HRAD Silver ExpeditionPresentation

Location: South DownsAim: To photograph the area that we were walking throughSecret Aim: Not to get lost

Day 1…

It started off really well, the weather was great, we knew where we were and everything seemed to be going well…

Then we were lost. A grand total of twenty minutes into the hike.

But we found our way, climbed a huge hill that nearly killed us and managed to get back onto our route.

Once we had made the big climb however, we were on the downs for a long stretch which meant very little further climbing (although it turned out our actual route was much flatter and we were technically still ‘lost’)

Despite going wrong our spirits soon lifted…

Our last stop of the day was Cissbury Ring Fort before we began the long struggle to find our elusive campsite.

Day 2…

Day Two started out with the promise of being a long, but relatively simple hike to the next campsite. Adda confusing horse race and extremely hot temperaturesand you end up with a very stressful, very lost 18 miles to struggle through. But we make it in the end.

In the end, it wasn’t the really long hike that nearly killed us, but the fact that we couldn’tfind campsite anywhere. Literally anywhere.

Day 3…

The last day was by far the hardest. We were tired, it was the hottest day and everyone was feeling the weight of their bags. At some points it honestly felt as though we were not

going to make it.

We didn’t finish until gone four o’clock on the third day and by that point I don’t know how we finished. It was very hard but at times was enjoyable and definitely a challenge.