Events

Plas y Brenin Instructor Jon ‘Spike’ Green shares his adventures as part of a team expedition kayaking in Peru.

Free and open to all, with the bar open beforehand for meals and drinks.

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.

Instructor Iona Pawson is a dedicated mountaineer, with a particular passion for ski touring. Using a pulk (a small sled towed behind a skier) allows Iona to carry more supplies and equipment with her, and to go on even more epic adventures.

From the hills and mountains of Snowdonia to Mount Logan (Canada’s highest peak) – Iona will be sharing her amazing adventures in this special talk.

Starting at 8pm, with bar meals available from 7pm – this talk is completely free and open to all.

Instructor Adam Harmer shares his story of being part of the team to complete the first-ever straight-line journey from Land’s End to John O’Groats – a 1,100km journey by foot, boat and bike, including a 200km sea kayak crossing!

Starts at 8pm in the main lecture room, next to the bar. The bar will be serving drinks and freshly-cooked meals before the talk.

Free entry, open to everyone. The bar will be open beforehand for meals and drinks.

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.

Plas y Brenin Instructor Chris Evans presents his incredible whitewater kayaking adventures in Norway.

With some stunning photos and jaw-dropping video footage of some awe-inspiring paddling, this is a talk not to be missed!

Plus, you’ll get some insight into Chris and co’s “interesting” meal choices…

The bar will be open from 7pm serving meals and drinks.

Instructor Paul Warnock shares his experiences of setting a number of new ascents on the cliffs and mountains of Greenland.

The talk starts at 8pm, with the bar open beforehand for meals and drinks. The talk is completely free and open to all.

Plas y Brenin Instructor Mo Barclay shares some of her totally bonkers bike adventures in this free talk.

From cycling Land’s End to John o’ Groats after school one day to riding across Spain by accident, and crossing Wales in a day, Mo has had some incredible adventures on the back of a bike.

Free and open to all, with the bar open beforehand for meals and drinks.

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.

Plas y Brenin Instructor and British Mountain Guide Matt Stygall shares his formative experiences of becoming a mountaineer, through his climbing trips in Yosemite and expeditions to Patagonia.

A fascinating talk for anyone with a taste for adventure, with some absolutely stunning photography of these incredible places.

This talk is completely free and open to all. Starting at 8pm, with the bar open beforehand for meals and drinks.

Instructor Adam Harmer shares his story of being part of the team to complete the first-ever straight-line journey from Land’s End to John O’Groats – a 1,100km journey by foot, boat and bike, including a 200km sea kayak crossing!

Starts at 8pm in the main lecture room, next to the bar. The bar will be serving drinks and freshly-cooked meals before the talk.

Free entry, open to everyone. The bar will be open beforehand for meals and drinks.