Our Gold practice expedition takes place in Yorkshire, starting near Baildon and finishing at Skipton. It is designed to cement your expedition skills and to give you the experience needed to be ready for your assessed expedition.
Starts: 17.00 (basecamp near Baildon)
Nearest train station: Baildon (2 miles/6 minutes by taxi) or Shipley (3 miles 10 minutes)
Ends: 16:00 at Skipton Train Station
Included in the price:
Minimum walking distance on longest day: 18 kms.
When you arrive at the basecamp you will meet your Supervisor and the rest of your teammates, and will plan your expedition route with them. Your supervisor will go through the various pre-expedition checks with you and make sure that everyone is ready for the following morning. The team camp overnight at the basecamp before the expedition begins in the morning.
You will need to bring your own food for the duration of the expedition. An evening meal on the first evening, and breakfast before setting off on the first morning (to be prepared on stoves) is provided.
On this expedition the longest day will involve walking a minimum of 18 kms, much of it over moorland terrain. If you have any concerns about the physical demands of the expedition, please get in touch to discuss this. We aim to provide a range of expedition types, and where possible will modify expeditions to meet differing requirements.
You need to have completed your gold expedition training before doing your practice expedition. If you have not already done your gold expedition training, then you might be interested in our Gold Training Course which takes place at the base camp over the preceding two days and is designed so that you can go straight from the training into the expedition.
