About Us
- Largest UK network of extreme sports locations, venues and coaches
- Friendly, motivational on-going support
- Guaranteed to help you learn!
- Full cancellation cover
- All courses transferable across our entire network
Extremelives is the result of many years development by a group of likeminded extreme sports enthusiasts, coaches, learning specialists and the very best activity centre operators across the UK and now into Europe.
The bottom line for us is that all the sports we promote should be accessible, non elitist, welcoming and a great laugh. We enjoy helping people achieve their goals at all levels and seeing a sport change someone's life for the better.
Our experience comes from years living, breathing, teaching, competing and travelling with action sports like windsurfing, kite-surfing, high performance sailing, yacht racing, surfing, skiing, snowboarding, skate-boarding, mountain-biking, motor-cross and all sorts of other variations on the above.
Our 'approved coaches' have been carefully selected for their energy, expertise, location, equipment and sense of humour. This unique approach to coaching has been backed by some of the leading experts and professional riders in their sports giving you the reassurance that you are part of something new and exciting!
The Team
- Niall Cluley – our resident flying Scotsman, grew up in the highlands doing every extreme sport under the sun. A passionate windsurfer, skier, sailor, wakeboarder, mountain biker and recently converted kitesurfer. Niall has worked in the active sports and coaching business since he was a wee laddie, and holds an impressive stack of qualifications. An ex-British Sailing Team member he is also appointed by the RYA (Royal Yachting Association) as a national coach assessor. As well as being our front man and marketing guy he is also involved in coaching and communications training and promoting sport in the corporate world.
- Favourite place to ride: El Cotillo, Fuerteventura
- Most played iPod track: Still D.R.E., Dr Dre
- Most likely to be heard saying: "Hey – there's only one way to find out!"
- Bryan Feilder – a champion swimmer when he was younger and we still can't get this surf monkey out of the water! He is a mad keen windsurfer, surfer, snowboarder, wakeboarder and motorsports man. Bryan has a background in sports science and years of experience working at some of the largest and newest extreme sports developments throughout the UK. He heads up our entire UK coaching team and network which includes all of our coaching and safety standards.
- Favourite place to ride: Tarifa, Spain
- Most played iPod track: Sun is shining, Bob Marley
- Most likely to be heard saying: "Yeah, no worries!"
- Neil Emmerson – dedicated to fun and the extreme sports lifestyle Neil is an ex-winter/summer seasonaire who has worked with some of the leading active holiday companies and in top activity locations both home and away. Keen skier, windsurfer, wave skier and now kitesurfer he is one of our key advisors and heads up our super-friendly service and advice team.
- Favourite place to ride: La Fornet, Val D'Isere
- Most played iPod track: Dare, Gorillaz
- Most likely to be heard saying: "I've got to get out on the water!"
- Caroline Esterson – fun lovin' learning and development guru! Passionate advocate of the benefits of active sports for a healthly mind, body and spirit. Recently been seen ice climbing in the cairngorms and ski-dooing in Iceland! Caroline is the creative director of our sister company, leaps and bound training – top learning and organisational development consultancy. Her role with Extremelives is to develop our coaching standards in particular the idea of accelerating learning and pushing performance barriers. As a keen hockey player and skiier she is constantly grappling with her sporting priorities in the winter – if the snow falls then the draw is often just too much!
- Favourite place to ride: Anywhere on her Vespa
- Most played iPod track: I Can Change, John Legend
- Most likely to be heard saying: "Wicked. Let's do it!" or "So why do you think that is?"
- Tom Williams – natural board rider Tom is a talented kitesurfer, windsurfer, snowboarder, surfer and wakeboarder. A dedicated enthusiast he has travelled and worked in some of the best locations in the world including Australia, New Zealand, Maui and Bali. He is one of our coaching advisors, mobile coaches and new sport developers.
- Favourite place to ride: Margaret River, WA
- Most played ipod track: When The Sun Goes Down', Artic Monkeys
- Most likely to be heard saying: "Dude!", "Sick!" and "Ouch!"
- National coaching team – we now have a team over 200 coaches based at over 70 venues throughout the country. All of our 'approved coaches' have been carefully selected for their energy, coaching expertise, location, qualifications, equipment and sense of fun! This unique approach to coaching and helping people progress in their chosen sport has been backed by some of the leading experts and professional riders in their sports giving you the reassurance that you are part of something new and exciting!
