Day 1: Arrival Day
Training topics covered:
- Kit checks
- Putting up tents
- Group cooking task
- Route planning
Day 2: Training Day
Teams will under-go a series of practical training sessions. They will also plan their Practice expedition and under guidance, they will produce a route card for each day.
Training topics covered:
- Navigation skills in difficult terrain
- Food and Cooking
- Camp craft skills
- Packing a rucksack
- Route planning
Day 3/4: Practice Expedition
Leaving the accommodation, participants will journey to a campsite. Along the way our instructor may deliver further training sessions in the essential expedition skill and navigation techniques.
Topics covered:
- Emergency scenarios
- Navigation skills
- Expedition skills
Will include camping and possible wild camps, depending on location. The teams will be supervised remotely as they complete their planned route. On arriving at camp, our leaders will supervise the camping and cooking activities to ensure safety.
At the end of the expedition, participants will be debriefed by our instructors and a report will be produced. This forms evidence for their eDofE accounts that they've completed their Practice Expedition.