East Lothian Council Outdoor Learning
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This year the Outdoor Learning Service are organising a 14 day trek to the Tour du Mont Blanc. The TMB is 170km long-distance trek around the Mont Blanc Massif, with a total ascent of over 10,000m – that’s higher than climbing Everest! The reward; fantastic scenery, (normally) great weather, the chance to practice your French …
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Last week saw the culmination of this year’s SOAP Program. The group planned a multi-activity expedition; canoes and mountaineering. After buying supplies and packing on Sunday we drove up to Kinlochourn on the monday … the ‘gateway to Knoydart’. A brisk three hour paddle (into the wind) on Monday evening say the group set up …
Last week was the last part of the SOAP mountaineering skills program … and it was destination Arran. The program has run over this this year for eight S5 and S6 pupils across East Lothian’s schools, and the Arran Exped was the finale. While the Arran mountains are not high they have some of the …
Friday was the selection event for the Secondary Outdoor Adventure Program, or SOAP. This is a year-long programme of courses and activities, delivered by the Outdoor Learning Service, aimed at progressing the skills of senior pupils in outdoor activities. For 2010/11 we are piloting mountaineering skills; bringing together a range of courses and experiences around …
With the clocks finally changing and the whole of the UK returning to GMT (Hoorah – tide tables now much easier to read) – it is time to look back at our summer of Expeditions. From Dof E – Knox Youth Group – Loch Lomond Knox Youth Group completed their Duke of Edinburgh Award Silver …