PES Summit 12

Group size:

Age range:

Entry years:

Max. 30 students

Year 12 only

Year 12 only

Overview:

PES Summit 12 is the Sixth Form expedition arm of the Perse Exploration Society. It is open to all students in Year 12, irrelevant of previous outdoor experience. The aim of the group is to develop outdoor skills, cultural understanding and teamwork skills in preparation for a 14-16 day expedition to an international mountainous location. On expedition students broadly undertake two phases of activity – the community phase and the trekking phase. This is an opportunity for students to learn a great deal about the world, other cultures and the natural environment.

We plan to run an expedition to Ladakh in the Himalayas for 2023. The expedition location will be subject to costs and the ongoing pandemic. An expedition launch event will run in late October 2022, at which point the expedition location will be confirmed. Meetings:

Wednesday Week B 11.50am-12.50pm

Annual subscription: £195

I/C:

Mr Parker

Activities:

Students take on challenging activities such as trekking, wild camping, rock climbing, ice climbing and mountaineering. In the past, Summit 12 has visited Romania, Morocco, Iceland, Norway, India and Bolivia to name a few. The trips are spectacular and the community phase is especially valuable as pupils get to spend a considerable amount of time with local people conducting charity work.

Signing Up:

Applications may only be made via the online form published in the first week of Michaelmas term. Students wishing to sign up must commit to Wednesday training sessions and two trips each year.

Trips:

There are two annual trips. On signing up, students must commit to all trips. Training takes place in the first half of the Lent half term and the main expedition is in August.

Trip Dates:

Training Camp (Scotland)

Summer Expedition (Indian Himalaya) Approx. £250 Friday 10- Monday 13 February 2023

Approx. £2500 Monday 14-Tuesday 29 August 2023

Note: PES Summit 12 can be done in conjunction with DofE. PES Summit 12 does not count towards any element of the DofE award scheme.