ADVE NTURETRAVEL – NORTHERN IREL AN D
North Antrim is famous for its wonderful and
complex coastline which is ideal for coasteering.
(Photos:Torquil Fleming-Boyd)
Armada,which foundered on Lucida the equation, however, and you’ve got“On a calm day, over easy
Point at the Giant’s Causeway in 1588. yourself a bona fide adrenaline sport.
“So how do you find out where toterrain, coasteering can be as
jump from? Is it just a case of trial and
error?”I asked Gareth.As soon as theTaking the plunge easy as beachcombing. Add
words came barrelling out of my month,
Fortunately this remarkable coastline I realised the extent of the foolishnesscliff jumps, rip currents and
is ideal for coasteering. Starting from of my question.
Dunseverick harbour,Gareth Moore “Erm...no,” said Gareth, giving mesurging Atlantic swell into
from Xplore Outdoors was going to be a quizzical look.“That’s how people
our guide for the afternoon.Dressing smash themselves into little bits; wethe equation, however, and
appropriately for coasteering is scuba dive the area and we know about
imperative; a wetsuit helps keep the chill the tidal factors also.” He explained,
at bay and a helmet and a buoyancy aid there have been a spate of deaths andyou’ve got yourself a bona fide
are also necessary for safety reasons. serious injuries in Britain in the last two
Coasteering is one of the fastest- years after adrenaline junkies wereadrenaline sport.”
growing activities across Britain and it’s jumping from absolutely anything –
thought more than 15,000 people tried in the tides and clambering back up bridges, quarries, piers and cliffs - into
it for the first time last year. Invented again without the aid of boards or any water. In fact, it has lead some critics
by a group ofWelsh surf instructors in other craft.On a calm day, over easy to call the activity‘tombstoning’. So it’s
1986, the aim is to navigate the coastline terrain, coasteering can be as easy as really important to only go coasteering
by essentially jumping off large rocks beachcombing. Add cliff jumps, rip with a qualified guide.That way you
into the sea,getting washed about currents and surging Atlantic swell into can make the most of the experience
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