Biking last Thursday

We got carried away and have made a little video of our biking last week

Last day of Hill Skills

We had glorious weather today for the last day of the Hill Skills course. Starting from Nosworthy Bridge we summited Down Tor before heading to Nuns Cross for lunch and returned via Combshead Tor, Crazy Well Pool and Leather Tor Bridge. The students led the day, taking turns to navigate.

Biking in the sunshine

Today we had reduced numbers due to injury, but we headed out and had a great time exploring the trails up to Princetown and back down to Burator  

Hill Skills day 2

Conditions at the start of today were wet

The group shelter was much enjoyed over lunch time

We bumped into some locals

 and got good at bearings in the cloud.

Well done to the students today on the second day of their Hill Skills course. We started at the Scout Hut and were in the mist from the start. Everyone did very well in the conditions and we managed to find all the points we were heading for. We didn't linger but experienced first hand the reasons behind the equipment we used and spent the day working on navigation. 

Leading a day climbing

As part of their assessment the BTEC students led a day climbing for some Year 7 and 8 students. They all had a great time and learnt lots about climbing movement, using harnesses, tying knots and learning how to belay. Well done all

Hill Skills for Lower 6th Students

Today was the first day of the Hill Skills course for the Plymouth College Sport Baccalauerate lower sixth students. We covered equipment and weather indoors before heading out in the rain to look at movement skills and navigation. The weather improved by the afternoon and we enjoyed sweeping views across Plymouth Sound from the top of the Dewerstone