Matthew discovered climbing at university, since then (sadly a long time ago now) he has climbed all over the UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the Indian and Nepalese Himalaya. Matthew also has a strong connection with the sea as he grew up on Guernsey and spent much of his misspent youth scrambling around the sea cliffs, sailing and power boating there.

Matthew is a qualified Climbing Instructor, Kayaking Instructor, Mountain Leader, Beach Lifeguard, trained Coasteering Instructor and Powerboat Instructor. Matthew spends the majority of his time up cliffs, in or on the sea and wouldn't have it any other way.

Simon was introduced to adventure sports such as climbing, kayaking, skiing and mountaineering at a young age, with annual trips to North Wales and the Alps, but it was a month long expedition to Iceland when he was 16 that cemented his love of the mountains. Simon has since climbed high mountains in the Alps, the Rockies, the Andes and the Himalayas. His latest adventure was completing the Haute Route in Easter 2008, a seven day ski-mountaineering route linking Chamonix to Zermatt. Simon is also a highly skilled and experienced waterman, with a background of competitive swimming, 13 years of surfing all over the world and numerous adventure trips, such as paddling over 1000 km in a dugout canoe along the Amazon river.

Simon is a qualified Climbing Instructor, Beach Lifeguard and BCF trained Coasteering instructor. Always looking for new adventures, Simon spends all his spare time either in the mountains or the sea, or planning that next big trip!

Jack ‘The Rock’ started instructing with Cornish Rock Tors in 2007 and since then has safely taken out over 1000 people coasteering here in North Cornwall. Jack is a keen surfer and a bona fide Cornishman.

Jack is a qualified Beach lifeguard and trained Coasteering Instructor.

Benny AKA the ‘Ginger Ninja’ is a top-level surf machine and a great asset to Cornish Rock Tors. He has surf coached for 3 years and surfed all over Indonesia and Europe.

Ben is a qualified Beach lifeguard, Surf Coach and trained Coasteering Instructor.

Andy Davies

Andy is the technical advisor for Cornish Rock Tors kayaking activities but also teaches and guides with us here on the North Coast. Andy has Kayaked almost everywhere in Europe and been involved in expeditions in Norway and Nepal. Andy has also represented Great Britain and Scotland at international level in different disciplines. Andy holds the highest personal proficiency in Sea Kayaking, Surf Kayaking, Inland Kayaking and Open Canoeing and is a level 4 coach in all four of these disciplines. He is also a National Trainer Assessor and is the BCU Paddle Sports Development Officer for the South West Region. He also holds the Single Pitch Award (SPA) and is a RYA Dingy Instructor. Andy says he divides his time between paper work and inspiring others into the sport he loves.

Andy Newton

Andy is the technical advisor for Cornish Rock Tors climbing activities. Andy has been a full time outdoor instructor since 1980. Since then he has been involved in guidebook production, has been a technical advisor to the Mountain Leader Training Board and Secretary of the Mountain Leader Training Board Wales and is also an Inspector for the Adventure Activities Licensing Authority. Andy has climbed all over Europe and America and holds the Mountain Instructor Certificate the UK's highest qualification in climbing and mountaineering. Andy says he splits his time equally between partying, climbing, family and sleeping, though not necessarily in that order.