53 Degrees North Adventure Festival
Take an Irish summer with hot and uncannily dry weather. Add a dash of adventure and some world class organising. Then whack in a healthy dollop of top notch sponsors (The Blue Tree Clinic), aka 53 Degrees North, together with a massive lump of like minded thrill seekers. And voila! You have the recipe for the super deadly 53 Degrees North Adventure Festival… the likes of which has never been seen on the Emerald Isle…ever.
This past weekends’ 53 Degrees North Adventure Festival on the lakes in Blessington, County Wicklow was unquestionably “dadventuring” heaven.
‘Dadventures’ is a hashtag/phrase we’ve been using of late and it is pretty much what it says on the tin. Sure, where else would you and your kids get to try throwing an axe, some archery, biking, hiking, kayaking, SUP boarding, yoga, slack-lining, camping (with some epic adventure films), good solid nosebag and some bodacious local craft beer (over 18’s only please drink responsibly) all in a single weekend … without having to re-mortgage the gaff.
Our Switzz Bikes electric fatties were a massive hit – these bad boys have a huge range of 110km’s on a single charge. We had four electrics running on a small 5km circuit and the batteries were completely drained after the 1st day – that’s mad Ted, mad I tell ye!! Clear proof that whether you love ‘em or hate ‘em, electric bikes are definitely the future. If you’re young and able the electric fatty makes you feel like Thor on Redbull. If you’re injured, unfit or feeble then you feel like, well, Thor on Redbull as well.
I personally particularly loved having the bike rack with cooler compartment – NOTHING beats a big fat ride, (get your t-shirt here) particularly when there’s an ice cold beverage to be had at the top of a mountain! If you are by any small chance fat curious, check out one of our previous blogs on the topic here. Please feel free to contact us with any questions, anytime.
It’s always great to catch up with old friends and a bonus to make new ones! A big shout out to all of the people involved & fair play to:
53 Degrees North in association with Columbia Sports Wear
Wicklow Tourism & Wicklow Outdoors
Last but by no means least, special credit and applause to 53 Degrees North, Columbia Clothing and event organizer Ben Finnegan. Take a bow Ben! Suffice to say we can’t wait to do this again next year – yourself and your team have been a pleasure to work with.
Peace.
