Up The Road To Manchester

I went to Altrincham Grammar School for Girls on Tuesday night to meet my Peru Expedition. The Expedition is being run through Outlook Expeditions. In the group are 15 girls and 2 link staff from the school. We met up and had a quick training session on the School lawn before moving the training to a local pub for food. I was impressed with the 2 courses for £10, but surprised to see a Lamborghini outside (my car looks a bit old now - I parked in the corner out of site lol).
We all know each other better now. Unfortunately the Assistant leader, Henry, couldn't make it, so we'll meet him for the first time at Heathrow - wow.
After dessert - quick dash home to Swansea...

Saturday 9th - Outlook Conference

Based at Plas Menai, Outlook Expeditions held their first annual conference. It turned out to be a sociable event, and I found out the last few details about my expedition. On the 8th July I'll be off to Peru with Altrincham Grammar School. A few of the highlights will be 1. a project based at the Sachacavayoc Jungle Lodge 2. a trek in the Sacred Valley to Soraypampa (up to 4600m) 3. visit to Machu Picchu 4. exploring Lima, Cusco, Arequipa etc...

Sunday 3rd - A Day In North Wales

Sunday was the day of the Outlook Expeditions CPD day for expedition leaders, introduced by Sarah Tansell (Senior Intructor for Outlook). We had three sessions. The first was 'Working with groups at the waters' edge'. As you can see above we had fun throwing ropes around. Here Siobhan is practising her skills. Lunch was layed out by Sarah - excellent, thank you. Our next session was 'Working with groups at altitude', and last session 'Reviewing techniques for Expedition leaders'. It was good to meet lots of the others leaders, and we're looking forward to the conference next Saturday now based at Plas Menai.
I managed to find time for a quick climb in Ogwen, on the way to PYB to get food at the bar. I caught up with more friends, made some new ones and managed to get home to Swansea before falling asleep . A good day.