News from the Inspire Inclusion Seminar Tour

Thanks to our friends at PGL the Equal Adventure Seminar Tour has reached the parts of the UK that other tours simply do not reach.

The one day events have met with a positive reaction and helped participants take a functional positive approach to inclusion outdoor adventure.

For  many this has been the start of their involvement in the EA community.

A Great Explorer - Felicity Aston Launches the Equal Adventure Festival

A Late post, sorry for the delay.....

For those of you not able to make the Equal Adventure Festival this year you missed a treat.  Thanks to support from our great friends at Glenmore Lodge the EA team were able to provide a fun filled weekend of truly accessible adventure in the beautiful Cairngorm National Park.

Felicity Aston, amazing explorer started the weekend with her story of adventure, brining women from across the globe together in the Antarctic wilderness.

New Website

For many of us, regardless of how much we love adventure and the outdoors, our lives are tied to the internet.  Well as a not for profit and charity, Equal Adventure is no exception.  Nested in between sewing machines and roles of webbing are computers dedicated to design of one sort or another.  


Today was a great day for Felix, Kirsty and the design team who spend their time on a computer most of the time so that others can enjoy the great outdoors.  We have a new website, thanks to their hard work and support from our friends at Brightpearl, EA has taken a step further towards having a full digital presence.


Well done and thanks to the supporters and sponsors who have helped to make this happen.


Suresh

Project “Wetwheels”

The Sailing season is well under way, and as I look around the studio, sewing room and office of Equal Adventure my eyes are drawn to set of A4 folders with RYA written on them.  RYA you land lobers ask?  Royal Yachting Association, for some of you new to Equal Adventure, you may not know that our roots lie way back in a research project based at Brunel University.  

Some of the early research projects were for the RYA Sailability project.  Equipment, Access Standards ect....


So now mind wanders to inclusive sailors of note and I am drawn to the adventures of Geoff Holt and his project: Project “Wetwheels”


Check out Geoffs site, he is an amazing speaker and we are really lucky that Geoff has agreed to speak at the Equal Adventure Lecture 2012.


Get on the water, send us an image and if you have an adaptive sailing equipment problem then do let us know.


Thats all for now.  Best Suresh 

Log In | Explorers Connect - Connecting the Adventure & Expedition community

Log In | Explorers Connect - Connecting the Adventure & Expedition community
I found this great way of connecting with like-minded individauls.

Science for All - with Excites.com

Something to think about for the weekend.  I found science really interesting at School but, I suppose I was one of those 'double loop' learners.  I simply needed to know why, not what when or even how.  WHY should I learn this!  Of what practical use is it going to be.  

Needless to say I only did just OK at School and it took until Art School and Design College for me to be able to look at science again in a practical and dynamic manner.  

Well if you were in the office here in Dulnain Bridge this week then you would of heard a me chat to Neil of Excites who put Science into context.  Making science accessible is to me at the heart of learning about why we should take better environmental decisions.  So have a look at Ian's website, I think you will like it.

http://www.exscites.com

And best of all, all the science can be taught in the outdoors, now do I have your attention.

Have a great weekend from all of the team here at Equal Adventure.

Suresh

Volunteering for EA Festival Open!

Volunteer tickets now available for the EA Festival 2011.  Free training and a good time.  Why not come and support this inspirational event.
http://eafestival2011.eventbrite.com

Equal Adventure Roadshow - Inverness Success

A great day was had by all, exploring the concepts and practicalities of inclusion of disabled people in outdoor and active life styles.  Thanks to all of the participants from Boots and Paddles, D of E Scotland and Tree Zone for their enthusiam. 

If you would like to book on a roadshow event either in Scotland or around the UKemail us: events@equaladventure.org

Have you seen Andy?

Check out Andy Campbell.
http://www.theandycampbell.com/1/Welcome.html

RAF Cadets D of E Success Story

For those of you who missed the 2011 Equal Adventure Lecture, you missed a real treat.  I great set of lads who ran their own D of E Expedition across the N Yorks Moors.  Great sense of humor and as with all young people a message and lots of lessons for us to learn for the future.   For more information see.


RAF_air_cadets_news.


P.S the line up for the 2012 Lecture is forming up so make sure that you are free for the 27th March 2012, dont say I did not warn you!

Equal Adventure Festival 2011

Event registration for Equal Adventure Festival 2011

Stumbling

If you have not red about the adventures of Dave Padgen, a great friend of Equal Adventure then why not have a look at his Stumbling site.  He is a funny and talented speaker as well as a determined mountaineer and athlete.

A good days Climbing in the KITE 2 Harness from Oli

Oli sent this in from the Lake District, a good days climbing using the KITE 2 Harness.

Thanks Oli.

Michael A.E. Mackenzie (4)

Some great images here. Michael A.E. Mackenzie (4)

New Equipment Manuals on the Way

For some in the blogger sphere and those in the Linux world there is a 'summer of code'.  Here at EA we have a summer of graphic design.  As a result of lots of hard work you will find in the next week some more EA equipment manuals.  

New Attachment Kit for Kite 2 on the way

Following feedback from our friends at the Bendrigg Trust and others we have developed a new attachment kit with Lyon Equipment.  The new lanyard system will allow for infinite adjustment without having to un-clip a Mallion.  The new system has the added advantage of being less cluttered for the person using the harness. 

Found an Image of the EA Festival 2011

Loch Morlich EA Festival 2011

Calling all Paddlers with Finger Amputations

Following work with Ran Fines many years ago, along with the development work on the Coppermine River Expedition the EA team are now developing a simple Paddle sport adaption for people with finger amputations.  If you would like to be involved in this development work or share your thoughts then get in touch.


hello@equaladventure.org

Festival 2012 Resources thanks to Postcode Lottery

New equipment available for the Equal Adventure Festival 2012.  Thanks to the support of the Post Code Lottery a full range of Equal Adventure and other adaptive equipment will be available for the Equal Adventure Festival 2012.

EA Festival 2012


Watch out for more news on the Equal Adventure Equipment Cache for the Cairgorm National Park.

Equaladventure.info Launched

Hi Bloggers and Equal Adventure'res
We have now moved the Equal Adventure Blog to www.equaladventure.info

Cango and Cango Maxi 1.9 on the way

Improvements to the Cango and Cango Maxi

We are currently improving the Cango and Cango Maxi thanks to feedback over the past twelve months.