Adam Evans
I love the outdoors, caving, canoeing, climbing, walking…. It’s a rewarding place to live and work. I see my self as an outdoor coach / trainer / technician. I have a strong focus on one to one tailor made coaching. I love nothing more than teaching people to develop techniques and skills, and guiding them to achieve personal goals.
I have worked as an instructor in adventure activities for over eight years. I am a fully qualified Cave Instructor (Cert. No. 86) and a member of the Association of Caving Instructors and now one of the UK’s key vertical caving providers. Caving and Canoeing are my technical specialties, but I love all of my work from dropping big pots, leading canoe expeditions to a windy day on the hills teaching navigation.
I guide and teach groups and individuals in a multitude of environments. I also like to work on a freelance basis in the outdoor sector with groups of young people giving them their first taste of outdoor adventure.
I’m lucky enough to live in the heart of the peak district, a place where I can work and play.
I believe passionately that the outdoor environment offers experiences and adventures for everyone at any level. It teaches us valuable lessons about our friends, the environment, and most importantly, us.
My favourite thing is the look on someone’s face when they achieve something or go somewhere with confidence, that they couldn’t before.
The outdoors produces skills and memories that last a lifetime and change peoples lives.
Qualifications
- Cave Instructors Certificate (No. 86)
- Summer Mountain Leader Award
- Single Pitch Award
- Local Cave Mine Leader Level One
- Local Cave Mine Leader Level Two Derbyshire
and Yorkshire (including SRT Module) - R.E.C. 4 (H.S.E. at Work) First Aid
- Off Road Training Consultancy-
- Mountain Bike Leader Level One
- Trained to teach indoor lead climbing
- Industrial Rope Access Trade Association Level One
- British Canoe Coach Level 2 assessed
- B.C.U. Level 3 Canoe Coach
- British Canoe Union White Water Safety and Rescue for Canoeists
Additional training
- Winter Mountain Leader
- B.C.U. 4 star Canoe
- B.C.U. 5 star training (aspirant)
- B.C.U. Kayak/Canoe Safety Test
- B.C.U. Level 2 Canoe Coach Training
- O.T.C. Mountain Bike Leader Level Two
- M.L.T.B. Disability Awareness Seminar.
- M.L.T.B. Mountain Leader Trainer Seminar.
- E.S.C. International Ski Test Four Star Gold.
- N.C.A. S.R.T. self rescue day.
- Basic Health and Safety.
- Basic Food and Hygiene.
- Training in the Children act
- Training in Child Protection.
- Therapeutic Crisis Intervention: Basic.
- Therapeutic Crisis Intervention: Staff Recovery.
- Therapeutic Crisis Intervention: Effective Confrontation.
- Prevention, Assessment, Management of violence and aggression.
- 4*4 Land Rover Off Road Driving Course
What is Cave Instructors Certificate?
The Cave Instructor Certificate is the highest level of professional qualification available in the UK.
It qualifies the holder to instruct all aspects of caving activity, at any level, and to all types of client group, without restriction.
Activity includes:
- Exploration of caves, potholes, and abandoned mines
- Vertical caving skills including Single Rope Technique SRT (abseil descent, ascent by mechanical ‘jammers’)
- Self rescue techniques
- Basic geology and limestone topography (Karst), including cave development
- Hazard awareness and safety guidance, including advice on operating guidelines and procedures