Once again, I found myself in Zell repping for a ski trip. This time I had 2 schools, which was a new concept for me, and had the potential to be a nightmare. AS it turned out they were both great. One of them was a secondary school from the Lakes, and the other a prep school from the Cotswolds. It served as a good reminder to me why I usually work with teenagers!
The resort is always busy at 1/2 term, but as is often the case, it's possible to avoid the crowds. Snow conditions weren't bad, and all in all, it was a good week :)
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Saturday, February 02, 2008
Night Nav
The D of E Peak Panel have organised a night navgation exercise for a few years, but this was the first time I'd been along. Tony & I decided that we could both do with the practice, so ignoring the snow, we turned up to Surprise View to get our instructions. There was a chap from Leicester who was on his own, so we teamed up with him and set off in search of CDs with letters on.
As there were a number of teams out there, we held off as long as possible before resorting to the use of headtorches. The area is one that we both know well, but in the dark it wasn't easy to locate the markers. Despite the conditions, we felt we fared well enough - only missing out on a few markers due to time constraints.
Had we known how good it was, we'd have taken more of our team along....so watch out for next year!
As there were a number of teams out there, we held off as long as possible before resorting to the use of headtorches. The area is one that we both know well, but in the dark it wasn't easy to locate the markers. Despite the conditions, we felt we fared well enough - only missing out on a few markers due to time constraints.
Had we known how good it was, we'd have taken more of our team along....so watch out for next year!
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