Nick Ashley, the founder of Red Rock International, together with an international team, has been providing courses and events for various charities since 1993. These courses were run in the UK, France, Morocco, China, Turkey and Spain. The majority of the courses were for British, South Korean and Latin American participants. The courses proved both popular and successful so Red Rock International was set up to run the courses commercially.

The company’s staff know the development benefits of outdoor adventures in their own lives, growing through the challenges of Scottish winter climbing epics, the rush of white water kayaking and the retreat like qualities of wilderness travel. These pursuits combined with backgrounds in industries like pharmaceutical R&D and electronic engineering give a strong base of experience from which to facilitate clients in finding fresh insights and learning.

We use highly qualified and experienced guides to facilitate the adventurous parts of our courses and undertake rigorous risk assessments.

Wide interests: Many of the staff continue to be involved in charity work, training groups departing from the UK for challenging international placements, or working locally in Llanelli with young people from difficult backgrounds. Releasing our instructors for such work is a key part of keeping them fresh with new insights, different perspectives and able to easily relate cross-culturally.

Local Partnerships: The courses in Morocco, Egypt and France are run in conjunction with partner companies in these countries. Wherever possible, we are keen to use local resources and contractors. Our aim is to establish secure business operations in many countries that will in time be locally managed. These will provide relevant and excellent training and fair employment for the local business community, whilst Red Rock International will benefit from a greater cultural strength and depth.