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FIND YOUR ADVENTURE
ABOUT WAYNE
Wayne’s passion for the outdoors has been lifelong. He first discovered the personal growth and development that outdoor adventure can offer as a young Sports Studies student at Newcastle College, gaining his first qualification – the Basic Expedition Leader Award – in 1996. Since then, he has continued to build his expertise, achieving his Mountain Leader (ML) and Rock-Climbing Instructor (RCI) awards, as well as qualifications in gorge walking, coasteering, trail cycling, and a wide range of other outdoor pursuits.
This July marks ten years of High Tide Adventure Co delivering exciting, challenging, and safe adventures. We’ve had the privilege of working with a wide range of clients – from local North East schools to our most senior adventurer, who tackled a coasteering session at the age of 85!
At High Tide Adventure Co, our ethos is simple: “There is more in you than you know.”
“We believe in inspiring a spirit of adventure in everyone we work with. There’s an adventure out there for everyone, and our activities are simply the medium through which we help people discover the best version of themselves. Whether it’s pushing past comfort zones, showing true courage, or feeling the pride that comes with achievement, seeing our clients grow through adventure is what drives us every day.
So, release your wild – and let your adventure begin.”
COASTEERING
Coasteering is an exhilarating, adventurous journey exploring the coastline. It combines sea-level traversing, scrambling and climbing along the rocks. As a Coasteerer you will jump, step-out and use other methods of entering the water and moving around obstacles. Essentially it is a dynamic use of the coastline with short bursts of wild swimming as a spectacular journey along our coastline.
Coasteering is the best way to experience the true beauty of the stunning north-east coast where you are surrounded by the elements and nature and often encounter amazing wildlife such as dolphins and seals. Our coasteering venue is a beautiful location used exclusively by High Tide Adventure Co., which has crystal blue water and spectacular rocks to play amongst.
GORGE SCRAMBLING
Gorge Scrambling is a high adrenaline activity in the beauty of a canyon or gorge (steep-sided cliff or river bank) as part of a natural water course. A gorge journey will take you down and through a gorge/canyon, navigating through streams, pools and waterfalls. You will hike, climb, wild swim, slide, jump and abseil down waterfalls, making your way through the gorge, often using more technical equipment for safety like abseiling!
Gorge Walking is a challenging, fun activity which can be done either upstream or downstream. A typical journey will involve scrambling, climbing, jumps, slides and other team or individual challenges.
Our venues include Northumberland, The Lake District, North Yorkshire and North Wales, with a variety of canyons used depending on the level of challenge and adventure required.
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL EXPERIENCE
Bushcraft is all about learning wilderness and survival skills to thrive in the natural outdoor environment. Skills like fire-building, fire-lighting, outdoor-cooking, shelter-building and hand-tool skills are developed. Our Survival Experience aims to develop the skills and abilities to live (or exist) during (or following) a ‘difficult circumstance’.
High Tide Adventure Company will teach you the key survival skills you require and then put you in a simulated survival situation lasting 12, 24 or 48 hours. Sessions take place at the High Tide Adventure Company Bushcraft & Survival venue, which is 9-acres of beautiful woodland just outside Brancepeth near Durham. But can also be delivered at your venue or (for school parties) even in school grounds.
THE REST
There’s plenty more adventures to choose from, including Gorge Walking, Climbing, Mountaineering, Team Building Events and School Activities. Our Mountaineering Adventure can be combined with other adventure skills such as scrambling, climbing, ‘Via Ferrata’ and abseiling (depending on ability), but it always takes place in a beautiful location, normally offering stunning views and opportunities to explore nature and view wildlife.
We are also part of the Junior Award Scheme for Schools (JASS), which best be described as a Junior Duke of Edinburgh (D of E) award. JASS has four units, all of which are self-credited by your school staff. Units can be set as a School, Year or Class project.