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Lupine Adventure Co-operative Ltd is registered with The Adventure Activities Licensing Service as licensed to provide specified activities under the following headings:

Rock Climbing.
Abseiling.
Gorge/Ghyll Scrambling.
Orienteering.
Hill Walking & Mountaineering.

To find out more about the Adventure Activities Licensing Service visit their website or call them on 029 2075 5715.

Open Award For Individuals

DofE AAP We run two sorts of Open Award programmes for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Expedition section.

Firstly, we run full open programs including training, practice expedition and qualifying expedition. For more information about our 2011 program go down to the bottom of this page.

Secondly, If you have engaged in expedition training but need to complete a practice or qualifying expedition you could take part in one of our open award expeditions. People sometimes have to drop out of their original expedition teams due to Injury, illness, family pressures etc. If you are trained and need to join with others to complete an expedition then read on.

We will be running Silver and Gold expeditions in 2011 in the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District.

These expeditions include no training. They are designed for individuals who, for whatever reason, could not complete their practice or qualifying expeditions as planned. We will need to see proof that you have received full expedition training.

Open Gold Expedition only. Location Yorkshire Dales

£219. Early booking price £195

27th August- 31st August 2012

This price includes 4 nights camping fees and any equipment you have to borrow with the exception of tents for which there is a £20 per tent hire fee. You will have to provide your own food for the duration of the expedition and the day before.

Link to DofE Booking Form

Open Silver Expedition only. Yorkshire Dales

£175 with an early booking price of £155.

27th - 30th August 2012

This price includes 3 nights camping fees and any equipment you have to borrow with the exception of tents for which there is a £20 per tent hire fee. You will have to provide your own food for the duration of the expedition and the day before

Link to DofE Booking Form

Last Updated (Thursday, 08 September 2011 09:27)

2012 Silver Expedition Training, Practice Expedition and Qualifying Expedition programme.

21st-26th July 2012

£470 per person Book by 25 May 2012 for a 10% Discount £423 -

Price includes all campsite fees and food during the training element.

lupine-ucsii-002 For 2012 we are running a Silver open award package that will include all training and the Practice Expedition in one 6 day stint and then the Qualifying Expedition at the end of August.

We will run 3 evenings and two days of training followed immediately by a 3 day and 2 night practice expedition. During your training you will cover all areas of the DofE expedition syllabus and plan you practice expedition. You will then immediately go out on your practice expedition. We will then say goodbye and give you a couple of months to recover, reflect on, and practice what you have learnt. We will then reconvene and complete the Qualifying Expedition in August

During the training element of this course food and accommodation is included in the price. Once you are on the practice expedition (and then later on the qualifying expedition) you will have to supply your own food. All campsite fees are included. There will be an opportunity to buy food the day before the practice expedition (after the menu planning instruction).

Training and Practice Expedition: 21-26 July 2012

Qualifying Expedition: 27-30th August 2012

(Early booking discount ends on 25/5/2012)

Link to DofE Booking Form

Last Updated (Monday, 08 August 2011 12:30)

2012 Gold Expedition Training, Practice Expedition and Qualifying Expedition programme.

21st-26th July 2012

£540 per person Book by 25th May 2012 for a 10% Discount £486

Price includes all campsite fees and food during the training element

goldtraining For 2012 we are running a Gold open award package that will include all training and the Practice Expedition in one 6 day stint and then the Qualifying Expedition at the end of August.

We will run 3 evenings and two days of training followed immediately by a 3 day and 2 night practice expedition. During your training you will cover all areas of the DofE expedition syllabus and plan you practice expedition. You will then immediately go out on your practice expedition. We will then say goodbye and give you a couple of months to recover, reflect on, and practice what you have learnt. We will then reconvene and complete the Qualifying expedition early in the summer.

goldswing During the training element of this course food and accommodation is included in the price. Once you are on the practice expedition (and then later on the qualifying expedition) you will have to supply your own food. All campsite fees are included. There will be an opportunity to buy food the day before the practice expedition (after the menu planning instruction).

Training and Practice Expedition: 21-26 July 2012

Qualifying Expedition: 27-31th August 2012 .

(Early booking discount ends on 25/5/2012)

Link to DofE Booking Form

Open Gold Expedition only.

2011 price will be £219 with an early booking price of £195.

Dates to be announced soon.

Link to DofE Booking Form

Last Updated (Monday, 08 August 2011 12:42)

Open DofE Feedback

I felt apprehensive about doing my gold final expedition up in the Yorkshire Dales with people I'd never met before. However Lupine Adventure Co-operative were professional and friendly and it was the most enjoyable DofE expedition that I've been on.

Sam Gosling
(Gold Qualifier)

Contact [with the supervisor] was just about right, and they didn't interrupt the flow - it was helpful to see them and they suggested improvements and broke up the day (and gave you confidence that you were going the right way..)

Neha Dhariwal
(Gold Qualifier)

Overall, everything was well planned and organised. A thouroghly enjoyable experience!

Arran Smith
(Gold Qualifier)