Adventure Stories
SUP Yoga in East Lothian
Fri 2 Jul 2021SUP YOGA IN BEAUTIFUL EAST LOTHIAN
Dr Kirsty Rew is a qualified SUP yoga, yoga, and paddle board instructor with Ocean Vertical, and has over 15 years experience practicing yoga and surfing. She gained these qualifications to share her passion for being active outdoors and the…
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Mollie Hughes and Ocean Vertical
Sun 9 May 2021Mollie Hughes and Ocean Vertical
Here at Ocean Vertical HQ we have some very exciting news, we are welcoming world-record breaking mountaineer and polar expeditioner Mollie Hughes to the team as a Director of OV.
Mollie will join forces with founders Adrian Boot and Stevie Boyle…
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Blue and Black Friday at Seacliff Beach
Fri 19 Feb 2021A cold and blustery dawn walk this morning from North Berwick to Seacliff Beach. It’s a wild and rugged coastline, even more so today with snow and ice down to the oceans edge. Tantallon Castle and the Bass Rock have a dusting…
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Planning for Winter Mountaineering in Scotland
Tue 20 Oct 2020Planning for Winter Mountaineering in Scotland Expert Winter Hillwalking and Mountaineering Guides
Winter in the Scottish mountains is a serious and highly rewarding undertaking. Reduced daylight, snow and continually changing conditions in wild and remote locations make for a real mountaineering adventure.
We are in these…
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Paddle Boarding SUP in East Lothian
Tue 9 Jun 2020Paddle Boarding SUP in East Lothian Why we love Paddle Boarding
Ocean Vertical is an adventure company based in Scotland. We have a fairly simple philosophy: a deep respect for wilderness and the natural world, a love for silent sports with no motors involved and a…
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Coasteering in East Lothian
Tue 19 May 2020Coasteering in East Lothian Coasteering: There’s nothing else like it!
Ocean Vertical is an adventure company based in Scotland. We have a fairly simple philosophy: a deep respect for wilderness and the natural world, a love for silent sports with no motors involved and a passion…
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Sunrise: Winter Mountaineering, Buachaille Etive Beag, Glen Coe.
Wed 15 Apr 2020Sunrise: Winter Mountaineering on Buachaille Etive Beag, Glen Coe. The most extraordinary outdoor adventure in Scotland
The 13th of March 2020 unfolded into one of the most remarkable winter mountaineering days; transformational and life affirming. Little did we know we wouldn’t be seeing the mountains again…
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Winter on Meall nan Tarmachan
Wed 26 Feb 2020Winter Mountaineering on Meall nan Tarmachan
Its late February and its been snowing. The Mountain Weather Information Service is telling us winds of 30 – 40mph dropping by early afternoon, snow showers clearing and 50% cloud free. Temperatures -3 at 900m but feeling more like -15…
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