If the answer is “no”, then welcome to the crash course in rather wet extreme sport.
Until today I’d never heard of it either, but it seems this could be one of the next big crazes as people search for more adventures and realise that actually Britain has quite a bit to offer.
So what is coasteering?
In essence it can encompass many things, but essentially it covers getting up close and personal with the coastline of Britain and activities related to this. Examples include walking along rocky outcrops, diving into the calmer parts of the sea and swimming through coastal caves.
The idea is that you get to explore the parts of the coast you probably wouldn’t normally see, but in a safer way that won’t involve calling out one of those nice yellow RAF helicopters (hopefully).
Wet suits are pretty much a requirement, but if you go with an outdoor company then they will generally be provided.
For more details, there’s a British Coasteering Federation although most of their web site seems unfinished, but there is a members section.
If you want to know what you’ll need (and is usually supplied), take a look at this picture (from the Fresh Air Fix page on Coasteering).
This video came from a web site about Coasteering:
