DofE Open Gold Qualifying Expeditions - walking

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Your DofE Qualifying Expedition will take place in either the Lake District, Peak District or Yorkshire Dales, the most incredible National Parks in the UK. You'll travel amongst stunning mountains and lakes.

The location of our Expeditions are chosen for their suitability to fulfil the requirements of the Award as well as ease of access by car and public transport.

NOTE: Your Qualifying Expedition should take place in a different location to where you completed your Practice Expedition. i.e. Practice Expedition in the Peak District and a Qualifying Expedition in the Lake District.

• Indoor training facilities and sleeping arrangements
  Your Expedition will be based from a hostel or bunkhouse. All activities will be based outside in the grounds, including sleeping (in tents).
• Food 
  Participants will need to bring enough food for the whole Expedition. Food will be prepared on their individual camping stoves provided by us. We have teamed up with basecampfoods.com who have a large selection of meals to choose from and also offer free postage.  Basecamp Food are kindly offering a 10% discount to all participants.
• Camping fees
  Camping will be on a campsite. We are often able to arrange for our camping area to be away from other members of the public, although this can't always be guaranteed. All camping fees are covered in the cost of the Expedition.
• Use of group equipment
  Tents (2 and 3 person)
  Trangia stoves + pans and fuel
  Group first aid kit (1 per team)
  Maps and map cases (2 per team)
  GSM tracking device (1 per team)
  Water purification tablets
  Coloured rucksack covers (1 per person)
• Comprehensive training
  Covering all aspects of the DofE syllabus and delivered by our highly experienced and qualified staff.
• Supervision by highly qualified staff
  Our experienced instructor team will be supervising you throughout the Expedition. All of our staff are a minimum of Summer Mountain Leader qualified.
• DofE Accredited Assessors
  For the Qualifying Expedition only - they will help you feel relaxed and encourage you towards completing your Duke of Edinburgh Expedition.
• GSM Tracking devices
  In addition to our usual comprehensive supervision and safety management systems, we also track each team with GSM trackers, adding an extra level of safety for the participants.

Our Open Gold DofE Expedition package covers almost everything, however, we do require some input and organisation from yourself.

• Your own transport to and from the Expedition venue.
• Your personal clothing and some camping equipment.
• Your personal Expedition food. Details of what food to prepare and bring along will be provided in your Programme Welcome Pack sent to you following your booking.