Dorset Adventure Cafe Presents:
Your ticket will not only include an incredible talk by an award winning photographer, it will also include a curry served by the fabulous Dorset Adventure Cafe.
The doors and bar will open at - 1800
Sandra will start his talk - 1900
Interval and dinner served - 1945
Talk continues and Q&A - 2030
The cafe closes at - 2200
Sandra Stalker
25th January 2025
Sandra Stalker is an award winning local underwater photographer focussing on the hidden colourful fiesta of underwater wonders on our fabulous Dorset shoreline. From shuffling down ice covered slipways and ice cream head in the winter to hours floating through swarms of jellyfish in the summer Sandra and her husband Ryan spend most of their time floating in the sea photographing our local underwater creatures and places in creative ways.
'My talk will be a colourful showcase of these hidden underwater wonders that exist right on our doorstep and the trials of capturing them on camera through a slideshow of my photography and tales of how I get the shots. I will also talk about Ryan’s infamous award winning Goose barnacle on a volleyball shot that won the British wildlife Photography awards 2024, our fascination with these pelagic ocean drifters and the lengths we go to capture them on camera.'
Your tickets will help us proudly support Dorset Wildlife Trust.
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Previous Events
Climbers' Christmas Meal
7th December 2024
Another fantastic meet up of local climbers for a delicious meal served by our brilliant team. This years quiz included a general Dorset climbing knowledge, a music round and the the always popular rebus round.
Thank you to everyone who came! We look forward to seeing you at the crags and next year for the annual meal!
Robbie Phillips
9th November 2024
Robbies visit was his second at the Dorset Adventure Cafe and again to a sell-out crowd. His talk focussed on his 'bad days in the office', a mixture of harrowing tales of pushing hard with a comedic twist. He shared his learnings from each close call inspiring the audience to get out and adventure.
He finished his talk by showing his new St Kilda film and generously shared his time for a QA and pictures at the end. Robbie, you are welcome back anytime!
Robbie’s talk and film sandwiched the fantastic meal that the Dorset Adventure Cafe served in the interval.
The profits from the tickets will be donated to the Dorset Bolt Fund. Please check out the
DBF facebook page if you have time to help them on their quest to keep Dorset’s cliffs safe.
Franco Cookson
3rd February 2024
Franco Cookson is a professional climber know mostly for bold hard trad usually topping out at 20-40meters. Last year he decided to spread his wings and test himself with the best of the adventures by sailing to Greenland to attempt a new 1200meter big wall. Franco took us through the up and downs of the adventure with humour and reality.
This was again a Dorset Bolt Fund fundraiser and the crowd was packed. Thanks to all of our volunteers, kitchen team and everyone for coming. We hope to see Franco here again in the future!
Climbers Christmas Meal
9th December 2023
Dorset Adventure Cafe hosted the climber's Christmas meal on the 9th of December. It was a fantastic event with lots of the local faces turning up. We enjoyed delicious food as well as mulled wine and a good quiz to round it off with.
We thank anyone for coming down and we really hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. See you next year.
Robbie Phillips
29th January 2023
Robbie Phillips is a professional climber, speaker, and coach from Scotland. He is a true "All Rounder" in climbing, with notorious ascents across all vertical disciplines.
Career Highlights:
- ‘BellaVista’ (8b+) - Multipitch on Tre Cime, Dolomites in Italy
- ‘Paciencia’ (8a) - Multipitch on the North Face of the Eiger, Switzerland
- First Briton to complete the ‘Alpine Trilogy’ - 3 multipitches across the Alps
- First Ascent of ‘Haggisaurus Rex’ (8c) - the hardest climb in Queensland, Australia
- First Ascent of ‘What we do in the shadows’ (E10 7a) - a traditional climb in Duntelchaig, Scotland
- Multiple free ascents of El Capitan in Yosemite, California - via ‘Goldengate’ (5.13a), ‘El Nino’ (5.13c), ‘Premuir’ (5.13d)
- First Ascent of Big Wall ‘Blood Moon’ (8a+/5.13c) in Tsaranora, Madagascar
- ‘La Junta Project’ a Big Wall first ascent in Cochamo, Chile
Robbie's visit was a fantastic night with a full house of local and visiting climbers. The Dorset Adventure Cafe team cooked up a storm with a delicious curry with all the trimmings. Thanks to everyone who attended and raised a few pennies for the Dorset Bolt Fund. Let's do it again!
Dave MacLeod
22nd November 2019
Dave MacLeod has ticked some of the hardest climbs in the world and many of which are first ascents. From climbing 9a sport climbs, 8b+ free solo, 8C boulders, the world's first E11 trad route and many more accolades. Dave has also released 2 books and has a degree in Sports Science and Physiology, an MSc in Sport and Exercise Science and an MSc in Human Nutrition.
Dave's visit to the Dorset Adventure Cafe was a highlight for all local climbers, a great chance to raise some funds for Dorset Bolt Fund and was a great start to a speakers series until COVID!
