Asia Pacific Adventure offers many outdoor skills courses each year, ranging from Adventure Racing workshops to Wilderness First Aid programs.

We also specialize in courses and training programs that are custom designed for an individual, group, or company’s needs.  If you have a group of people who want to learn a particular skill, let us know and we can organize a customized course for you.

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• Mountain Biking
• Adventure Skills
• Rock Climbing
• Rock Rescue
• Kayaking
• Navigation
• Wildness First Aid

Mountain Biking

Foundation Course

This one day course is ideal for both beginner and intermediate mountain bike riders.  Participants will practice the key skills in trail riding including: optimum use of gears and brakes, building confidence on corners and steep slopes, and all the tricks to stay on the bike while the terrain gets tough.  The course is a workshop-oriented day where participants will practice skills on a circuit of man-made obstacles.  The course will also provide an overview of bike set-up, equipment options, and accessible trails to practice in HK.  Participants must already know how to ride a bike comfortably on roads and have at least a basic level of fitness.  Quality bike rentals are available.  

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Adventure Racing Workshops

During these workshops we will develop the core skills needed to take part in the sport of adventure racing, including: mountain biking, rope-work, kayaking, navigation, team strategy and training.  Besides adventure racers, this 2-day program is also useful for any outdoor athlete who simply wants to improve their skills in the various disciplines.  In the past, we have also had special courses with world champion guest instructors, including Ian Adamson and John Howard.

Adventure Skills Level 1
This course is for individuals who would like to become more confident traveling through technical outdoor landscapes or improve their adventure racing rope skills.  The course focuses on abseiling, fixed-line travel, climbing, scrambling, and other rope skills.

 

Rock Climbing

This one day outdoor Rock climbing course is designed for first time or beginner level climbers who want to acquire the basic climbing and abseiling skills to climb safely on real rock in the outdoors. All technical equipment is provided on the course. Private lessons with customized programs to work on specific skills are also available for individuals and groups of all levels.

 

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Rock Rescue

Rock Rescue Level 1
This workshop is for any single or multi-pitch climber who wishes to be able to solve crag problems, or take their climbing to more adventurous venues.  The course will include instruction on pulley systems, hoisting and lowering, traverse problems, ascending and descending, anticipating problems, escaping from the system, crag evacuation, and much more.  As the techniques may be coached in a realistic situation a full understanding of leading and crag communication will be essential.  You should already be able to lead unsupervised; the grade is irrelevant.  The emphasis will be on individuals experimenting with skills learned, enabling greater learning and faster application. 

Kayaking

Kayaking Level 1
This one day workshop is an introduction to the basic skills of kayaking.  Participants will learn how to navigate their craft using various strokes and learn the key skills enabling them to be safe on the water.  Participants will have opportunity to obtain a British Canoe Union 2 star certificate during program.

Kayaking Level 2
In addition to obtaining a British Canoe Union 3-star certificate, this 2-day program (held in Thailand or Malaysia) is designed to develop an individual’s kayaking skills in a whitewater environment.  Participants will have the opportunity to refine existing paddling skills and be coached in more advanced techniques like breaking in and out, rolling in whitewater, ferry gliding, and surfing standing waves & small stoppers.  Participants will also be introduced to basic river rescue techniques.

 

Navigation

Navigation Level 1
This 1 day workshop introduces you to the art of navigating in the outdoors.  We will start with the basics and build a sound grounding for participants, enabling you to have a clear understanding of map & compass usage, six figure grid references, contours, 3d to 2d referencing, etc.

Navigation Level 2
Building on the Navigation 1 workshop, participants in this one day and evening course will gain further knowledge in the art of navigating and develop a keen eye to referencing the land to the map and vice versa.  Further use of the compass, bearings and triangulation will be explored, as well as, an insight into micro / night navigation.

Wilderness First Aid

This program is essential for individuals who play in the outdoors recreationally and also those professionals who guide in the outdoor arena.  Participants will gain an internationally recognized qualification enabling them to feel much more confident in outdoor environments.