Hill walking courses
We offer a range of beginners hill walking courses as well as a number of mountain and moorland guided walks and scrambles in both open groups or as private hire.
- Beginners navigation skills
- Mountain navigation skills
- GPS skills
- Scrambling for beginners
- Wild camping adventures
- National Navigation Award Scheme
Courses are held in the National Parks of England and Wales.
Mountain biking courses
Whether you are a novice mountain biker, or have a few years under your wheels, we have a range of mountain bike skills courses that'll move you on to the next level.
- Core skills - foundations
- Core skills - fundamentals
- Singletrack skills
- Advanced singletrack skills
- Backcountry MTB leader skills
- Adventure race skills coaching
Venues include The Surrey Hills, The Lake District, North Wales and The Yorkshire Moors.
Rock climbing courses
For those interested in getting to grips with some rock, we offer a range of indoor and outdoor beginners rock climbing courses and guided crag days.
- Discover rock climbing
- Kids climb too
- Introduction to lead climbing
- Snowdonia rock
- Peak District rock
- Southern sandstone
Courses are held in the National Parks of England and Wales.
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What our customers are saying:
- We all came away feeling that we can take our riding up another level with our new found knowledge
Richard, Redhill Cycling Club - Read the full review - I left with the knowledge of what actions to take to improve my riding & it already has had an effect
Jo, Brighton MTB Club - The organisation & delivery of the course was excellent. We shall certainly look to book more later in the year
Sarah, South-East London - It was an amazing day & by just doing the course gave me the confidence to go out on the trails
Philip, Croydon - Thanks for a great weekend. We really enjoyed it & look forward to another weekend of mountain biking soon
Jordy, London - Your professionalism & good company helped turn a chilly day in the woods into a very inspiring day
Matt, Muddy Moles MTB Club, Surrey - Read the full review - Good sound advice, demonstrations and opportunities to practice
Paul, Muddy Moles MTB Club, Surrey - Everybody agreed that the core skills & singletrack skills courses made a massive impact to their riding
Scott, Bucks MTB Club - Read the full review - A couple of weeks ago I didn't have the confidence to ride over a match stick, let alone a rooty trail or a few logs
Doug, Addiscombe Cycling Club - Read the full review - Thank you so much for the skills training. I didn’t think I’d learn so much about my riding style (or lack of!)
Sue, Addiscombe Cycling Club - Experienced MTBers who have reached a plateau in their riding will definitely benefit from skills coaching
Richard, Diary of a Mountain Biker - Read the full review - The coaches had good communication skills & demonstrated everything with great patience & a gentle manner
Mike, Brighton MTB Club - Read the full review - I felt so much more in control. Result - huge increase in confidence & exhilaration!
Lorna, Maidstone - Thanks again for Saturday - it's always fantastic to learn new things & when it has such an impact - even better
Richard, Maidstone - I really enjoyed the course. It was great to be shown how to do a manual properly
Matt, Anerley - Putting the techniques into practice under your watchful eye really helped to consolidate the learning for me.
Ann, Esher - This is the first cycling coaching I have paid for and it won't be my last with Astounding Adventures!
Paul, Oxshott - I learned so much - who would have thought there was so much science to learn from two wheels!
Jacqui, Cobham - Thank you for an awesome, amazing and, of course, astounding day!
Jim, Caterham - The day was really great. I certainly got a lot out of the coaching. It will really help with my riding.
Christian, Charing Heath
