Stevie Boyle

19/02/2025

🏔️ Winter Mountain Skills Course - Cairngorms National Park 🏔️

Join Ocean Vertical for the final Winter Skills Weekend of the season on 8th & 9th March 2025!

We'll spend the weekend exploring the stunning Cairngorms National Park, learning essential mountaineering skills to help you safely navigate the winter mountains. These are your first steps into a world of exciting winter mountaineering!

www.oceanvertical.com/adventures/winter-mountain-skills

10/12/2023

05/09/2022

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some times is better to leave the mountain to the rain explore and find another adventure. I went to the via ferrata at kinlockleven Scotland. it’s probably ...

30/12/2021

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Sunrise in Glen Coe Scotland after the Cold moon

20/12/2021

Where do tradition’s come from? I don’t know.
If I was to make a guess it would be from a profound shared experience you want to recreate again and again. Walking under the last full moon of the year. The Cold Moon the longest full moon of the , Bivvying out under its bright cold light and watching the sun rise was one of those experiences. I would be happy to make this my new Christmas tradition.

25/11/2021

“I fu***ng hate caves” is what I said as I could no longer see where I was going. Swell was starting to fill the cave as we moved into the blinding darkness. I turned my head to see the exit. “Thank f**k for that” a tiny circle of light appeared, enough for me to get the hell out, no invitation needed😆 You should do something that challenges you as often as you can. What’s the best thing about caves? Seeing the sky afterwards.

18/11/2021

Type two fun. The enjoyment of retrospect. Leaving a place you are comfortable, stretching the physical and mental boundaries. These experiences change you and can never be taken away.

31/10/2021

Times of transition, this time of year is an interesting one for me. I definitely get seasonal adjustment disorder. The end to surfing early and late in the day. Long nights make me agitated. On the flip side I’m super excited for the winter months in the mountains. I miss them after a long summer in the ocean. “Nothing is permanent, except change.”

30/06/2021

21/05/2021

Enrol ASI Level 1 SUP Technical Coach course

Next Zoom sessions on 25 & 27 May (2hrs) 3pm – 5pm Perth Australia/Singapore Time. 8am to 10am UK time. Open to people from all countries.

Go the next step in your SUP Instructor career, with the Level 1 SUP Technical Coach Course for enclosed flat water locations. The course provides a more in-depth analysis of the technically proficient paddler at the recreational level. It covers anatomy, techniques, skills, drills, video analysis, assessment criteria and how to write individualised coaching programs to improve paddling ability.

Drawing on the expertise of the ASI Education panel, with lead educators Glenn Eldridge, based in the UK, an elite world level SUP and sprint kayak competitor, SUP school owner, holding a Masters in Sports Science and specialising in analysis of SUP and paddle techniques. And Sonja Porter, ASI SUP Instructor, and an elite high performance coach since 1992, specialising in analysis and breakdown of an athletes technique and training regime at Olympic level. Originally from Australia, she is currently technical director at Singapore Swimming Association and former USA NCAA Division 1 collegiate coach.

ASI is taking SUP to the next level, with online learning modules, zoom video workshop 2 x 2 hours sessions and presentation of project assessments via video.

More information and enrolment at: 
https://www.academyofsurfing.com/courses/stand-up-paddle/courses/level-1-sup-technical-coach-enclosed-flat-water
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About ASI
ASI is a professional membership and training organisation and international governing body for instructors, coaches and schools in the outdoor recreation industry for surfing, stand up paddle and bodyboarding.

ASI Accredited Schools abide by the high international standards for operations, training and safety.
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11/05/2021

We have some huge news at , we are welcoming world-record breaking mountaineer and polar expeditioner Mollie Hughes to the team as a Director and co-owner of OV.

Over the past 10 years Mollie has taken part in many expeditions across the globe, including reaching the summit of Mount Everest from both the northern [2017] and southern [2012] route. In 2020 Mollie became the youngest woman to ski solo from the coast of Antarctica to the geographic South Pole, covering 700 miles in 58 days.

We can’t wait to start working with Mollie in the mountains and coasts of Scotland, and take our ethical adventure journey to the next level.