Name: Bex Lewis
Place of Birth: Cuckfield, West Sussex
Now Lives: Winchester, Hampshire
When I’m not having a SFDO, I will be found earning pennies as: Associate Lecturer at the University of Winchester (History, Media Studies, <edit 28/9/9> No longer Design for Digital Media, but Blended Learning Fellow</edit>), setting up Digital Fingerprint, or tour leading with Oak Hall.
Sum up a ‘Super Fun Day Out’ in 10 words: Fun, Challenge, Excitement, Adrenalin, Fear, People, Photos, Achievement, Something new
The most ‘Super Fun Day Out’ you’ve ever had: My 33rd birthday in Peru, where I undertook a wobbly boat ride to the Ballestas Islands, undertook Pisco tasting followed by dune-buggy riding and sand-boarding, before heading off to Nazca for more Pisco!
Earliest Memory of a SFDO: Not sure I can remember, but with 4 brothers, and membership of the Brownies/Guides, I’ve done my fair-share of tree-climbing, camping, archery, rock-climbing, canoeing, etc. before I could even think about getting nervous doing it!
Craziest Sport You’ve Ever Tried: The snowboarders park on skis in Saas Fee. This video gives some idea… afterwards, it went into half-pipes, etc. I gave them a go!
Next adrenalin activity you plan on trying: Canyoning. I tried to do it in Queenstown, New Zealand, but it was rained off (once we’d seen 2 tree-branches floating down the river, which had risen 2 metres by the time we’d all zip-wired over the top of it).
Highest Height (excluding regular flights): 15,000 feet skydive
Deepest Depth: Around 30m scuba diving
Longest Distance: On foot? The Moonwalk at 26.2 miles, in a car, probably motor racing, well, it was fast(ish) anyway!.
Favourite Extreme Sport: Well, I’m more of a ‘give it a go’ kind-of-girl, but I’d like to skydive again with my eyes open, and stand up on a surf board more than 3 times in a week!
Wackiest Sport You’ve Ever Heard of: Cheese Rolling (for at least the past 200 years)
Why you are involved in SFDO: I have undertaken so many of the adrenalin sports (albeit abroad) I could write about my experiences of each almost single-handedly (but I won’t, let’s get others involved!), and as I was recently described as a ‘Queen of Social Media’, I wanted to let others know about the opportunities to do these sports, whilst scouting out more UK opportunities for myself! I am responsible for this blog, the Twitter feed and SFDO on Delicious.
Sum up your ideal day: ‘Love Life… Live It’: OK, let’s take a snow day! Up early, good breakfast, get a good crowd, catch the early snow – try something new, breaks for views, hot chocolates and gluhweins, more skiing – bit more lazy, a good meal/chat, crazy games, crash out and do it all again!
How I like to challenge myself: Feeling the Fear and doing it anyway… preferably with a camera to hand to prove that ‘I did it’! In Queenstown I watched the Bungee, but didn’t have the money – someone then suggested I do a bungee in South America for about $30 – no way, I like adrenalin, but I ain’t that crazy!
Extreme Sports Film: Cool Runnings
Adrenalin sports I have tried include: SkyDive, GoApe, ZipWire, Canyoning, Archery, Abseiling, Rock Climbing, Assault Course, Helicopter Rides, Camping, Horse Riding, Surfing, Hiking, Scuba Diving, Cycling, The Moonwalk, Skiing, Motor Racing, Outdoor/Night/Beach Swimming, Hot Air Balloon, Sea-Fishing, Kayaking (including at night), Canoeing, Diving off rocks, boats & waterfalls, 10k, Light Airplane, Jet-Ski, Swimming with Dolphins, Pedalos, Sea Swimming, Body Boarding, Cable Cars, Water fun parks, Motos in Thailand, Paddling, Snorkelling, Tobogganing, Air-Rifle, Off-Roading, Tractor Driving (I’m a farm girl!), Thai Kickboxing, Paintballing, Laser Quest, Playzone, Quad Bike, Power Boating, Luge, Golf (Driving Range), Camel Riding, White Water Rafting, Sandboarding, and generally beating my fear of heights for new experiences/a good view!
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Looking forward to hearing from others about their extreme/adrenalin/super fun days out. Email me if you have had interesting experiences, are promoting/undertaking an extreme sports event for charity. We will shortly be promoting questions to provide great blog content, and look forward to hearing from you!
Yaz El-Hakim, Hugh Bassett-Jones and Dominic Northcott, all staff at the University of Winchester, had a vision for “the best, most comprehensive, most intuitive and free of charge directory for anyone wanting to take part in any extreme or adrenaline sports anywhere in the country.” They made their vision a reality after securing a Business Start-Up award, and have since joined up with Bex Lewis and Helen Owten who take on the social media side of the company. Facing stiff competition from others at the University of Winchester, Super Fun Days Out was one of only two successful businesses in the November 2008 rounds for new business start-ups, and the funding has been put to good use.
