Description
Gaisce Adventure Journey & Hikes in Wicklow
Gaisce Adventure Journey combines group planning, outdoor travel and self-catering as part of an adventure journey programme. Plan your group journey with Event Square at Tipi Adventures in Rathdrum, County Wicklow. Find the Bronze, Silver and Gold journey requirements below, then contact us to discuss your group and preferred dates.
How does the Gaisce Adventure Journey Award work?
We run this event at our Wicklow partner venue, Tipi Adventures Rathdrum.
Plan and prepare your journey with your President’s Award Leader (PAL). Gaisce’s guidance sets out the requirements for group size, purposeful effort, supervision and safety. Read the official Adventure Journey guidelines and confirm your proposed route with your PAL before booking.
Gaisce award levels and registration ages
There are three award levels: bronze, silver and gold. Each requires a different amount of time and commitment. In addition, each award has a minimum age:
- Bronze – normally age 14+, with registration at 13 possible when peers are registering
- Silver – normally age 15+, with registration at 14 possible when peers are registering
- Gold – normally age 17+, with registration at 16 possible when peers are registering
The maximum age for all awards is 25. Therefore, you can take part up to the day before your 26th birthday.
However, you don’t need to achieve Bronze before attempting Silver, or Silver before trying for Gold.
Check the current Gaisce award eligibility and requirements with your PAL.
Bronze Gaisce Adventure Journey requirements
The Adventure Journey component requires:
- Undertake a 2-day, 1-night adventure journey in a group, covering a minimum total distance of:
– at least 25km walking, with at least 6 hours of purposeful effort per day.
Silver Gaisce Adventure Journey requirements
The Adventure Journey component requires:
- Undertake a 3-day, 2-night adventure journey in a group, covering a minimum total distance of:
– at least 50km walking, with at least 7 hours of purposeful effort per day.
Gold Gaisce Adventure Journey requirements
The Adventure Journey component requires:
- Undertake a 4-day, 3-night adventure journey in a group, covering a minimum total distance of:
– at least 80km walking, with at least 8 hours of purposeful effort per day.
What does the programme cover?
- Venue Sourcing
- Event Planning
- Before the journey, one of our guides makes a complimentary school visit to explain what to expect and bring.
- A Wicklow hiking programme planned around your award level. Confirm the route, duration and distance with Event Square and your PAL.
- We also organise the camping venue for your group (added cost)
- Onsite instructor available overnight in case of emergencies.
- Highly experienced and suitably qualified outdoor leaders (Ratio 1: 15)
- Professional An Gaisce Leaders provide support from beginning to end. In this way, they help your President’s Award outdoor activities run smoothly.
What should participants bring or pay for?
- Camping venue cost
- Food & Cooking utensils
- Hiking boots: all students need suitable boots because the journey covers very uneven surfaces. Students without suitable footwear, or wearing runners, cannot join the trip.
- Sleeping bag and sleeping mat
- Suitable hiking rucksack
How can it help your team?
The Gaisce Adventure Journey gives participants a chance to practise useful skills. For example, the group can work on:
- Learning to make real decisions and accept real consequences
- Obtaining a sense of achievement and satisfaction by overcoming challenges and obstacles
- Developing self-reliance and independence
- Experiencing and appreciating the outdoor environment and gaining the knowledge and skills to journey safely in that environment
- Recognising the needs and strengths of others
- Developing and enhancing leadership skills
- Improving planning and organisational ability and attention to detail
Key Team Benefits:
- Communication skills
- Well Being
- Collaboration
- Logical problem solving
- Project management
- Time management
- Team dynamics
- Leadership skills
- Shared experience
- Group cohesion
Before booking, contact Event Square to confirm the current programme details and requirements for your group’s award level. Then, share your group size and preferred dates so we can help you plan the journey.
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