TEENAGER EXPEDITIONS
Inspiring, adventurous expeditions for teenagers in Dartmoor, Peak District and Lake District
As an alternative to my full, through-the-year youth programmes like Wolf Pack, I also run one-off expeditions for teenagers, for boys and girls.
These wild camping hiking trips deliver all the benefits of an authentic, committed outdoor journey:
- Builds self-reliance and confidence
- Sustained escape from screens and other distractions
- Develop life skills and practical outdoor skills through managing themselves outdoors, navigation, and the physical challenge of a hiking trip
- New friends and shared experience with a group of similar age
- Valuable in and of itself, but also great practice for Duke of Edinburgh Award: generally more demanding than the DofE expeditions themselves will be, with lots of experience to take back and apply
These expeditions can also be treated as a progression over time
Dartmoor expedition
Guideline age 12-14.
Walk the moors, carry all you need on your back, wild camp by the beautiful Dart river.
2 nights out in Dartmoor, Devon. Also excellent practice for Silver or Bronze DofE.
2027 dates: Friday 4th – Sunday 6th June (summer half term)
Peak District expedition
Guideline age 14-16.
A more challenging trip in the peaks and moors in Yorkshire, with 3 nights of wild camping and longer distances than the Dartmoor trip.
Participants will pick up significant outdoor and expedition skills, very useful also for DofE Silver and Gold.
2027 dates: Thursday 29th July – Sunday 1st August
Lake District expedition
Guideline age 14+.
An utterly memorable trip through the best routes and the best sleeping spots that the stunning Lake District has to offer.
Mountains, ridges, valleys and tarns, and a very formative experience for any participant.
Accessible for anyone who has a bit of experience (ideally one of my other expeditions), and if you are doing DofE Gold, will make you feel like you already have it in the bag.
5 day trip including travel up to and back from Cumbria.
2027: currently no Lake District trip scheduled.
