Experienced guide
Adventures for everyone
Adventures for everyone
We have years of experience with mountain biking, organising and running youth adventure trips, and we're passionate about getting more people out on their bikes in the great outdoors.
Adventures for everyone
Adventures for everyone
Adventures for everyone
From single Trail Days up to week long summer adventures, we have mountain bike trips to suit everyone, and if you need something personalised, get in touch and we'll help you out.
Skills for life
Adventures for everyone
Skills for life
Getting youth riders on their bikes and having fun is what we're about - add in skills such as leadership, navigation and camp cooking and those youth riders gain skills for life too!
Meet 57North Adventures
Craig Allison - Coach & Guide
Craig is a coach and guide with a passion for bikes! Starting mountain biking way back in the 90s, he's ridden and raced in multiple disciplines and loves getting more people into bikes and out on adventures.
Experience
30+ Years of riding all aspects of MTB, XC, Trail, Enduro, DH & some Trials of you ask me nicely!
20+ Years running Scouts & Explorer Scouts - organising trips and adventures for young people
10+ Years organising and running mountain bike trips and rides
Qualifications
British Cycling Off-Road Coaching - Qualified
Level 2 British Mountain Bike Leadership - Qualified
Level 3 British Mountain Bike Leadership - Trained
Safety
BASP Outdoor Emergency First Aid
Nights Away Approved and with over 100 overnight trips organised.
PVG Disclosure for working with young people.
EduCare - Child Protection and Awareness in Sport and Active Leisure
23 Years clean driving licence + BE trailer license
Skills
Can track stand sitting down reading a map
Harry Hessing - Junior Guide
Harry is a junior guide who knows bikes - he knows everything about your bike before you do!
Riding trails and racing enduro, Harry has the experience to show our riders what do.
Harrys passion for mountain biking started at an early age and he loves to help our riders enjoy bikes as much as he does.
Skills
Smooth and fast - you won't hear him coming until he's past you
Our Junior guide programme enables riders who are keen to learn about mountain bike guiding, have a passion for all things bike and want to pass on their skills and experiences. The junior guides get to have input on the trips, help with coaching and learn alongside a qualified guide.
Fergus McLeman - Junior Guide
Junior Guide Fergus is full of energy and really to go! He takes part in numerous sports, skiing, swimming and rugby but we have him for his skills on a bike!
Fergus has experience in riding trails and racing Enduro and our riders can learn a lot from him.
Fergus keeps a look out for everyone on our rides and makes sure everyone's having a good time.
Skills
Can whip more than whipped cream on a hot chocolate.
Our Junior guide programme enables riders who are keen to learn about mountain bike guiding, have a passion for all things bike and want to pass on their skills and experiences. The junior guides get to have input on the trips, help with coaching and learn alongside a qualified guide.
Aaron McBride - Ambassador
Aaron is an ambassador for 57North Adventures, he loves bikes and showing everyone how much fun mountain biking can be!
Aarons been riding with us on multiple trips and always comes with excitement and passion for mountain biking which rubs off on all our riders.
Skills
Can table top flater than a flat earthier IQ