Mountain Instructor Award Logbook Diaries: Part 1

Preparing for your M.I.A assessment (Mountain Instructor Award) is notoriously tough. Matt Roberts shares his logbook diaries as he builds up his experience and gets ready to complete the biggest qualification of his career to date.

Staff Development Days

“I’m finally working for a company that appreciates how important personal development is.” Lead Instructor, Alex Mortimer, speaks about his experience of juggling work, home and upskilling and how Land & Wave’s ‘Personal Development Days’ help ease the load.

Sports Tech: Your Outdoor Best Friend or Foe?

If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it, does it actually make a sound? If we go running without an app, did it actually happen? Ben Lewis discusses whether outdoor tech is making outdoor adventure better or worse.

Adventure Manager | £30,000 + Bonus

We’re looking for management Jedi who understands the Adventure industry and it’s unique challenges and opportunities. We’d love someone with a track record of getting the best from a team of independent minded, intelligent and experienced people.

The Bare Essentials: The best outdoor kit – Part 1

What are the bare wardrobe and equipment essentials that any outdoor enthusiast shouldn’t be without? What happens when you fail to prepare properly? Fail to prepare, prepare to fail – Ben learns this the hard way as he takes a winter dip at Worbarrow Bay!

Gym vs The Great Outdoors

You’ve made your promises. Paid your gym membership. And three weeks in you’re struggling for motivation. Gyms have their place, but you can’t beat mixing it up with a little outdoors action. 

Adult Play: Why it’s a life essential

We all realise the importance of play when it comes to childhood development. Play helps children develop language skills, it teaches social interaction, the importance of sharing, of working together, of laughter. Play improves physical fitness and dexterity and fuels the imagination. Play is also crucial for relieving stress. So why do we stop playing as we get older?

An adventure in Scotland. With kids

Follow David’s family adventure with two young children that took them from South to North Uist and then across the Harris. Find out top tips on how to make the journey yourself