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Matt Hammersley

Outdoor pursuits instructor and keen outdoor enthusiast Matt Hammersley set up a range of guided outdoor adventure activities in 1991.

We have been instructing outdoor adventure activities since 1990 and we continue to offer qualified, experienced and professional instruction to local outdoor centres, management training centres, schools and individuals.

We are ideally situated to be able to offer activities within the local area, as well as further away. We have a fantastic area of natural beauty on our doorstep, with some of the best locations to kayak, canoe, climb and walk in the south-west. The majority of our activities take place in and around Symonds Yat, in the picturesque Wye Valley, and in the Forest of Dean.

We provide adventurous activities to all ages and abilities, to individuals, groups, businesses and families. Whether it's a days climbing for yourself and friends, or a taster session kayaking for a youth group, Matt Hammersley can accomodate all your needs.

We use top quality equipment designed for instructional use, and only qualified and experienced instructors.

We offer tailor made sessions from a half day taster to a four day mini expedition. It's all designed to give you an experience you will remember.

Latest News and Forthcoming Events

04.04.06. NEW WEBSITE

please note new website is being constructed and will be available soon!!!

for any enquires please email us, all wye valley sessionsa are now being hosted by alec at www.guidedmountain.co.uk and mark at www.forestadventure.co.uk

good to see a few of the regulars up in north wales!

best wishes all

matt

(Posted By Matt on April 4, 2006 at 23:27:21)

16.04.05. WE HAVE MOVED!!

HI ALL,

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE HAVE NOW MOVED AND ARE OPPERATING OUT OF ANGLESEY NORTH WALES. (website updating soon!)

we are still getting loads of enquiries for activities in the forest of dean, which is great keep em comming...but ...we cannot provide activities down there at the moment...so.. for climbing sessions please email alce roberts at

alec@guidedmountain.fsnet.co.uk

or for kayaking and canoeing please email sue symonds at

monmouthcanoehire@hotmail.com

or alternatively please take a trip up to north wales and come have some fun in the fantastic snowdonia national park! theres loads to paddle, climb, walk etc!

hope to see more of you up here very soon!!!

(Posted By Matt on April 16, 2005 at 17:40:28)

07.11.04. STOP PRESS...FIRST SLED DOG RALLY RESULT OF THE SEASON!

As you know we are keen sled dog racing fans here at L2C and even run our own team...tanglefoot sled dog racing team..

today was our first race of the season with the ABSA race org.

a muddy wyre forest near kidderminster was the scene for our first rally of 2004/2005 season. over 50 teams from a variety of breeds, from all over the UK entered the rally.

we were entered in the DO class for 3 dogs where at least one is a cross breed or non sled dog breed. the trail was 2.8 miles and included the notorious 'pipe line' and long very steep hill near the last 1/3 rd of the course.

i ran kirra in lead, lolly in wheel with wolfe.

our time of 13mins 55 secs put us into first place..7 minutes ahead of 2nd place! so a great result to the start of the season.

keep you eyes pealed for more results and on the our adventures section for some photos from the race very soon!

(Posted By Matt on November 7, 2004 at 20:51:07)

20.10.04. STOP PRESS BIG NEWS JUST IN!!!

hi all,

well its been a busy summer and iam about to annouce our big news..............

... were moving!!!!!!!

as of the new year we hope to be up and running in anglesey north wales.

we will have a much larger range of places to use as our office, with the fantastic snowdonian mountian range, the fantastic crags, rivers, the beaches of anglesey offer good surf and the sea some exciting new sports such as coasteering. we also hope to purchase some 4 and 6 man hawaiian out rigger canoes for the flat days of surf.

we will be based in the island in newborough 1/2 mile from the newborough forest and 6 miles from the surfing beaches of aberffraw and rosneiger only 10 miles.

the snowdon mountain range only 20 mins away offers fantastic walking climbing and scrambling, rock climbing of all levels can be done at the surrounding crags in the llanberis area as well as some of the anglesey sea cliffs.

we hope to up and running in the new year but dates may be limited for a while although we will still be offering a great range of activities with top quality instructors and equipment...why not come and have some fun or give yourself a new challenge!!!

so there it is the secrets out......well post more news as we have it!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Posted By Matt on October 20, 2004 at 23:01:35)

28.09.04. OFFERS FROM OUR FRIENDS AT MEGA GRIP

we have just been in contact with our friends at mega grip and we are hoping to bring you some exciting offers on climbing equipment.

mega grip have been producing top quality and innotive climbing equipment in the uk for over 15 years ranging from climbing chalk and rope bags to fleeces and waterproofs. they also specialise in hardwear such as camming devices and karabiners as well as bouldering crashpads and ropes

check their website www.megagrip.co.uk

and keep an eye here for specialist learn2climb/mega grip deals deals!

(Posted By Matt on September 28, 2004 at 20:26:31)

21.09.04. NEWS...NEWS...

autum is on its way..well it feels like it is here...and we are planning some new courses.

we are now taking bookings for some indoor climbing courses for introduction to climbing and indoor leading.

there is a 1 star kayak course interest before the water gets to cold with a few places spare, if your interested drop us a line, it will be a saturday or sunday in october.

we have some big ! news to break soon but are finalising things at the moment and will let you know via the website soon!

well tomorrow is official autum so get outdoors and enjoy this fantastic time of year....

best wishes

matt

p.s.
new top tip coming very soon!

(Posted By Matt on September 21, 2004 at 23:21:17)

07.07.04. OUTDOOR LEAD CLIMBING COURSE

we been receiving a lot of enquiries about our outdoor adventure lead climbing courses.

courses last 2 days over a weekend in the wye valley or we can accomodate some week day courses as well.

outdoor lead climbing courses are for those who already have some climbing experience either indoors leading or have climbed outdoors on tope ropes.

we have a prospective date of Aug 14th and 15th for the first course
4 places available - £95 per person including gear hire, instruction. you will need to find your own accomodation and meals ( we will provide pack lunches on both days ).

if you are intrested please contact us as soon as possible as it is likely it will get booked up quickly!!!

matt

(Posted By Matt on July 7, 2004 at 20:10:13)

07.07.04. READY FOR SUMMER???

are you ready for summer?

why not try rock climbing, kayaking, canoeing, surfing, or mountain biking in the wye valley!!!

take a chance to try something new and exciting! or hone up your skills with some dedicated instruction or some personal training from one of our expert instructors!

give us a buzz or drop us a line !!!

july is almost fully booked, we have some evening sessions available and the odd weekday morning or afternoon. august is getting booked up quickly so if you are thinking of coming along get in touch asap!!!

enjoy the summer !!!

matt

(Posted By Matt on July 7, 2004 at 20:02:53)

11.06.04. THIS WEEKS QUOTE!

live life, feel the rush!!!

i friend uttered this quote last week surfing, he just took a nice wave and surfed it to the beach pulling of every trick in his book.

he paddled out with the biggest grin on his face!

the wave wasnt big, just a nice celan little wave.

life is like a wave, its a beautiful thing! go enjoy it! its a blast!

(Posted By Matt on June 11, 2004 at 00:12:45)

13.05.04. WEEKLY MOTO!

'feel the fear and do it anyway!!!'

its often more scary to think about what you are about to do than to
actually get out there and do it!

we see many people who come abseiling very apprehensive before they go over the top, afterwards they cant wait to try it again and say its not as bad as it seems!

theres a great book by a lady called susan jeffers titled' feel the fear...'
we recommend it!

even our little racing dingy is called 'feel the fear!' the first time we took it out was on force 8! we swam lots!

(Posted By Matt on May 13, 2004 at 22:20:38)

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