Volunteers brave the weather to completed their T1 Hillwalking Permits
Volunteering at Scouts isn’t just about changing young people’s lives. It’s about doing something that’s #GoodForYou too. A HUGE congratulations from all the team to Andy Penington, Richard Hothersall (8th Penwortham St.Teresa’s) and Cameron Kenworth (Stanhope ESU) who braved the weather over the weekend to develop their own skills to earn their T1 Hillwaling Permits.
The adventurous activity permit scheme is designed to show that all those leading adventurous activities for young people within Scouting have the skills, experience, and personal suitability to do so. Everyone who leads an adventurous activity, such as Hillwalking, within Scouting is required to hold an activity permit for that activity.
Fancy a new challenge?
Interested in earning your permit or want to find out more: Please email Chris Worthington
What is Hillwalking?
Hillwalking is the movement on foot over hills and mountains. It takes place on a variety of terrain types and in a variety of environments.
What is a Hillwalking Permit?
The adventurous activity permit scheme is designed to ensure that only people with the relevant skills and experience lead adventurous activities for the young people. Therefore all activities classed as adventurous can only be led by someone holding the appropriate permit. Young people (under 18) can take part in adventurous activities for themselves with personal activity permits or by holding the appropriate permit to lead others.
A Hillwalking permit is required for all hillwalking activities that take place in Terrain one or Terrain two. Definitions of these terrains can be found in POR. Hillwalking activities in Terrain zero do not require a hillwalking permit.
Levels of Permit
There are four levels of permit available for Hillwalking. These are:
- Terrain 1 Summer conditions
- Terrain 1 Winter conditions
- Terrain 2 Summer conditions
- Terrain 2 Winter conditions
Definitions of summer and winter conditions can be found below.
Additionally, each of these permits can be further restricted to end up with an individual permit to the level of the competence and requirements of the individual.
Types of Permit
There are three types of permit available for Hillwalking. These are:
Personal – Allows a young person (under 18) to take part in Hillwalking with others with a personal Hillwalking permit
Leadership – Allows the permit holder to lead Hillwalking for a single group
Supervisory – Allows the permit holder to remotely supervise more than one Hillwalking group.
