Richard Hale School - Duke of Edinburgh Award

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@shirley14821 I have done - thank you for the kind words.

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All teams have finished and successfully passed their qualifying expedition. A huge well done to to those Year 10 boys 👏

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13 still looking like 2:45 (-3pm?)

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It looks like 9 and 13 are having a break.

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Team 13 best ETA at this stage is 2:45pm

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1:20 pm. 4 are nearly finished. 5 are 20 mins away, 9 are half an hour away. 13 are enjoying the countryside

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Teams 8 and 4 ETA 1:20
5, 9 and 13 TBC

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Team 1 ETA 12:35
Team 7 ETA 12:45
Team 10 ETA 12:45
Team 2 ETA 12:50
Team 6 ETA 1:10

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Team 3 are at the finish and being debriefed

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12:15 and all is well

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As at 11:15
3 are on the red route and probable ETA is still 12:30. 1 are some 15 minutes behind them and 2 half an hour later.
10 are on the pink route and ETA still 12:30. 6 are half an hour behind them.
7 are on the blue route ETA 12:45. 8 are 45 mins behind them.

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Current spread of teams as of 11:30am

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Teams 3 and 1 are on the red route could be finished by 12:30. Team 10 are on the red route and could also be finished by 12:30. Team 7 have longer as they are following the blue route.

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Team progress at 10:55. The first teams could be an hour away from finishing now (best estimate)

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Team progress as of 10:30. We keep telling them it’s not a race! First teams could be 90 minutes from the finish (best estimate).

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All teams, up, cooked, packed and of on today’s hike. Campsite clear - leave no trace. Further updates to follow.

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All teams are back and have cooked their ‘substantial hot meal’. Most had marshmallows round the fire and all are in their tents …. quietly going to sleep …. mostly.

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Progress today - so far so good. The first 3 teams have reached the campsite with the other teams well on the way, all having topped up with water at checkpoints or church taps. It looks like team 13 are really trying to make the most of the beautiful Herts countryside.

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Wow. It seriously rained overnight and this morning. The teams have all successfully finished and are on their way home now … but what an experience - #ProperlyTrained