Weekend fitness and Admin Drills Pontsticill Brecon Beacons

Discount to £120 for members

Intent: This weekend is designed to enable a person to live out of a Bergen or ruck sac for a weekend yet you will have access too your car. It is designed to tire yourself on day one and yet administer yourself while fatigued and recovering and squaring your admin away, an option part of the weekend will be a night navigation for a few hours which is more designed to get people used to working the ground at night, where underfoot conditions have a compounding effect on fatigue, concentration, navigation and orientation. It works the bodies balancing muscles more and relies on different capabilities than in the day. The second day is either a boot run, force DS led march or something a little different. All these are optional and can be at a reduced level and so it’s up to the individual how hard they work on each day. Sleeping out is done in a wood-line for example and a location where tents can be used to. Cars are not normally parked too far away and so that is used for flexibility to allow people to slowly be able to administer themselves unsorted eventually.

Expectations: Too many people don’t sign up for these days because they think it’s going to be some sort of SAS hill session. Its NOT or doesn’t have to be, these days are provided to encourage people to get out into the open air, in the hills, to start to help them to become healthier. If you want to be flying over the hills at speed with 65lbs then these days can be for you to though. We work at a nice progressive pace which varies depending on which team you are in which is changeable throughout the day. And with the added flexibility of weight carried it can make for a very chilled progressive day over the hills or a challenging advanced day that is gust busting. Either way they are great days, very chilled and designed to help, motivate you and increase your confidence in the hills and in the elements. This might help you with fitness or even taking your kids out on hikes in the future. Its all good.

You will be shown how to administer yourself over this time, what kit might work better, packing of kit, preparation for sleep, such as putting up a hammock and Basha, etc. Basic stuff which is all you need to survive in the harshest of conditions. This is the kit we always carry no matter if on Expedition with Trident Adventure or in the Brecon Beacons doing a fitness day.

You will need to bring your own food and water for 2 days. Cooking apparatus such as a Jet boil. Head torch, sleeping kit, such as a tent or hammock, bivvi bag with sleeping bag in it to sleep on the floor and a large water proof canopy that has para cord attached to 6-8 points. Sleeping in wooded area. Full kit list will be provided the week before.

Fitness Level: If you are not experienced please do not get put off, we have support staff that are there to facilitate supporting all our levels and we do that well. Come along, thats how you start your journey to be stronger in the hills or just in light undulation movement across the ground. All our days are based on a very manageable distance in the time given and is fully designed for a basic level of fitness. All we ask is that you can walk or jog lightly for a duration ofd 4-5 hours without weight before you attend the day.
Any questions then please just ask.

Joining instructions: These will be send out a few days before, you will need some equipment to include a day sack, water proofs, warm kit, hat and gloves, a pair of walking trousers, boots and some food bars to eat plus some extra basic clothes for sleeping in such as lightweight trousers life top and socks. You will also need a tent, or preferably a waterproof poncho (*large rectangle waterproof cover with eyelets on the sides) thin para cord x 40m, hammock with cord that extends out on each end by at least 3m to wrap around trees, roll mat, sleeping bag, optional blanket (lightweight material) and cooker with food to last you for the duration. IE Hot food that you can cook or boil such as noodles for Saturday night and Sunday morning for breakfast, most people find they need more food than they think. A container to carry water for the duration or steer tabs.

Location: We will send you details in the joining instructions of exact location we start from. The location shown here is for guidance purposes only.

Note: EOF Members discount will automatically be applied at checkout.