Cornish Rock Tors Ltd

First for Outdoor Activities in Cornwall

Matt — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:41:35 +0000

We don’t usually blow our own trumpets. We think we do what we do very well but we don’t like to shout about it. However, having had the winter to reflect on last season we’re especially proud of our position as one of the best providers of outdoor activities Cornwall.

It’s true there are many other wonderful adventure centres in Cornwall but we think our passion, commitment and professionalism makes us stand out from the crowd as far as adventure activities Cornwall are concerned.

Awesome Adventure Activities Cornwall

You only have to look at the fabulous comments we receive from customers who do our adventure activities Cornwall to see that we provide something very special here at Cornish Rock Tors. But we shouldn’t get big headed or complacent about it. In 2012 we will strive to provide even bigger and better adventure experiences for guests.

First Class Outdoor Activities Cornwall

This year we’re more committed than ever to expose as many people as possible to the great outdoors and the fantastic natural playground we have here in Cornwall. Through coasteering, sea kayaking and rock climbing we feel we provide the best adventure activities and outdoor activities in Cornwall for exploring the coastline and landscape.

We can’t wait to get stuck in this year and excite and enthral people with our fantastic outdoor activities Cornwall. It’s easy to book Cornwall adventure activities with us. Simply phone or email and let us know what you want to do and when. Or alternatively buy activity vouchers Cornwall so you can decide your dates later or give them as gifts to friends or loved ones.

We look forward to seeing you in 2012 for fantastic outdoor activities and adventure experiences in Cornwall.

February fun times!

Benny — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:24:18 +0000

For me coming to the end of a Summer is a weird time as the fun times of the beach being busy, BBQ’s with friends and people hanging around is soon to be over. Everybody starts getting ready for hibernation mode, locking down winter jobs, packing on a few pounds for warmth and learning how to see in the dark again. All those rumours of “another really cold winter” flying around do tend to leave me feeling slightly glum about trying to maintain getting in the sea on a regular basis.

That being said we did start off with our fairly normal winter, lots of wind, rain, massive unusable swell and more wind! There were a couple of gem days after Christmas and as a result, one nice day we managed to make a little video of a Coasteering session.

Please watch it….like it…..then share it! If you do all 3 then you’re a massive legend!

This winter on the whole has been surprisingly warm until February where we have seen our first bit of frost at Polzeath. We have had epic sunshine (albeit freezing cold!), and an amazing run of surf. There seems to be a lot of happy smiley faces around the beaches at the moment. Matt has been pretty stoked as he’s been able to sneak in a few ice climbs in North Wales before the winter was over and I continued to battle my frozen wetsuit and brave the surf.

Things are starting to hot up for the start of the season now, and we can’t wait to get going this year! The beach is very busy today with families and dog walkers and I’ve got a feeling it will only get busier.

We are getting enquiries for activities coming in pretty much every day now! Give us a ring if you’re thinking of coming down to Cornwall soon and we can get you booked in for the activity of your choice!

I managed to get a quick snap of Polzeath during the particular cold snap. How would you fancy Coasteering around the Icicles?

See you soon!

Benny x

Our Three Favourite Things – rock climbing, coasteering and sea kayaking.

Matt — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:37:57 +0000

Here at Cornish Rock Tors we’re committed to giving our customers the best experiences in the Cornish outdoors. To ensure we deliver the safest, adrenaline filled and enjoyable adventures, we only provide activities which we are absolutely passionate about. These are the activities in which we are most experienced and get the most enjoyment from: rock climbing, coasteering and sea kayaking.

We reckon these are the best activities to try out when in Cornwall. We also happen to believe that these activities are the best for exploring Cornwall’s rugged terrain and coastline.

Coasteering Cornwall

From our base in Polzeath we’re lucky to have speedy access to some of the best routes for coasteering in Cornwall. For Coasteering Cornwall adventures, we are truly blessed. There are sheltered coves, rocky points, caves and gullies to explore nearby. And the best bit about Coasteering in Cornwall is that almost anyone can do it. There are no skills to learn, so it’s open to most ages and abilities,. That’s why coasteering remains our most popular activity.

Rock Climbing Cornwall

Rock climbing is what got us into outdoor activities in the first place. Between our instructors we have decades of climbing experience, gathered from years of rock climbing in far-flung places. But we’re always happy to return home to Cornwall which boasts some of the best sea cliff rock climbing in the world. Along with rocky outcrops on our broody moors, this makes rock climbing Cornwall a fantastic activity for beginners and improvers alike.

Sea Kayaking Cornwall

Millions of people visit Cornwall’s beaches each year, but only the lucky few get to witness the beauty of the Cornish coast from offshore. This is where sea kayaking Cornwall comes in. We use sit-on top kayaks and launch from beaches with little or no swell, so this activity can be enjoyed by those new to kayaking as well as better skilled paddlers.

There are tens of other activities you can do in Cornwall. Some of them are great fun and thoroughly recommended. But for us we’re more than happy with our choice to practice and promote our favourite threesome: rock climbing, coasteering and sea kayaking.

If you’d like to try out one of these Cornwall activities, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

IT’S CHRISTMAS!!!

Benny — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:30:53 +0000

Waterfalls and Wetsuits

Blimey it’s all gone a bit wild and woolly down here in Cornwall! Summed up nicely by the photo above courtesy of Mat Arney. Not as bad as Scotland though, today they issued a ‘Code Red’ weather warning from the Met Office! That translates to a stiff onshore wind down here and a lot of Mizzle – check out the meaning of it online….pretty funny.

I always thought I was good in cold weather and used to what Cornwall could throw at me over the winter but having just come back from a surf trip in Indonesia I must admit I am struggling a little. I am waiting for that perfect surf report before I bring myself to claw my way into my stinky 5mm winter wetsuit, boots, gloves and hood!

I was pretty stoked to be home as it’s now definitely the festive season, straight off the plane into some minced pies and mulled wine, yum! All that surfing and healthy eating is sadly going to fade to stuffing my face with Quality Street and watching bad Christmas movies…YES!!! Having said that Isaac is being walked about 3 times a day now due to his ever growing energy levels, the only way I can get on with some work is to tire him out so much he falls asleep for a few hours.

I am very happy to say we have had a lot of interest in our activity ‘Vouchers‘ that we have for all of our ‘Activities’. They can be for an individual or group and make a great Christmas present or stocking filler. If there’s anybody in your family that is a bit of an adrenaline junky or loves doing fun things outdoors with friends and family then please get in touch while there’s still time!!!

Must dash as I now have to find the perfect Christmas tree and try to persuade Isaac that it’s not evil and he doesn’t have to bark at it all day long.

I hope everybody has a great Christmas and New Year. Eat and drink as much as you can over those few awesome days, I don’t want to be the only one!

Merry good times,

Benny x

October Half Term

Benny — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:49:36 +0000

Well September proved to be a bit of a wash out compared to what we were all hoping for (Sunny hot good times with amazing surf!) but we did have a load of good fun Coasteering sessions due to a lot of swell being around. It felt like we were having a permanent battle with Mother Nature in order to run our Sea Kayaking sessions as the wind didn’t drop below 20mph the whole month! Possibly an exaggeration but it certainly felt like it.

However this been said we did have loads of fun sessions and then had an absolutely stunning weekend towards the end of September and this tied in with the Jess Memorial Surf Contest so it seemed we were to have one weekend of Sunny hot good times with amazing surf! I even managed to get through to the final, happy days! Some pictures of the weekend can be found at 360 Photography.

In and around the sessions we’ve had over the month I’ve been getting things ready for October Half Term and Matthews spent most of his time hanging off cliffs 50ft above the sea with no ropes in Majorca! (Sunny hot good times with amazing climbs! Pictures and Videos to follow!) We are now starting to fill up over the Half Term so if you’re planning on coming down give us a ring. It would be great to see people out with us getting stuck in before the water temp drops too much and the dreaded time change of the clocks comes around.

On a final note, Lou our ‘admin ninja’ is doing amazingly well with her furniture ‘Kitsch Attic’ so Isaac the CRT mascot AKA ‘old man face’ decided to help during one of her photo shoots. He truly does have the face of an old man and expression to go with it.

Old Man Face

See you soon!

Benny x

End of Season Super Smash

Matt — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 09:38:12 +0000

Wow! Awesome summer….just as quick as it snuck up it’s almost over! September has arrived and with it’s friend swell (yay!). The beach is very quiet and we are getting bookings through for upcoming weekends so all nice and chilled. Had a great ‘end of season staff do’ night before last, everybody had a great time on the ‘Flowrider’ followed by a good feed and a few drinks. Everybody let there hair down and had a great time which was awesome to see! Thanks to all the staff for working so hard this summer! Keep and eye on our websites for photos/videos from the summer which we now have time to play around with and for special offers and competitions. Massive thankyou to everybody that came along with us this summer we hope you had a good one! POW! Matt and Benny xx

Cheesy smiles at the ‘flowrider’.

Happy faces and the best burgers in Polzeath.

Kate eats flowrider.

The Big Swim 2011 – 7th August 2011

Matt — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:21:17 +0000

Sunday 7th August was the Big Swim Cornwall, a mile swim race from Port Gaverne to Port Isaac. The conditions were undoubtedly spicy as 8 safety boats guided the 300 competitors between the two bays, our very own Sea Explorer amongst the support. Our lead female Instructor Harriet took the day off to participate in the event. A defending champion in the women’s division last year, she was up against some fierce competition and came a commendable 23rd overall, swimming through the swell and wind in 26 minutes. Not a bad result considering any training for the race was affected by a broken
scaphoid six weeks ago. Quite a few local faces took part including Wavehunters’ Andy Cameron who raced into the harbour graciously receiving his pint of Doombar at the other end!

The conditions yesterday led our Coasteering sessions to be run from the more sheltered venue of Port Quin. A small fishing harbour tucked into the Doyden headland, Port Quin offers some exciting traverses and challenging jumps as we explore the coastline. A picturesque hamlet, it actually has quite a dark, mysterious past. It is still sometimes referred to as the “Village that died” as late one stormy night in the 19th century the entire male population of the hamlet drowned following a fishing expedition. Port Quin was left deserted as the widowed women left, leaving the village abandoned. Spooky!
Matthew’s Cornish Sea Tours website has gone live, check it out! He has thoroughly enjoyed reading through the testimonials from his Power boat Tours, along with the fan mail!

Quote of the day: ‘Simon Carley Smith is real hot’ – Kate Batty appreciating the return of our long lost instructor/founder.

Coasteering! – 2nd August 2011

Matt — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:48:42 +0000

Due to the confusion we often find amongst people first encountering the word coasteering we have decided to clearly define it’s pronunciation, meaning and mention a few common comic failings, ha.

coast·eer·ing
noun /ˌkōstˈi(ə)riNG/

Coasteering is a physical activity that encompasses movement along the intertidal zone of a rocky coastline on foot or by swimming, without the aid of boats, surf boards or other craft. It includes adventure swimming through calm water or white water; climbing and sea level traversing above deep water; jumping, often seen as the most appealing and exciting part of coasteering, and exploring the marine geology of the coastline to provide a high energy environment.

Incorrect pronounciations of ‘Coasteering’ we have heard recently:

Coast-al-steering
Coaster-ing
Coast-steering
Coast-ar-ing
Coaster- mil-eering
Coaster-ear-ing
Coaster-meering
Rock-et-eering
‘Outward-bounding-type-thing’

31st July 2011 – Ed Batty: The Running Man.

Matt — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:16:35 +0000

Ed finished in 5th place in the Lakeland 50 yesterday. One of the youngest competitors in the 50 mile run, this is an incredible achievement. A man designed for the outdoors, Ed seems to love any kind of adventurous activity whether it is ski touring as an Expedition Leader in Switzerland, or exploring the cliffs of North Cornwall as a Coasteer Guide. We are very proud to have him as a member of the CRT team.

A chilled couple of days in the office, reflected in the swell conditions! Things are looking to pick up over the next week, just as well as the spring tides are pushing 7.4m at high water; perfect for some of our larger jumps!

Tomorrow is the first day of August; bring it on.

Fail – 30th July 2011

Matt — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:58:06 +0000

Ben Scholfield was waving around the flag poles this morning and somehow flung sand all over Benny’s van. Fail! Benny was not impressed!!

The sea is flat and calm today, like a mill pond. Perfect for spear fishing! Matthew is taking out two Powerboat Tours this afternoon. The conditions are beautiful. Jon would dispute this, there isn’t even enough of a wave for his swell board!

Isaac the Puppy has spent the day chewing everything in sight, from plastic bottles to the booking diary. He seems to be particularly smug in the picture below as he finally managed to get his teeth round the biggest bottle he could find.

Ed is currently running over the hills of the Lake District in his big 50 mile race. We all know he will do CRT proud.