Taken from Richmond.org - April 2008
Ashly Fusiarski from Richmond has just started up a new business as an adventurous activities instructor in the area.
With a partial grant and partial loan from the Princes Trust he aims to provide a series of skills courses for those who are interested in activities such as rock-climbing, kayaking and canoeing. The courses are all aimed at improving technical competence and providing a skill base to enable people to be safer and more confident on the crags, mountains and rivers.
Ashly 22, realised that he wanted to be an activities instructor whilst climbing a 1751m hill in New Zealand. ”After about an hour or two of walking I passed through the fog and all of a sudden I was walking above the clouds. It felt like real mountaineering and I was full of inspiration, as I continued above the clouds I kept telling myself I want to do this for the rest of my life!” enthused Ashly.
He now wants to help other intrepid adventurers to safely experience the surrounding area by imparting his knowledge and techniques in courses in the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors.
“After climbing and working with quite a few individuals who weren’t being as efficient as they could be or just plain dangerous, I thought there is a market for these kind of courses. I also offer taster sessions for friends and family days out who would like to try climbing or abseiling for the first time,” said Ashly.
