Bronze Practice Expedition
5 instructors
36 students
We all took 2 groups each and went through the navigation syllabus to plan a route to our campsite and then from the campsite to the start/finish point.
Starting point:
Badbury Hill Car Park
SN7 7NL
GR: SU 262 945
Campsite:
Westmoor Farm
Westmoor Farm, Buckland Rd, Bampton
OX18 2AA
GR: 329 019
Finishing point:
Badbury Hill Car Park
SN7 7NL
GR: SU 262 945
Group Equipment: Each student is required to carry the following
Compass
OS 157 1:25k maps
60L backpacks
Walking boots
2 litres of water for each student
First aid kit for the group
Food and snacks
Waterproofs
Spare clothes
Stove + gas
Cookware
Sun cream and hat
Instructor equipment:
Compass
OS Map
First aid kit
Whistle
Phone + spare phone
Waterproofs
Spare clothes
Group shelter
Water + food
Spare water
Expedition and medical brief.
Syllabus to teach students:
- Navigation (recognising map symbols, rights of way, roads, POI's, Gridlines and grid references, orientating the map to direction of travel)
- First Aid (basic first aid and what to do in emergency situations)
- Camp craft (how to put up a tent)
- Stove safety and cooking
- What to pack and how to pack
- Expedition aim
- DofE 20 conditions
