Mar 2012
Top Ten Slot For Adam
Plas y Brenin Kayak Coach Adam Harmer recently secured a place in the top ten results for the Menai Straits Chalenge Series. Paddling his P&H Cetus MV in a time of 1.49.00 Adam finished the challange in ninth place over all. .........
29 Feb 2012
Unmissable Development Opportunity for Expedtion Leaders
In partnership with Outlook Expeditions we're running a brand new development event for expedition leaders on 21-22 April. This weekend offers a fantastic opportunity to develop skills and gain knowledge that is invaluable on expedition for those cur.........
6 Feb 2012
Level 3 courses on your doorstep
We're co-ordinating the delivery of BCU UKCC Level 3 Courses for Canoe England, with the aim that we'll deliver these courses in all regions across England so coaches can access courses in and around their region. A full range of Level 3 courses will.........
26 Jan 2012
Massive Savings For Volunteers
If you are a volunteer in the outdoors you could save hundreds of pounds on training.
university or college clubs leaders, school leaders or Dof E leaders amongst many others can all take advantage of the bursaries that Plas y Brenin help.........
23 Jan 2012
Half Price Ski DVD
A great stocking filler for all skiing enthusiasts, our Off Piste Essentials DVD is only £10 (half RRP) plus £2 postage and packaging. A great DVD covering skills and techniques for back country skiing and ski touring, including chapte.........
8 Dec 2011
Climbing Centre Group Partnership Strengthens
The Climbing Centre Group, which operates busy climbing walls in Manchester, Harrogate and Reading, has announced a radical development in their partnership with Plas y Brenin, The National Mountain Centre. After working together to develop indi.........
28 Nov 2011
Martin Chester Speaks Out.
Plas y Brenin's Director of Training, Level Five Coach Martin Chester is key note speaker this weekend at Canoe England's Coaching Conference. Here's the framework for Martin's speech: Whether you choose a high pace sprint to elite perform.........
28 Nov 2011
30% Discount on Mapyx Digital Mapping
In celebration of its partnership with Plas y Brenin, Mapyx are offering an exclusive discount to PYB e-newsletter readers
Mapyx are allowing Plas y Brenin customers a 30% discount on all of their downloadable mapping for a one month per.........
19 Oct 2011
Plas y Brenin Teams up with Mapyx to bring you the best in digital mapping.
The Mountain Training Trust is pleased to announce that it has entered into an Agreement with Mapyx Limited, a leading exponent of digital mapping solutions for Mapyx to be .The Exclusive Supplier of GIS and Digital Mapping Solutions. to the Mountain.........
12 Oct 2011
BCU Student Safety Seminar
The 16th annual BCU Student Safety Seminar will be held here at Plas y Brenin on the 14-15 October. It promises to be a great weekend of workshops and lectures, with many being run out on the water. The weekend is open to anyone, and is filled with i.........
12 Sep 2011
Pumping New Track For PyB
We've been eagerly awaiting the completion of our mountain bike skills course and pump track and it's finally finished. The course was designed and built by Rowan Sorrel and the Back on Track Team who have done a fantastic job. Early reports are that.........
12 Sep 2011
The hills are alive with the sound of music
Our second Big Acoustic Walk (5-6 Nov) is set to even bigger that the first and with all our accommodation nearly full there are only a handful of places left staying in our bunkhouse. People are coming from all over UK, with a great mix of enthusias.........
12 Sep 2011
Can you win it? Yes Yukon!
Congratulations to Adam Harmer and Simon Coward for winning the Yukon 1000 race, they came in with a time of 6 days 8 hours and 51 minutes. Adam is one of our full-time paddlesport coaches and was paddling tandem kayak with his team mate Simon Cow.........
2 Aug 2011
Who's diggin' our latest track?
Rowan Sorrel and the Back on Track Team have arrived along with a couple of huge diggers and they are well underway with the construction of our new mountain bike skills course and pump track. Rowan and the team have designed the course as a first.........
2 Aug 2011
Big Bang Theory Proves Correct
Plas y Brenin Climbing Coach James McHaffie always thought 'The Big Bang' was possible but as the climb had not been repeated since its first ascent in 1996 by Neil Carson, it was going to be tough. James has successfully made the first repeat of.........
2 Aug 2011
Style in Fusion
We've got a brand new fleet of Pyranha Fusion Kayaks. These are the ultimate crossover kayaks carefully chosen by our coaches as the best possible touring boat with the bonus that you can also have an occasional bit of fun on whitewater. They are eas.........
18 Jul 2011
Mean Machines
We've just taken delivery of two fantastic Kayak Ergo's kindly supplied by Canoe England for use on our courses. The Ergo simulates the motion of kayaking on dry land so are a great training aid in perfecting forward paddling technique and cardiovasc.........
14 Jul 2011
Sit on Tops Tipped for the Top
Pyranha have just dropped off a shiny fleet of Feelfree Nomad Sit on Top Kayaks. This is the first time we've had Sit on Top Kayaks at Plas y Brenin and we're looking forward to getting them out on the water.
Sit on Top Kayaks are growing .........
14 Jul 2011
Gold in Morocco
Helen Barnard, an International Mountain Leader and our D of E coordinator took time out to work for Outlook Expeditions (preferred expedition partner) in Morocco. She took fourteen 6th form students and two staff from the Lenzie Academy School in G.........
12 Jul 2011
Kings Silver D of E Success
Since January, we have been training the Kings School Chester for their DofE. Following a successful practice expedition in April, 4 Silver teams completed their qualifying expedition in Snowdonia. Well done to all the participants involved and we .........
12 Jul 2011
Licenced to Frill
We've given our bar a complete makeover, making it a comfier destination for all your adventures. Don't forget you needn't be on a Plas y Brenin course to visit our bar, whether you're paddling, walking, climbing or biking you are welcome to pop in f.........
12 Jul 2011
Yukon 1000 Race
Adam Harmer, paddlesport coach is heading out to the Yukon 1000, the longest canoe and kayak race in the world from Whitehorse to the Dalton Highway Bridge on the Yukon River through Alaska and Canada covering 1000 miles. Starting on the 18th July th.........
30 Jun 2011
The Road to the Megavalanche, the Ultimate Mountain Bike Race?
A year ago Rob Spencer, Mountain Guide and Operations Manager at PYB, made a real mess of clearing a double at Llandegla and bust his shoulder. Previous serious accidents kayaking, skiing and climbing made Rob realise that getting back on the bike ag.........
28 Jun 2011
New Mountain Bike Skills Course
It has just been announced that Plas y Brenin have commissioned a new mountain bike skills course and pump track. It is being designed and constructed by Rowan Sorrel and the Back on Track team. The idea is to produce a first class coaching facility .........
28 Jun 2011
Alpine News Flash
PYB instructor and trainee British Mountain guide Dave Evans has just returned from a very successful trip to the Alps, during which he made ascents of the classic ice route .Fil a Plomb. on the North Face of the Rognon du Plan, an early British asce.........
17 May 2011
Dino to the Rescue!
Over the last few years we have been running Rescue 3 Courses training people in white water, swift water and flood rescue. Dino Heald, a full time instructor here at Plas y Brenin heads up and delivers these courses for us. And at the recent Rescue .........
16 May 2011
Bags of Goodies!
Every climber attending the 'The Big Climb' this weekend (14-15 May) will receive an amazing goody bag stuffed full of outdoor gear worth over £100. The goody bag includes a Clouburst 25l Rucksac, Lorpen Socks, Teko Socks, Rockfax Guidebooks, a 15.........
10 May 2011
A Fantastic Easter Weekend!
This Easter Weekend has been amazing here at Plas y Brenin, not only did we have fantastic sunshine but the centre was fully booked, with people enjoying the bank holiday weekend on a variety of courses including kayaking, climbing and hillwalking. P.........
26 Apr 2011
State of the Art Kayak Fleet for Plas y Brenin
Its that time of year again when Pyranha and P&H kindly bring us a shiny new fleet of kayaks for our clients to use on our courses, and this is only a snap shot of all the kayaks they delivered! Not only does this mean that on our courses you get .........
19 Apr 2011
Plas y Brenin Secures a Bright Future
Sport England has awarded MTT (Mountain Training Trust) a 15-year contract to manage Plas y Brenin, The National Mountain Centre. MTT has managed Plas y Brenin successfully since 1997 based on a 5-year renewable contract taking Plas y Brenin from st.........
13 Apr 2011
Free Rucksack up for Grabs!!
The first lucky 40 people to sign up to the Plas y Brenin/ OMM Mountain Marathon Training Camp will receive a £50 Rucksack. This information packed weekend (2-3 April) is great for all from newcomers to the sport to seasoned mountain marathon ru.........
3 Mar 2011
Outdoor Activity Taster Days - Two for the Price of One
Once again we are running our hugely popular Taster Days during the holidays. You can choose from three exciting and adventurous activities - climbing, skiing and canoeing with each session lasting for two hours. And during Easter we have a two for t.........
3 Mar 2011
Plas y Brenin joins forces with HF Holidays
Plas y Brenin has formed a new partnership with HF Holidays. This well known holiday company has been offering active outdoor holidays for nearly 100 years in both the UK and Abroad. Alongside HF Holidays, we are looking to create a new programme of .........
3 Mar 2011
New Instructors Join Plas y Brenin
We have just completed or induction training for five new instructors: namely Emma Warren, Blair Fyffe, Daniel Butler, Steve Parry and Guy Steven. Induction has been led by Director of Training Martin Chester and Chief Instructor Carlo Forte. A bus.........
28 Feb 2011
