| All expeditions must have a clearly defined purpose. | |
| Spread out your route equally over the duration of your expedition. The expedition should be a two day, three day or four day expedition, not 1 1/2 days, 2 1/2 days or 3 1/2 days. | |
| Avoid travelling over difficult terrain late in the day. Try as far as possible to make steep ascents early in the day. | |
| Groups should not use motorised transport and if using the Windermere Ferry please do not count the distance covered on the ferry in your total mileage | |
| Avoid campsites which are remote. It will
greatly help assessors if campsites are chosen which are easily accessible
by road.
It is time consuming and expensive for assessors to visit adequately groups whose routes straddle the central fells because of the mountainous geography of the Lake District. It will help assessors if you plan your route within zone areas, the zones of the Lake District divide roughly into the areas of the 4 1:25000 maps. The zones contain challenging and interesting areas which are also reasonably economical for assessors. |
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| Avoid ridges such as Striding Edge, Swirral Edge (Helvellyn), Sharp Edge (Blencathra), Lord's Rake, Jake's Rake. Journeys can be just as challenging without including these difficult areas. Take care on Wasdale Screes. | |
| Avoid peak bagging! It can be just as rewarding to travel through wild country rather than attempting every mountain in sight! | |
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Safety is the responsibility of the supervisor who will be based with the groups in the assessment area. Adequate arrangements should be made for both the supervisor and the assessor to be informed about any change of plan during the expedition with the minimum of delay. |
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Route cards should be prepared and divided into stages. The distance to be walked on any one compass bearing must be shown and the estimated time of arrival (ETA) at the end of each stage, allowing for both distance and height climbed, and time where applicable. Assessors will judge planning from good timekeeping so allow adequate walking time per hour. On the route card the wild sections should indicate which escape routes would be taken in an emergency. We also expect that alternative bad weather routes will be planned and these should be properly timed and distances measured. |
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