A wild last day on the DofE cross country ski expedition to Norway. Challenging conditions but the group made good time and arrived safely back at the hotel. A tired group travelling home today. Well done to all involved #ShiplakeOutdoorEd#ShiplakeDofE
Hard first day on the Gold DofE cross country ski expedition In Norway but the group arrived safe and sound at the hut. Hot food and then planning day 2 #ShiplakeOutdoorEd#ShiplakeDofE
Final training day. It’s snowing, it’s a bit windy but not too cold. Lunches packed with some left-over birthday cake! Learning to dig snow holes for survival and navigating contours on the cards today. #GoldDofE#DalseterNorway#NordicSkiing#ShiplakeInspirational
Happy 18th birthday to Archie Heading. Celebrating his big day whilst on his Gold DofE expedition training in Norway. Thanks to Grethe and all @dalseter for making his day even more memorable with a cake. #ShiplakeDofE#ShiplakeOutdoorEd
Challenging day today on the Gold DofE cross country ski expedition in Norway. The weather wasn’t kind but lots learnt. Building nicely towards their qualifying expedition #ShiplakeDofE#ShiplakeOutdoorEd
Day 01 of training on the DofE Gold cross country ski expedition in Norway. The morning was spent learning the basics with a short journey in the afternoon in mixed ground and through woodlands. #ShiplakeOutdoorEd#ShiplakeDofE
After a long day travelling to Norway the Gold group got straight down to business learning how to wax their skis ready for tomorrow morning. A brisk -17 at the moment. #ShiplakeOutdoorEd
Kayaking in Sweden, canoeing in France, and hiking in Wales; #ShiplakeDofE certainly had a busy summer and we're so here for it! One silver and two gold expeditions completed; read about them in full at https://t.co/KeqFD5fJ3p #ShiplakeInspirational@ShiplakeOutdoor
After a hiatus, our Lynch Island Adventures returned last week for our #ShiplakeYear9 pupils! After building their shelters, our boys spent the night on The Lynch before returning the following day by boat. Read more at https://t.co/SN6Km0G13N @ShiplakeOutdoor#ShiplakeOutdoorEd
Yr 9 Island Adventure day 4
Skipwith house were the final group to spend the night on the island. Thanks to all the house staff who supported the week.
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