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Lakes Outdoor Experience is a Lake District based outdoor pursuits business providing adventurous activities and skills training courses to the general public in The Lake District, North Wales and Scotland.

Getting wet, jumping into pools, climbing waterfalls, being challenged but succeeding anyway 🤷‍♀️🙌And above all - having...
06/06/2026

Getting wet, jumping into pools, climbing waterfalls, being challenged but succeeding anyway 🤷‍♀️🙌

And above all - having fun 😃 That's what our clients been doing today.

The venue - Stickle Ghyll, Great Langdale, The Lake District. Three mates this morning, one couple and a mother & son this afternoon; and the boy was only eight 😯

Just goes to show that Ghyll Scrambling is for everyone and everyone loves it - children in particular 😉 And - we have Ghyll Scrambling equipment for children as young as six 👍

If you are looking for a bucket list activity for your next adventure then this is it 😁 As part of a day out with mates, a Stag or Hen party or fun with your family.

An adventure that looks hard, but isnt! 👌

Book your Ghyll Scrambling adventure with Lakes Outdoor Experience today and get ready for the holiday season. You won't be disappointed 😉

Super smashing fun times in Stickle Ghyll in Great Langdale this afternoon with Danny Wareing & friends who are in the a...
30/05/2026

Super smashing fun times in Stickle Ghyll in Great Langdale this afternoon with Danny Wareing & friends who are in the area celebrating their mate - Chris's forthcoming wedding in July 😃❤️

Ghyll Scrambling season is in full swing in The Lake District and its truly superb fun for families, friends and Stag & Hen Groups 😀

Get wrapped up in a wetsuit, get boots for your feet and scramble/climb up a river bed wading through pools, climbing up waterfalls and doing epic jumps 😆

You'll find new found confidence in your ability as you do things you never thought you could do and you'll be warm & comfortable enough to get as wet as you like!

Contact us to run you this bucket list activity at one of a number of venues around The Lake District. We can absolutely guarantee you won't be disappointed 😉

So, here's an activity/ adventure you can do with us when the weather is super hot like it is at the moment 😀Don't like ...
26/05/2026

So, here's an activity/ adventure you can do with us when the weather is super hot like it is at the moment 😀

Don't like the heat? 🥵

Don't want to sit in the sun? 😎

Looking for a cooling, refreshing adventure? 😃✅️

We've got you covered 😉 Let's go Caving together!

Rob booked this for today for himself and his son & daughter and had a great adventure exploring Long Churns in The Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Plenty to see and do, lots of challenges - negotiating tricky pools, squeezing through the world famous "Cheese Press", climbing rock and waterfalls.

And all this underground where it is COOL 😀

Come caving with us and enjoy a real adventure out of the heat. You'll love it just as much as today's group did 😊🙌👌

Coming to The Lake District this Summer for your holidays?Looking for some activities for the family to try out?Then why...
25/05/2026

Coming to The Lake District this Summer for your holidays?

Looking for some activities for the family to try out?

Then why not try Introductory Rock Climbing 😃 We'll take you to one of many super climbing locations in the area where you can try outdoor rock climbing - it could be just the sport for you 😉

Lakes Outdoor Experience offers rock climbing in every valley in The Lake District, its definitely a one to try/bucket list activity.

We'll give you a helmet and a harness and you'll be hooked after by one of our expert instructors 👍

You can be like this father & Son combo who are up in the area for this Bank Holiday Half Term to do loads of outdoorsy stuff. They absolutely loved their rock climbing session today 😊❤️

Remember, Lakes Outdoor Experience offers other activities too 😀

Rock climbing ✅️
Abseiling ✅️
Ghyll Scrambling ✅️
Canyoneering ✅️
Canoeing ✅️
Kayaking ✅️
Caving ✅️

And so much more!

Book an adventure with us this Summer - you won't be disappointed 😃

Today, we've had a second fun day out in the mountains with our lovely group from The temperature here in The Lakes ha...
24/05/2026

Today, we've had a second fun day out in the mountains with our lovely group from

The temperature here in The Lakes has climbed a bit but its been nowhere near as hot as we expected, in fact, up on the fells we've enjoyed a nice breeze which helped make the day most pleasant 😎

We navigated from point to point using all the skills learnt yesterday as well as learning some new ones which included.

Switching between map scales to aid identification ✅️
Using the compass to confirm the identity of an unknown feature from a known location ✅️
Back bearings ✅️
Pinpointing landscape features to aid walking on a bearing ✅️
Naismiths Rule ✅️
Route selection ✅️

Our route took us up on to the higher fells and eventually we reached the summit of Shipman Knotts, so some of our group got to "bag" a Wainwright of which there are 214 in the area ⛰️

After enjoying great views across Kentmere and south Lakes, we descended back to the cars whereupon the girls headed off to the pools & waterfalls at the head of the valley for a refreshing swim 🏊‍♂️

We do hope they've had a great time 👌

Today, our group from have enjoyed a great day on the fells learning map reading & navigation skills to help them head ...
23/05/2026

Today, our group from have enjoyed a great day on the fells learning map reading & navigation skills to help them head into the mountains with confidence.

Skills covered included

Map scales & symbols ✅️
Measuring distance on the map and pacing it on the ground ✅️
Orientation of the map
Route planning ✅️
Grid references ✅️
Compass bearings ✅️

And putting it all together to go and find things 😃

Everyone has learnt new skills today and all have grown in confidence. Tomorrow will be about consolidating today's skills and learning new ones.

Oh! And bagging a few Wainwrights along the way ⛰️⛰️

Thanks ladies, for a fun day out 😊

Today we've been out having Ghyll Scrambling fun with a Hen Party 😀 We've been back in Stickle Ghyll in Great Langdale w...
09/05/2026

Today we've been out having Ghyll Scrambling fun with a Hen Party 😀 We've been back in Stickle Ghyll in Great Langdale where we have been assisting .journeys with their staffing requirements.

Thanks for the work Mark 😊

We assisting in taking this group up the lower part of Stickle Ghyll where they had the opportunity to get as wet as they wanted. The water level was very low - probably as low as we have ever seen it in early May but there was enough water for everyone to have fun jumping into pools and climbing & scrambling upstream. It was also warm enough for everyone to comfortably enjoy immersion in the water 🤘

The session lasted about 2 & 1/2 hours and everyone had a great time 😊

It's that Ghyll Scrambling/ Gorge Walking time of year folks and this exhilarating & fun activity should be on everyone's bucket list 👌

Ghyll Scrambling is great fun for Stag & Hen Groups, families and friends. Get in touch to book your Ghyll Scrambling Session now - you won't be disappointed 👍

Iain has enjoyed a great Bank Holiday Sunday today with Sophie, and Nina who have all been visiting the area over the w...
03/05/2026

Iain has enjoyed a great Bank Holiday Sunday today with Sophie, and Nina who have all been visiting the area over the weekend and who were all keen to climb one of The Lake District's 3000 foot mountains.

Helvellyn, at 3118 feet, is the 3rd highest of the four 3000ers in the area and it is one of the most popular mountains with fell-walkers and people looking for a bit more excitement than your average hill-walk 😉

The excitement comes from including a traverse of Striding & Swirral Edges - two narrow & challenging ridges which enclose Red Tarn; a small lake which drains to the east, ultimately entering Ullswater near to the village of Glenridding.

We met near Glenridding this morning and set off up the path that heads for "Hole in the wall" at the eastern end of Striding Edge. From this point on, we were in cloud across Striding Edge, at the summit of Helvellyn, during our descent of Swirral Edge, our ascent of Catstycam and at our crossing of a very low Red Tarn Beck as it leaves the tarn.

Indeed, we didn't get out of the cloud until about 200m below Hole in the wall on our descent back to the valley floor, but at least the day had remained unexpectedly dry, so that was a bonus 😀

Sophie, Claire & Nina enjoyed their guided walking day with Iain who hopes he will see them all again for further adventures in the mountains in the future 🤞🤞

A big thanks to .journeys for the referral 😊

Well, its a few days since we were last out working. Thursday to be precise; and it was Nick, Karin & Joelle's second d...
18/04/2026

Well, its a few days since we were last out working. Thursday to be precise; and it was Nick, Karin & Joelle's second day out with Iain 😀

Thursday was meant to be a Rock Climbing Skills Training Day or Scrambling if climbing was not really possible. We really needed a warm, dry, calm day and in the event, it was none of those things.

The day dawned damp, with showers and a strong and cold south westerly wind. Climbing or Scrambling were off the cards so we went up into the Kentmere Valley for some further Navigation Skills Training.

We walked into the upper Kentmere Valley from near to Brockstones and took the bridleway towards Nan Bield Pass diverting from this to visit the massive Ull Stone - a whopping erratic moved by glacial ice thousands of years ago.

The next point we went to look for was Greengrove Fold in the Lingmell Valley below Nan Bield Pass. En route, we were entertained by a Mountain Rescue Helicopter which appeared to be on exercise as it lowered a chap to the ground whilst hovering overhead. Eventually, he was winched back up and away it went.

At everyone's request, we started our journey back by firstly visiting Kentmere Reservoir. We then walked back along the eastern side of the valley through farmland with sheep & lambs all around on our way back to the car.

Skills further covered on this day

Measuring distance on the map and pacing it on the ground ✅️
Interpretation of map information✅️
Finding Grid references through the use of pacing and walking on a bearing✅️
Keeping moving to stay warm 😆

Nick, Karin and Joelle enjoyed their second day out with Iain who thanks them for the work and hopes to see them all again soon 😊

Navigation Skills Training from Longsleddale today for Nick, Karin and Joelle who are all visiting The Lake District thi...
15/04/2026

Navigation Skills Training from Longsleddale today for Nick, Karin and Joelle who are all visiting The Lake District this week.

Nick & Karin are long standing clients who return to do something with us every few years. Joelle - Nick's sister, is here to do some activities for the very first time 😊

Today was a Navigation refresher for all three. The weather was dry until 1pm as forecast; then after that, we had some proper challenging wet Navigation weather 😬🌧🌧

However, the three performed well, as we navigated from point to point using grid references to find locations; and then measuring & pacing distance and using bearings to walk over seemingly featureless terrain to successfully find all points.

Skills covered

Map scales & symbols ✅️
Orientation of the map ✅️
Measuring distance on the map and pacing it on the ground ✅️
Tick off features ✅️
Grid references ✅️
Compass bearings✅️

Well done team for a successful Skills Training Day 👏😊😎

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Burneside Road
Kendal
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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
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