Wild Swimming - News Room

The Canary Islands were formed as gigantic volcanoes pushed their way up from deep within the seabed to create a subtropical paradise off the coast of Africa. In 1706, the last volcanic eruption saw the Trevejo Volcano eject lava that streamed downhill engulfing the bustling seaport of Garachico. At the time, Garachico was the commercial capitol of Tenerife, so the destruction came as a terrible blow to both the people who lived there and indeed to the whole island. When the

On the return flight from a sunshine holiday in Tenerife I was inspired to explore the quandary facing UK authorities over the increasingly popular practice of tombstoning. A picture on the lavatory wall of the Jet2 aircraft captured the sheer joy of jumping into clear blue water on a hot sunny day. All over Tenerife, from the harbour walls in Garachico and Los Cristianos, from every rock and specially constructed key side, adults, children and teenagers share the joy of jump

Recently advice has been given to British tourists warning against their brainless drunken antics now known as balcony jumping. In the UK the tome-stoning craze is yet another example of outright stupidity; to jump into the unknown is no different to playing Russian roulette. Yet jumping into water can be both safe and great fun. Whilst on holiday in Tenerife I took some video of the natural swimming pools at Garachico. Here in the UK strong warnings are given to discourage y