It’s all go on the Adventure Base with Keswick’s first Zip Line on Crow Park! Keswick Adventure Centre’s team Jason O’Rourke and Alastair Westle have taken on the challenge of providing this adventure especially for Keswick Mountain Festival 2009. They will be very hard to miss during the 2009 Keswick Mountain Festival. The Zip slide will [...]
The winner of the Caption Competition 2008 is Gordon Farrel. Competition entrants were asked: What did Julia Bradbury say to the Mayor, Roger Purkiss, over a cup of tea at the Keswick Mountain Festival? Gordon’s winning caption said: “OK Roger, straight answer please, did you watch because you love Wainwrights or my bum?” Well done Gordon, a goody bag [...]
In December 2006 polar adventurer Hannah McKeand set a world record of 39 days, 9 hours and 33 minutes for skiing solo the 690 miles from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole, beating the previous record by nearly 2 days. Early in 2008, Hannah set out from Canada’s Ward Hunt Island, attempting to [...]
Baruntse, 7220m, sits in the remote Hinku valley of Nepal, which is accessed through either the Honku or the Kumbu valleys via big passes – in other words, once you’re there, you’re trapped! In recent years the mountain has attracted some commercial interest. It’s big, beautiful and most importantly, objectively safe. However, it has also [...]
Bookmark Bonanza – A great deal on all Cicerone Guides at Keswick Mountain Festival
We have taken the plunge to add an online booking system onto our website. This should mean swift, fluid and easy to book activities for you. For us it will mean that we can clearly see what are the most popular events and if we need to schedule more as they book up!
Then check out Navigation Skills with More than Mountains – You can do a Bronze NNAS Navigation Course a Nationally recognised two day navigation course for beginners. Boost your skills and confidence.
Dingy Racing at Nichol End Marina, Portinscale- Bring your own boat or hire theirs. Instructors available for the less confident. Free launch service from Keswick to Nichol End and back!
Activities will include starting fires, making fish hooks, eating wild food and making string from nettles. So if you want to go Wild, then this is the one for you.
Prepare to be exhausted – Rosie runs around the WORLD! The entries to the Keswick Triathlon may be full but prepare yourself to feel exhausted as Rosie Swale Pope talks about Rosie’s run around the world! It only took her 4 and ½ years. What a lady. Take a look at her website rosiearoundtheworld.co.uk
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