Important Features to Consider When Buying a Climbing Rope
Demystifying the different features of climbing ropes so that you can brush up on your knowledge for your next adventure!
Tom Hatt
The Definitive Guide to Buying Your First Climbing Rope
Discover our top tips on dynamic rope type, length and diameter to help you choose the best rock climbing rope.
Guided Rock Climbing – Swanage
So what is a guided climbing day all about? Simple, we take you out and climb some of the best routes at the crag in your grade. Guided climbing gives you the opportunity to climb in its traditional form of lead climbing without being on the sharp end! How much climbing experience do I need? … Read more
Training for Climbing – Part 2
About Tom and Neil Tom – When not running courses, Tom works as a stuntman and has a background as a Fitness Instructor and former Royal Marine Commando. Over the years, Tom has put his body through its paces, and generally broken it! Neil – Company director of Blackbrook Strength, a former Royal Marine Commando, … Read more
Training for Climbing – Part 1
We’ve teamed up with Neil Collins from Blackbrook Crossfit based near Ditchling Common in Sussex to bring you a couple of articles on training and improving your climbing. About Tom and Neil Tom – When not getting shot or blown up in his day job as a stuntman, Tom runs a range of our courses … Read more
Hatt Environmental Pledge
We have a couple of environmental pledges such as to be carbon neutral as well as being plastic smart. Where possible we try to work with companies who have the same ethos as us. October 2018 – River Ouse (Sussex) Clean Up On the 28th of October 2018 we teamed up with Surfers Against Sewage … Read more
Night Kayaking on the River Ouse
We set off in the van and reached Barcombe Mills at dusk. Our plan was to recce the river at night in order to run guided trip for clients in the future. My kayaking skills were as close to zero as they come, down to not knowing the difference between a paddle and an oar. … Read more
Lights, Camera, Action! Filming a Subaru Advert – Pt.2
A few of months ago we were asked to source a location, a climber and riggers to film a Subaru advert. The day went well and the shoot was completed. The media company BJL were extremely pleased with the advert, however they wanted to make a more dramatic fall at the end of the sequence … Read more
Whitewater Safety & Rescue Course
The last time I attended a white water safety and rescue course was about 8 years ago and I thought it was high time to refresh my skills and spend the weekend swimming down a cold Welsh river! It turned out I was the only one who had been on a course like this before … Read more
Open Access Land
Land Access Issues We all like to get out and enjoy the countryside, whether that’s walking climbing, kayaking, or just wild camping bushcraft style! However, people are often unsure of where they can go and what they are allowed to do, and so by not knowing the access agreements or laws may unknowingly jeopardise hard … Read more
Lights, Camera, Action! Filming a Subaru Advert – Pt.1
Filming a Subaru Car Advert We were contacted in late March 2015 by BJL Group Ltd. about filming one of our rock climbing instructors for a new Subaru advert. They had some ideas about how the advert was going to look and feel but nothing more than that, so they enlisted our help in finding … Read more
Whitewater Kayaking in Scotland
Between Christmas and over New Years, a couple of the team from Hatt Adventures and assorted friends took a kayaking trip up to Scotland for a much needed break (well if you can call whitewater in near freezing conditions a break?) Day 1 For some members of the team (no names here) it had been … Read more