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Banff Film Festival 2015

We’ve been huge fans of the festival since it started its UK tour in 2010 and have been associated with it since its early days in Brighton. It’s a brilliant event, travelling world wide to showcase the best adventure films… Continue Reading →

Belay Devices

There are 2 main styles of belay devices; those that increase the friction on the rope (bugs, ATC’s etc.) and those that pinch the rope (grigri, Single Rope Controller, etc.) As there are so many types of belay devices on… Continue Reading →

Climbing on Lundy

A small team from Hatt Adventures (Tom Hatt, Kyle Holman, Joe Fraser and photographer Tim Taylor) as well as a number of other enthusiastic climbers visited the granite sea cliffs of Lundy for a weeks worth of climbing. It was… Continue Reading →

How to Tie a Re-Threaded Figure of 8

Step 1 Make a loop, in the rope and thread the rope back round into the loop to create an 8 shape. This is known as a single figure-of-eight. To tie a re-threaded figure-of-eight you will need approximately 1m of… Continue Reading →

How to Tie a Bowline

Step 1 Create a loop (some people refer to this as the ‘rabbit hole’), then continue in the same direction as if you were about to create a bigger loop. Step 2 Pass the end of the rope around the… Continue Reading →

Photo Shoot – DWP

In 2009 we were commissioned by Jessica Vanderweert to provide a location safety, training and equipment for a photo shoot she was working on for the Department for Work and Pensions. They wanted to shoot in Sussex and have a… Continue Reading →

Film – Bunny and the Bull

In 2008, Warp Films asked us to rig an actor in a harness in front of a green screen so they could simulate underwater swimming. We were sent the storyboard to plan the shots from. Here’s a few behind the… Continue Reading →

Photo Shoot – Image Source

Way back in 2008 and we were approached by a photographer who was creating a gallery for use on the image platform Image Source to provide location scouting, safety and equipment for photo shoot in North Wales. We had two… Continue Reading →

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