Article Date: 17 October 2014
Article Date: 17 October 2014
The rain came, lightly at first, then more persistently, paths became rivers, rivers became torrents and previously dry students became… well… damp.
Still the hours of trudging uphill through the worst weather that the English Lake District could throw at them seemed like a distant memory as they wild camped amongst some of the highest ground in England and watched the sun dip behind the twin giants of Scafell and Scafell Pike. The weather had relented for a short time and in that window we had pitched our tents, nestled amongst the rocks and rivers of the Lakeland fells at over 700 metres.
This was the pattern for all four days of the students’ expedition, moments of hard won elation that were followed by miles of hard walking in horrible weather and all ending in glorious sunshine on the shores of Lake Coniston. Throughout, the group were a credit to the Sixth Form, working together as a team, showing resilience, stoicism and determination in the challenges they faced. We are sure they even surprised themselves with how they performed and, as this goes to press, they are readying themselves for an October assessment in the wilds of the Cambrian
