Adventure Stories

The Equal Adventure charity began with a desire to make sure that everybody is able to engage with the outdoor environment in a safe and meaningful way. The EA Charity works towards inspiring people to get outdoors, to inform, and to create resources to support this mission.To be kind to the planet, we recycle everything … Continue reading The EA Charity Story

This 6 week programme involved visiting different forest venues in the Lochaber region with the group from West Highland College. By going on walks they were able to connect with nature, explore new areas, spend time with friends in the outdoors and become more confident in their abilities. During the sessions, games were played and … Continue reading Lochaber Woodlands For All WHC

An entertaining and informative walk along Grantown, exploring the local heritage and discussing the varied history with Bill Sadler

A family walk including with their dog, Bougie, around the local woods of Grantown on a beautiful crisp Autumn morning.

The What Microadventures are short bursts of travel closer to home, inspiring followers to pitch a tent in nearby woods, explore their city by moonlight, or hold a family slumber party in the backyard. Microadventures are easy to design, deliver and manage. Microadventures also lets the participants enjoy the experience and pick up various physiological … Continue reading Microadventures: The What, How and Why

Suresh Paul, director of Equal Adventure thanks the cast and crew for their efforts in making this short series of inspiring films which were part-financed by the Scottish Government and the European Community (Cairngorms Local Action Group) LEADER 2014-2020 programme.

Felicity Aston MBE is an international explorer, author and speaker. She provides a piece to camera on how her reflections of all of her journeys and expeditions have shown her that one of the most important things is to grow your personal network. She describes the network of a broad range of people from different … Continue reading The Importance of Growing Your Community and Expedition Network by Felicity Aston

Alistair, an accomplished expeditioner, inspirational speaker, author, vlogger and podcaster provides an amazing piece to camera that explains that adventure is not restricted to size. He introduces microadventures as an idea to suggest that starting small, but starting is important. That getting out and doing something is the key to have an adventure and that … Continue reading Inspiring Words on Inclusive Micro-Adventures from Alastair Humphries

An emotional and nostalgic trip back onto Cairngorm as an opportunity is taken to get into the hills, 50 years after a first visit. The conditions on the hill were a stark contrast to the original journey but provided an amazing experience that demonstrates that whatever the conditions there is always natural beauty and awe … Continue reading BOMA All Terrain Wheelchair Journey into the Cairngorms

A blustery day on the shores of Loch Morlich, applying judgement to the challenging conditions, a more sheltered environment was found to explore the skills and techniques of paddle boarding. The session demonstrated that perceptions and fears can be reduced with consideration and communication which encourage the initial acceptance to have a go and ultimately … Continue reading Sheltered Water Paddle Boarding at Loch Morlich Watersports