Training Season



Putting up a tent at an Information
Meeting in Wycombe



Beanfeast, tents, silly team games and mild sunburn...all included in our recent Training Expedition weekends! As our training season comes to a close we have had a great few months of weekends: meeting our short haul teams (Morocco and Norway) and their parents at our Information Days in March, and seeing all our long haul teams up in Buxton on their 2-day Training Expeditions. We also held Parent's Meetings for all these teams, taking them through the itineraries, safety & back-up and expedition kit- I think we had some jealous parents by the end!!

It has been great to see the challengers meeting each other for the first time, and really inspiring to see everyone's motivation and enthusiasm! There have also been great stories of fundraising events and fitness training- we were very impressed by everyone. Unlike our training expeditions last year (which involved a lot of rain, snow, and numb hands) this year we had blue skies and sunshine- and quite a few pink faces at the end! In Buxton everyone got the opportunity to practice cooking on trangias (some interesting looking beanfeast appeared) and putting up tents. They also ran through lots of expedition scenerios- perhaps making it all a bit more real!  

Thank you to everyone who attended the training and it's been a pleasure to meet you all. Keep going with your fundraising and remember to keep in touch with your expedition team between now and the summer!



At the campsite in Buxton

  



Plenty of ridiculous team games!

Cooking at the Training Expedition