JT Expeditions

This one’s going to be epic… I’ve always wanted to go to the Westfjords of Iceland since I first visited the island. Well, in two weeks I’ll be leading a small team on a 6 day self sufficient trek around the Hornstrandir Pensinsula… Icelands’ most remote and most northern region. We fly to Reykjavik before catching a domestic flight up to the Fjordland town of Isafjordur, ready to catch a boat across to Hornstrandir in the morning. After 6 days in the Westfjords we’ll transfer back for a team night out in downtown Reykjavik and a much needed night in a bed!

🚴🛶🥾TY HAFAN BIKE BOAT BOOT ⭐️⭐️ It’s hard to put into words the incredible experience that running this challenge was. 9 dads | 4 days | 200 miles from the North to South Coast of Wales via as much off road as possible! All raising money for the wonderful hospice which is now at well over £60,000!
I met the awesome whilst running an event for Cancer Research Wales. He told me about how he’d recently lost his son, Greg who was cared for by the hospice, and his community of legend dads who had also been affected by the loss of a child or are currently caring for a child that has a severe long term illness. He told me about how they’d all started getting together to go biking and hiking and before long they started forming savage challenges to do, to raise money for the hospice that has supported their families so much! From this came the 200 mile mountain biking, hiking and kayaking challenge…. The Bike Boat Boot!
We spent four days covering some insane terrain, “knees to chesting” through bogs on foot, battling head winds in kayaks, and “hike a bike’ing” over the rugged Elan Valley!
I can’t begin to tell you how hard these guys grafted, how damn good the banter was, and how the guys never faltered… never once! What an absolute bunch of legends. We finished the challenge at the beautifully peaceful gardens of Ty Hafan hospice where there lay a circle of pebbles, each inscribed with the name of a child that has received end of life care at the hospice (pictured in the first photo).
I took so much from this event… a group of new mates, an achy face from all the laughing, and most importantly so much gratitude and appreciation for my own daughter….however much she keeps me up at night! After hearing these guys harrowing stories and how well they deal with it, I’ll never take her for granted….
To all the Ty Hafan dads and everyone involved, as well as all the families supported by Ty Hafan Hospice, you’re all absolute bloody legends and thank you so much for an incredible experience! Xx
Huge thanks to my team for grafting hard!

A spectacular finish to the Welsh 3 Peaks challenge the very early hours of this morning! Pen y Fan treated us to a spectacular display of starts and not a breath of wind after a long day hiking up Yr Wyddfa/Snowdon and Cadair Idris! Fantastic effort by everyone especially Kate who only 6 months ago finished a tough period of chemotherapy.

WESTFJORDS EXPEDITION 2024 🇮🇸 We have the opportunity for 4 more people to join this unique small team expedition to the most northern tip of Iceland in the Westfjords!
Accessed via small plane, then fishing boat, then dinghy… the location for this 100km trek has no phone signal, no inhabitants and requires the team to be fully self sufficient.
Expedition Details:
- 9-17 August 2024
- Maximum team size of 8 (currently 4 spaces left)
- £1875 per person all inclusive (flights not included)
- Fully self sufficient on a 5-6 day 100-125km trek
If you’d like to enquire about a place then comment or private message us here, or alternatively email us at: [email protected] and we can provide ideas further information

Following on from my short of the Hebrides, here’s a few of my favourite pictures from the trip… white sands, turquoise seas, rugged highland style mountains and pure remoteness!

Highlights of a cracking day with providing their Black Mountains 3 Peaks event. Primo weather and a lovely route. Cheers to and for the event support as well as .valentine.ski and for helping organise and guide!

Fun little hit to the Lakes for a couple of days cragging at Shepherds Crag with & . Highlight of the trip being the fantastic "Wild Sheep" E2 5c!

Another fantastic day on the bridge running an abseil for the transporter bridge themselves! We had incredible weather and a solid stream of participants all day.
If you'd like to join our next event then we'll be back at the bridge on the 8th May for !
Also, big thanks to
For the epic photos and instructors and .davenport for their professionalism as always 🤙🏻

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🇮🇸 FIRE & ICE EXPEDITION 2021 | After two years of no overseas expeditions, I'm finally settled into Reykjavik ready to meet our 2021 expedition team tomorrow morning at the airport and overland transfer to the mountains. After a coffee at and a cinammon bun at (essential pre Exped stops!!) the excitement of spending 4 nights in the wonderful mountains of Iceland is epic!
We'll be trekking 80km from the multicoloured mountains of Landmannalaugar, to the waterfalls of Skogar, via Eyjafjallajokull before returning to Reykjavik for a well earned evening out in town and a little R&R at the the day after.
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LEARN TO TRAD CLIMB | Another fantastic two days with & helping them on their journey to becoming self sufficient rock climbers.
This week we dodged the rain by heading to Tremadog on day 1, and Castell Helen, Gorgarth on day 2. Here we focused on gear placement, building belays, multipitch climbing skills, and laying the foundations for getting on "the sharp end"!

FIRE & ICE EXPEDITION | Last minute availability on our trekking trip to the magical country of Iceland.
We'll be covering 80km from the hot bathing pools of Landmannalaugar, to the roaring waterfalls of Skogar. Along the way we'll be covering mind blowing, and superbly varied terrain. Camping along the way and seeing what Icelands' Southern Highlands have to offer, before enjoying the bars 🍔 coffee ☕ bakeries 🤤 and sights of Reyjkavik and finishing off in the Blue Lagoon!
Fancy joining us for a last minute 6 day adventure expedition?
23-28 August 2021
£1295pp all inclusive
Contact us for trip information as well as current travel requirements!

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Work Hard Play Hard | A busy weekend of events across the Gower running a sunrise trek in Rhossili for (£10k raised!), the Brecon Beacons for some private guiding and a waterfalls trek for the (£4k raised!) and the Lake District with another bunch of psyched (big thanks to instructor for leading this one!).
We managed to squeeze in some coasteering and SUP exploration in between events around the magnificent Worms Head with the team .valentine.ski too!
Time for a rest now! 😴😴 Thanks to everyone that joined us!

UK EXPEDITION SKILLS | It's been a busy few weeks with events, but we've also had our fantastic instructor running expedition skills weekends here in Snowdonia and the Lake District for the awesome !
The aim of the trips has been exploration, learning expedition skills, swimming at any opportunity, experiencing being self sufficient in the wild and enjoying great times in the mountains and under canvas with like minded people.
We have women only trips across Snowdonia, the Lake District and Brecon Beacons, with self sufficient and day hiking options across multiple dates this summer. Simply check out for information and booking!

This morning's battle to tie down the greenhouse and stop it going airborne was definitely a reminder that winter ain't over yet! Fortunately, along with the storm came another afternoon of good conditions at some sheltered spots around the coast! Winter is a fantastic time of year with the right kit and the right mindset for a little bit of suffering! 🤙🏻
https://www.jtexpeditions.co.uk/surf--turf-snowdonia.html

Today felt like the first glimmer of spring! 🌅🌱
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Finding clean waves at the local sheltered spots during the howling Welsh winter storms is 👌🏼Who's joining us for our brand new Snowdonia Surf & Turf this year?? 🏕️🏄‍♀️🤙🏻
https://www.jtexpeditions.co.uk/surf--turf-snowdonia.html

Well, that was a very special few days dusting off the axes and exploring the local ice that Snowdonia had to offer during this super cold snap of weather! It looks like its going to get wild and wet for a while now but quality ice routes under bluebird skies here in Wales is something I won't be forgetting anytime soon! All topped off with a fantastic win against Scotland, yeeww!!!
Cheers for the photos 🤙🏻

Great to get some fantastic Welsh winter ice action today in the hills. A not so enjoyable bike ride to start the day, and a bloody lovely bike ride back down the pass to finish! Bluebird weather and not a breath of wind too 👌🏼