Please find below some pictures from my Mountain Leader Training programme in Llanberis in North Wales. I am very grateful for your contribution, and this qualification will allow me to take young people from all over the country into the mountains. The Mountain Leader Summer Qualification takes place over 6 days, and covers all aspectContinue reading “2014 Mountaineering – Mountain Leader Training – Sam Lee”
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2014 Publicity – Trail Running Magazine, April/May edition
2014 Publicity – Fellrunner, Spring edition
2013 Orienteering – Chris Smithard is nominated for International Orienteering award
Christopher Smithard (winner of 2013 Jack Bloor Race) Nominated for With big margin the biggest surprise on the podium in a World Cup race in 2013. Less famous than all the other nominees – starting the season ranked around 200th place in the World Ranking with a 48th place in the World Cup as hisContinue reading “2013 Orienteering – Chris Smithard is nominated for International Orienteering award”
2013 – Fell Running – Vertical KM Race – Brad Traviss
Click to read the article (pdf) Fully Vertical KM Brad Traviss Unfortunately after my 6 th place finish at the world mountain running championships in Krynica-Zdorj Poland, my preparation and training for the vertical kilometre in Switzerland didn’t go quite to plan! After starting university, I first came down with the dreaded “Freshers Flu”Continue reading “2013 – Fell Running – Vertical KM Race – Brad Traviss”
2013 Orienteering – Scotland Training – Laura King
Lagganlia 2013 Laura King Lagganlia is an annual, weeklong orienteering training camp for up to twenty-four 2nd year M/W14s. It is based in the Cairngorms National Park at Lagganlia Centre for Outdoor Learning in Glen Feshie near Aviemore. I first found out I had been selected for Lagganlia by a letter through the post. ToContinue reading “2013 Orienteering – Scotland Training – Laura King”
2013 Mountaineering – Mt Elbrus – Michael Mason
Expedition to Climb Mt. Elbrus, July 2013 Michael Mason Brief summary of project: A mountaineering expedition traversing Mt. Elbrus (5642m), in the Western Caucuses, from north to south. July 2013. Brief description of activities: We flew into Moscow and transferred to Kislovodsk by train. A two hour off road drive took us to base campContinue reading “2013 Mountaineering – Mt Elbrus – Michael Mason”
Chris Smithard, 4th in the World Orienteering Cup, Oslo
Chris, the winner of the 2013 Jack Bloor Race placed 4th at the World Orienteering Cup sprint race in Oslo, Norway at the weekend. Representing Great Britain Chris was just pushed outside the medals into 4th position, ahead of two of the three World Orienteering Championship medalists from last year. This is a fantastic resultContinue reading “Chris Smithard, 4th in the World Orienteering Cup, Oslo”
2013 World Schools Orienteering Championships – Joe Woodley
The trip started with a 4am wakeup call and before I’d woken up fully the entire England team consisting of 40 athletes and 8 coaches were airborne and headed for Portugal. Two years ago I went to the World Schools in Trentino Italy; it was one of the best trips of my life, I couldn’tContinue reading “2013 World Schools Orienteering Championships – Joe Woodley”
World Schools Orienteering Championships-Portugal April 2013
World Schools Orienteering Championships-Portugal April 2013 After a qualifying event in November 2012 I was selected to run in the world schools orienteering championships along with 4 other girls my age, in a squad of 40 from England. There were 21 countries from all around the world, including New Zealand, China and Mozambique: with aContinue reading “World Schools Orienteering Championships-Portugal April 2013”
Jack Bloor Race & Fund 