Summer Course 2003

A full trip report will appear here soon, but here are some photos to start with. Click on the pictures to see a  larger copy

Walking in the Rhinogs - perfect conditions for navigation training. 

This is "A Flight" setting a course for Pont Scethin, which lies somewhere out there in the mist

Descents in the Rhinogs can be very hard 

A Flight take the exhausting footpath down into Cwm Nantcol before walking out to the minibus

Climbing Snowdon by the Pyg track

Visibility was superb, apart from a little hill fog on the summit

Happy to be at the top, three hours after leaving the car park

Mountain biking on the MBR trail in Coed y Brenin. 

The hire bikes came with front suspension and disc brakes, and were well up to the job

Time for a short rest

Judging the slow bicycle race

For once, we had a cadet who could beat the staff with a "track stand" lasting several minutes, so we had to be sure he wasn't moving backwards

On the high rope course

This new activity tested the cadet's head for heights, but this confidence course was just the start

The "leap of faith"

After climbing a wobbly telegraph pole to stand on a small platform, cadets had to make the "leap of faith" to catch a trapeze bar before being lowered back to the ground

The first "volunteers" plummet earthwards on the big swing 

The last-night barbecue was as popular as ever

Wing Adventure Training Technical Officer: Flt Lt John Smith RAFVR(T)         Web site by: Flt Lt Geoff Bowles RAFVR(T)       Last updated  20 August 2003