Training Up for Ten Peaks Challenge

Five teams of Fourth Year and Lower Sixth students have been using the long winter evenings to learn micro-navigation skills in the dark as part of their training for the “Ten Peaks Challenge” to take place in Brecon Beacons in May.

This challenge will involve teams summitting 10 designated ‘peaks’ over two days within an overall time limit.

As well as navigation skills, the teams have been carrying full kit while taking part in training sessions that have been progressively increasing in duration, so as to develop endurance, stamina and perseverance as well as teamwork skills.