Adventure sports
Expeditionguide.com
(http://www.expeditionguid...). 01248 681357. provide mountain guiding in snowdonia and training courses in navigation, scrambling and rock climbing with rob johnson, mountaineering instructor.
Outward Bound Aberdyfi
Outward Bound was one of the first Outdoor Pursuits centres in the UK. They also have centres in Cumbria and Scotland, but Aberdyfi was where it all started. They offer courses for companies, schools, families and individuals.
Plas y Brenin
(http://www.pyb.co.uk/) - the national mountain centre, capel curig. 01690 720214. offers courses in hillwalking, rock climbing, kayaking, canoeing, orienteering, skiing and more. the centre has a pool, climbing walls, ropes course and a dry ski slope.
Kitesurf Wales
Kite-surfing and kite-buggying equipment sales and tuition. Kite-surfing is one of the newest and most exhilarating board sports.
AC Adventures
(http://www.outdooradventu...). 01654 711 389. based in tywyn and run by experienced adventurer ross ashe-cregan. offers tailored activity breaks, activities include climbing, gorge walking, mountain biking, navigation skills training and more.
Rock Climbing Company
High quality climbing and scrambling courses in Snowdonia, North Wales with one of the Britain's best female climbers.
Mountain Biking
(http://www.mbwales.com/). there are a number of marked trails in the dyfi valley forest, centred around machynlleth (http://www.dyfimountainbi...), including the purpose-built climachx route. coed y brenin forest, near dolgellau, has 6 waymarked trails, and beddgelert and betws y coed also have trails in their surrounding forestry. the ascent of cadair idris from llanfihangel y pennant near tywyn is classified as a bridleway, and therefore can be used by mountain bikes. it's a tough slog up you'll be carrying in places, but the descent from 892m at the summit to only a few metres above sea level in the valley must rank as one of the finest in the country not recommended for summer weekends due to the number of hikers.
Canolfan Tryweryn - The National Whitewater Centre
(http://www.ukrafting.co.uk/), frongoch, bala. tel: 01678 521083. white-water rafting and canoeing on the river tryweryn. the flow of water in the river is governed by a dam controlling the flow of water from llyn celyn reservoir, meaning that conditions in the water are predictable - though this does not make the experience any less exhilarating once you are actually on the river!