DofE G0824 Gold Wild Country Expedition 16-21 August 2024

Kent Scouts will be running a Wild Country Expedition in the North Lakes area of Cumbria. This will be open to participants who have completed their training to do their Practice Expedition, or if they have completed that, to do their Assessed Expedition. 

Depending on number of participants, this may be run across two separate sites in the North Lakes. Participants need to bring full kit and all food and cooking facilities for the event, and to make their own way to site. Leaders can collect from Penrith Station, given notice. Practice teams are likely to be based at Oak Lodge, Sebergham, Cumbria and have one full day of additional support with training and route planning before departing on a three-day expedition. Assessed teams are likely to be based at Keswick Scouts' Ashness Hut, on the east side of Derwentwater, before departing on a four-day qualifying expedition. 

Please note: We have found it too challenging for participants to go direct to Gold, so if you plan to do your Gold expedition in wild country, you will need to have completed your Silver expedition section, and/or have other hillwalking experience. Those who do not have that experience are advised to maybe take part in a District Silver expedition, join a weekend with Invicta Mountaineering Club, https://www.theimc.org.uk/ or maybe consider other locations or methods of transport which are less challenging. However, it should be emphasised that wild country is not all about climbing mountains, and expeditions can be planned to walk at lower level, or a gentler pace to suit the teams’ ability, but even so, all team kit has to be carried in wild country, and it can be a very physically demanding experience!

Cost £100, which covers campsite fees, and a last night barbeque, but excludes transport to and from Cumbria, and other food.  https://www.cognitoforms.com/s...