Events

Finding Gino is the story of Plas y Brenin Senior Instructor Pete Catterall’s sea kayak expedition to reach the remote Greenland memorial of Gino Watkins, the legendary Arctic explorer.

Facing the ever-present threat of giant icebergs, rough seas and hungry polar bears, Pete and the team journey through the heart of this stunning frozen wilderness. With some incredible photography that will take your breath away, this is a talk not to be missed.

Completely  free and open to all – the bar will be open beforehand serving freshly cooked meals and a range of drinks.

Plas y Brenin Instructor James Bruton presents a talk about his mountain bike obsession, and how its taken him to some amazing trails around the world. Includes incredible footage from the Mega Avalanche race, the world’s longest (and craziest) downhill mountain bike marathon. Free and open to all, with the bar open beforehand for meals and drinks.

26-year-old Teleri Fielden has been given the dream opportunity to run the beautiful National Trust farm Llyndy Isaf, near Beddgelert, for a year. The farm covers more than 600 acres of mostly mountainside stocked with sheep and cattle. Come along to this free, inspirational talk and hear Teleri speak about the hard work that has gone into realising the opportunity of a lifetime. Meals and drinks available from the bar beforehand.

From the lofty heights of Aberdeen’s decaying factory buildings and gibbering his way over the cornice of Parallel A Gully, to Extreme Rock classics and the alternative uses of drybags…

In this inspiring and highly amusing talk, Plas y Brenin Instructor Peter Herd discusses the formative experiences of his Highland climbing apprenticeship, the benefits and pitfalls of learning to climb in Scotland and the direction in which it has steered his climbing since.

Starting at 8pm, free and open to all. The bar will be open before the talk for freshly-cooked meals and drinks.

Ten workshops over 3 days including: Trailside fixes update and refresher, MTB 1st aid, Navigation on the hoof, Preparing for assessment, L2 to L3 what’s it all about? Updates from British cycling, Personal skills coaching, Leadership for technical terrain and Working as a commercial guide with a Business Insight session from keynote speaker Kelly Gordon and evening session Life as an Mountain Bike Guide.

Plas y Brenin Senior Instructor and British Mountain Guide Tim Neill has climbed all around the world, in every season (and every weather!). He’ll be sharing his amazing adventures from some of the world’s most spectacular rock and ice faces, and share some insight into what keeps him dedicated to his art. This talk is free and open to all, with the bar open beforehand for meals and drinks.

Holly Peek of the Red Squirrels Trust Wales shares the latest news and updates on the spread of red squirrels to Snowdonia National Park.

Plas y Brenin Instructor Will Nicholls shares his experiences and tips for creating amazing adventures on a shoestring budget. From rock climbing to backcountry skiing, from the UK to the USA, Will is proof that big days out don’t need to be limited by your bank balance.

Talk starts at 8pm, and is free and open to all. The bar will be open beforehand for meals and drinks.

The Patagonia Adventure Activists Tour will introduce you to activists who are raising awareness in environmental causes through diverse outdoor adventures. The tour is a grassroots movement for change, focusing on the environmental issues that affect us on a daily basis and encouraging discussion. Tickets can be purchased online at the link below (please note this will take you to an external site):

In the summer of 2018 Bob Johnson and his friends set off north of the Arctic Circle in search of polar bears. They chartered an old seal hunting boat ‘The Havsel’ and spent four weeks searching for polar bears, walrus and some of the amazing bird life around the Svalbard Archipelago. The resulting photographs are astonishing. The Havsel was the last Norwegian seal hunting boat and its current captain was one of the most experienced seal hunters. This audio-visual feast tells the story of how he gave up seal hunting and started taking the BBC and other filmmakers and photographers in search of polar bears.