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6 ­- 8 MAY 2022

 TEN TORS
 THE 60 EVENT
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The Ten Tors 2022, a year in which we celebrate the
60th Ten Tors event, at the same time that Dartmoor
marks its 70th year of National Park status. This is
your guide to the event.

                                                       TEN TORS
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 FOREWORD
 EVENT COORDINATOR
 COLONEL GARY MCDADE

T
         he past two years have been
         disruptive in so many ways, not least
         the absence of Ten Tors in 2020
 and a virtual event in 2021. I’m therefore
 incredibly pleased that it’s back to normal
 this year, a year in which we celebrate the
 60th Ten Tors event, at the same time that
 Dartmoor marks its 70th year of National
 Park status. Perhaps most symbolically, as
 we gather back on Dartmoor, we should also
 reflect that it will be the first time we will do
 so without His Royal Highness The Duke of
 Edinburgh at our figurative helm following
 his 58 years as Patron.

 The event is about challenge, determination
 and resilience, words that we have visited
 a lot over the pandemic. But Ten Tors is            the teams. Add to that a strong team of
 also about teamwork and developing a love           military personnel, civilian agencies and
 and understanding of nature and I know we           volunteers, making a total of around 12000
 will see all these attributes on display this       people involved to make Ten Tors happen,
 weekend. I still remember taking part over          and you’ll understand why it’s an event that
 30 years ago, so I’m confident you’ll make          the Army is genuinely proud to plan and
 enduring memories of your own.                      deliver. May I take the opportunity to thank
 This year we are piloting the Jubilee               everyone involved for their contribution, not
 Challenge Plus as a potential addition              least the local community and Dartmoor
 to future events. Nine participants with            National Park Authority for their input and
 supporting staff will tackle a new route            willingness to welcome us back each year.
 covering around 20 miles, including an
 overnight camp on Dartmoor, before                  Finally, I’m particularly pleased that
 finishing on Sunday. We wish them well.             this year’s event will be started by Capt
 Further innovations such as digitising              Preet Chandi, also known as ‘Polar Preet’
 registration and briefings and streamlining         following her recent 700-mile polar trek.
 arrival procedures have also been included;         An inspiration to so many, I cannot think
 we expect them to make final preparations           of anyone more relevant to start Ten Tors.
 more efficient.                                     When she returned from her epic trek, she
                                                     remarked that “It’s OK to dream and want
 Ten Tors remains the nation’s largest youth         to do something that you might not know
 outdoor event with an amazing 2800 14-21            anything about, but we learn and we start
 year-olds gathering to take part this year.         somewhere.” I hope Ten Tors 2022 is the
 Nearly 2000 adults have helped them get             start of something bigger for many, and who
 here, and we’re expecting in the region of          knows, there may be a polar explorer or two
 6000 parents and friends coming to support          amongst you. Good luck!

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 POLAR PREET

 Army Officer, Physiotherapist,
 Nordic Skier, Ultra-marathon,
 Runner, Endurance Athlete.

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         ntarctica is the coldest, highest,
         driest and windiest continent
         on Earth. Nobody lives there
 permanently. I didn’t know much about
 the continent when I first started planning
 and that is what inspired me to go there.
 Hopefully doing something that pushes me
 so far out of my comfort zone will inspire
 others to believe in themselves and push
 their boundaries. There are only a few
 female adventurers that have completed a
 solo, unsupported trek on this continent. It is
 time to add some more names, diversity and
 to make history.

 “Nothing is impossible” I’ve always had
 this idea that I can achieve something great,
 something that allows me to be a role model. I
 want my 8-year-old niece to grow up without
 boundaries, knowing the possibilities of what
 you can achieve in life are endless.

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 My journey aims to inspire future              all, nobody seemed to have an issue with
 generations in achieving whatever they         me being described as British or an Army
 desire and pushing boundaries. By              Officer. Are these not also differences?
 promoting and completing this challenge,       To me, equality is about embracing our
 it allows me to act as a role model to young   differences. I’m proud of the colour of my
 people, women and those from ethnic            skin, it is important to me, as is my culture
 backgrounds.                                   and my heritage.

 I am the first woman of colour to complete     I haven’t always been proud and it’s so
 a solo expedition in Antarctica. It was        important to me that I’m finally here. I want
 incredible seeing all of the Media when I      others to be proud of their differences. We
 got back to the UK on 14 Jan 2022. On most     are all unique. I had the voices of authors
 mainstream Media channels, I saw a lot of      from different backgrounds with me in
 comments questioning why the colour of my      Antarctica and I felt so proud having them
 skin was even mentioned. I saw comments        with me. They got me through some tough
 such as “Why does it matter” and “We’re        days. I thought to myself I’m not alone.
 all equal”
                                                For more information and pictures feel
 To me, equality never meant we’re all the      free to have a look at my website https://
 same or ignoring our differences. After        polarpreet.com/

  “I’m proud of the colour of my skin, it is important
       to me, as is my culture and my heritage”

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 GENERAL INFORMATION
      I NTRODUCTION. Welcome to Ten Tors 2022 and Okehampton Camp. The Ten Tors
       organisers endeavour to make Okehampton Camp as safe as possible. Please help us to
       achieve this by treating the camp and training area with care and have due consideration
       for others as well as yourselves.

       OAD SAFETY. Drivers are to follow the one-way circuit and comply with the speed limit
      R
      of 15 mph. Please obey instructions given by parking marshals.

      PARKING. Please ensure you park your vehicle in the correct car park.

      FIRE. In the event of a fire, please take the following action:

 1.    Muster Area. On the main square.
 2.    Action on outbreak of fire:
       a. Raise the alarm by shouting FIRE, FIRE, FIRE
       b. Attempt to restrict the fire to immediate area if safe to do so.
       c. Call 01837 657186 and 999 and muster at your designated area.

       IRE PREVENTION. To help prevent the outbreak of fire, smoking is not permitted in any
      F
      building or tent.

       ELICOPTERS. Helicopters will be operating in and out of the field between Okehampton
      H
      Camp and Anthony Stile (TTC start/finish). This field is out of bounds to visitors for safety
      reasons at all times. When landing or taking off, helicopters create considerable downwash
      and noise. Please be aware of this to avoid any possible accident or injury.

       ASTE AND LITTER. There will be general waste bins placed throughout Okehampton
      W
      Camp. All the recycling waste will be removed by the waste company in their depot. You
      are asked to pick up any litter you might see and dispose of it correctly. Every little helps!

       OILETS. Portaloos are distributed across Okehampton Camp. Toilets can also be found
      T
      in the TriBar.

      DOGS. Dogs are permitted in the publicly accessible areas of Camp and on the Moor but
      not in the campsites. Please keep your dog on a lead or under control at all times and clear
      up any dog mess and place it in waste skips. Dogs are not permitted to stay overnight in
      cars or in the camp site.

       RONES. The unauthorised use of drones is forbidden inside Dartmoor National Park,
      D
      particularly during Ten Tors when they may cause a serious hazard to aircraft.

 If you have any concerns or queries, please alert one of our stewards
 who are identifiable by their yellow fluorescent tabards.

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 TEN TORS CHALLENGE                               JUBILEE CHALLENGE

    The Ten Tors Challenge is open to 400             The Jubilee Challenge is a one day
 teams each of 6 teenagers. Teams spend 2         expedition on Northern Dartmoor designed
 days on the moor attempting routes of 35, 45     for young people with a range of physical,
 or 55 miles depending on their ages. Teams       mental or educational challenges.
 are allocated one of 32 routes which they
 must then follow: routes only specify which      Up to 400 participants enter the Challenge
 staffed locations must be visited and in         each year, either as individuals or teams.
 what order – it is up to teams to identify and   There are 5 different routes available and
 navigate their own ways between them.            Team Managers choose which one is best
                                                  suited to an individual’s specific capabilities,
 Service personnel run the 29 staffed             age and experience.
 locations which may be either Check
 Points or Safety Controls. The former are        This year we are piloting a new challenge
 lightly staffed whilst the latter are larger,    called the Jubilee Challenge Plus which is
 contain medical facilities and are sited to      an overnight event, and if successful will be
 enable easy vehicle access in the event of       made available for all establishments in 2023.
 emergency. In addition, all teams carry a
 satellite tracker which also allows them to      The Challenge is primarily run by the
 summon assistance in case of emergency.          members of Exeter University Officer
                                                  Training Corps (Army Reservists who
 Teams start at 0700 hrs on the Saturday and      are members of either Exeter or Plymouth
 can go no further than their 8th Tor on the      Universities) who man checkpoints and
 1st day. Teams on a 35 mile route must then      escort participants.
 camp at a staffed location whilst those on 45
 or 55 mile routes choose their own sites. On     The Jubilee Challenge begins on the
 the Sunday teams will not be checked in or       Saturday at 0730 hrs at a start point near the
 out of a staffed location before 0600 hrs and    Okehampton Moorgate. The course closes at
 then must make their way back to the finish      1700 hrs on the same day.
 point by 1700 hrs.

     35 mile route 14-15 years                      Route 1 - 7.5 miles
                                                    (rough going metalled roads
     45 mile route 16-17 years                      suitable for wheelchairs)
     55 mile route 18-19 years                      Route 2 - 8.5 mile (cross
                                                    country route)
                                                    Route 3 - 12.5 miles
                                                    (cross country route)
                                                    Route 4 - 15 miles (cross
                                                    country route)
                                                    Jubilee Challenge Plus – 18
                                                    miles with overnight camp

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 TEN TORS CHALLENGE TEAMS

                                  miles

                                          miles

                                                  miles

                                                                                           miles

                                                                                                   miles

                                                                                                           miles
                                           45

                                                                                                    45
                                   35

                                                   55

                                                                                            35

                                                                                                            55
 Establishment                                            Establishment
 1387 (Liskeard) Sqn ATC           1                      Clifton College                           1
 197 (Devonport) Sqn ATC                   2              Clyst Vale Community College      3
 2171(West Plymouth) Sqn RAFAC     1                      Colston's                         2       1
 2309 (City of Plymouth)Sqn ATC                    1      Colyton Grammar School            3       2
 2377 (Plympton) Sqn ATC           1                      Coombe Dean School                2       1       1
 2381 (Ilminster) Sqn ATC          1                      Cotham School                             1
 28th Kingswood Scout Group        1                      Cots Edge Explorer Scouts         1       1
 299 (Exmouth) Sqn ATC             1                      Cotswold Edge Scouts - Zeus       1       1
 2nd Nailsea Scout Group           1                      Cullompton Community College      1       1
 41F (Taunton) Sqn ATC             1                      Culm Valley Walkers               2       1
 6th Torbay Britannia ESSU         1       1              Dartmoor Plodders                 1               1
 781 (Newquay) Sqn RAFAC           1                      Dawlish Scouts                    1
 874 Sherborne Sqn RAFAC           2                      Devon & Somerset Wing ATC         1       2       1
 Ashton Park School                1                      Devonport High School for Boys    1       2
 Atrium Studio, The                2                      Devonport High School forGirls    2       2
 Aude Sapere Expedition Society    1       1              Dorset ACF                        1
 Avanti Hall                       1                      Downend District Scouts                   1       1
 Axe District Scouts               1       1       1      Downside School CCF               1       1
 Barracuda Explorer Scouts         2       1              East Devon Explorer Scouts        2       1
 Bedminster Down School            1                      Erme and Yealm Valley HWC                 1
 Beechen Cliff School              2       2              Exe Valley Ramblers               2       1
 Bideford College                  1       2              Exeter College                            3       1
 Bishop Wordsworth School          1       1              Exeter School                     2       2
 Blackdown Hikers                  1                      Exmouth Community College         3
 Blackdown Scout District          1       1              Five Acres High School            1
 Blaise High School                1                      Fowey River Academy               1
 Blue School Wells                 2                      Gloucester Academy                1
 Blundells School                  3       2              Godolphin CCF                     5
 Bovey Tracey Scouts               1                      Gordano District Scouts           1       1       1
 Brabazon Explorer Scouts                  1       1      Gordano Horizon Explorers         1
 Bristol & Gloucester ATC          1       1              Gordon's School CCF               2
 Bristol Scouts                    1       1              Gryphon School, The               3       2
 Bryanston School                  1       1              Haldon Hillwalkers                1       1
 Budmouth CCF                      3       2              Heathfield Community School       2
 Cabot Scouts                      2                      Heles School CCF                  1
 Camborne Science & Int Academy    1       1              Henley Bank High School           1
 Canford CCF                       2       2              Holmleigh Park High School        1
 Chew Valley School                2               1      Honiton Community College         2
 Chulmleigh Community College      2                      Horizons Youth Centre             2
 Churcher’s College                2       2              Ilfracombe Academy, The           1
 Claverham Community College       2                      Ipplepen Scouts                   1       1

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                                  miles

                                          miles

                                                  miles

                                                                                          miles

                                                                                                  miles

                                                                                                          miles
                                           45

                                                                                                   45
                                   35

                                                   55

                                                                                           35

                                                                                                           55
 Establishment                                            Establishment
 Isca Academy                      2       1              Radstock Youth                   1       1
 Ivybridge Community College       2                      Reading Blue Coat School                 1
 John of Gaunt School, The         2       1              Richard Lander School            1
 Kilkenny Explorer Scouts          1                      River Teign Sea Scouts           1
 King Edward VI, Totnes            2       2              Royal High School Bath           1
 King's Bruton CCF                 2                      Salthouse Explorer Scouts        1
 King's School, The                2                      Sea Moor Explore                 1       1
 Kings College, Taunton CCF        1       1       1      Sexey's School                   1
 Kingsbridge Community College     2                      Shebbear College                 1       1
 Kingsley School                   1       1              Sheldon School                   2       1
 Kingswood Explorer Scouts         1       1              Sherborne School CCF             2       1
 Kingswood School                  2       1              Sidmouth College                 2
 Launceston College                2       1              Somerset ACF                     2
 Liverton Scouts                   1                      South Brent Scouts               1
 Long Ashton Scouts                1                      South Dartmoor CC                2
 Lyon House                        1                      Spaniorum Explorer Scouts        1
 Malago Walkers                    1       1              St Bartholomew's School CCF      2       1
 Maynard School, The               2       2              St Ives School                   2
 Menheniot Explorer Scouts         1                      St James School                  3
 Mid Devon Explorer Scouts         1                      St Joseph's School               1
 Mid Devon Youth                   1                      St Luke's CofE School            2
 Midsomer Norton School P'ship     2       1              St Peters School                 2
 Millfield School                  2       1              Stonar School                    1
 Mount Kelly                       3       1              Stover School                    1               1
 National Trust Dartmoor, The      1       1              Sturminster Newton Expedition    2       1
 North Dartmoor Explorer Scouts    1                      Taunton School                   2       1       1
 Oak Academy                       1                      Tavistock & Dist Youth Forum     1       1       1
 Okehampton College                1       1       1      Tavistock College                1       2       1
 Okement Ramblers                  2                      Teign School                     2
 Park Community School, The        2                      Teign Valley Ramblers            2
 Penrice Academy                   3                      Teignbridge Explorers                            1
 Penryn College                    2                      Teignmouth Community School      2
 Perthyans                         1                      Tiverton High School             2
 Pilton Community College          2                      Torbay Scouts                    2               1
 Plymouth College                  2                      Torpoint Community College       3       1
 Plymouth Explorer Scouts          1                      Torquay Academy CCF              1       1
 Polar Explorer Scouts             1                      Torquay Boys' Grammar School     3       1
 Portsmouth Grammar School, The    1       1              Torquay Girls Grammar School     2       2
 QE Academy Trust                  3       1              Torridge Explorer Scouts         1       1
 QEH Bristol                       2       2       2      Trinity School                   1
 Queen's College Taunton           1       1              Truro Explorer Scouts            1       1

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                          miles

                                  miles

                                          miles

                                                                               miles

                                                                                       miles

                                                                                               miles
                                   45

                                                                                        45
                           35

                                           55

                                                                                35

                                                                                                55
 Establishment                                    Establishment
 Truro School              3       1              Wiveliscombe Scouts           1       1
 Uffculme School           2       2              Woodroffe School                      2
 Warminster School CCF     1       1              Wraxall Explorers             1       2
 Wellington School         2       1              Wycliffe College CCF          1
 West Exe School           2                      Yate Academy                  1
 Westbuckland School       2       2              Yeo Troggs Explorer Scouts    1
 Westfield Arts College                           Yeo Vale Explorers            1
 Wiltshire ACF             2       1              Yeti Explorer Scouts          1

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 INDIVIDUALS & TEAMS

                                   7.8     8.7     11      15
                                                                  JC+
                                  miles   miles   miles   miles
 Establishment
 Bidwell Brook School               7               1
 Bodmin College                     8      11
 Brook Green Centre for Learnin            15
 Brunel Academy                                     6
 Cambian Lufton College             4
 Cann Bridge School                 7       3
 City College Plymouth                      6       6       6
 Combe Pafford School                              12      12
 Curnow School                      7
 Ellen Tinkham College              6               6
 Fowey River Academy                                        5
 Glendinning Academy                        6
 Grenville Centre, Kingsley Sch             2       7
 Isca Academy                       1                       1
 Lampard School                             8
 Launceston College                 4
 Marland Residential School                                        4
 Marland Secondary School                                          5
 Matravers School                   6       6
 Mayfield Special School           15       3
 Mill Ford School                           5
 Nancealverne School                3       7
 Orchard Manor School              10      10              10
 outdoor place CIC, The                     8
 Pencalenick School                 6               6
 Petroc Supported Learning                          6
 Shoreline Academy                         10
 Stover School                                              1
 Tavistock College                          6
 Truro & Penwith College            4      12       4       4
 Uffculme School                                    1
 Warmley Park School & College     15               5
 Westfield Arts College             6       6       6       2
 Yeovil College                     8

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 PHIL CAMPION

 Phil Campion (AKA Big Phil) is a former
 soldier, author and TV personality.

P
        hil was given up for adoption at birth      amongst others. In 2011 Phil wrote his first
        and subsequently sent to a series of        book of four “Born Fearless” which was a
        children’s homes. Even though Phil had      Times bestseller, he also starred in his own
 a relatively high IQ he struggled at school and    TV documentary commissioned by Sky “Big
 left Woolston School and joined Kingham Hill       Phil’s War”.
 School where he joined the CCF.
                                                    Since leaving the military, Phil has helped
 Phil left school at the age of 16-years-old, he    raise the profile and funds of numerous
 spent most of his time at Calshot Activity         charities and good causes. In 2005 he also
 Centre where he joined a Youth Training            invented the UTag, a USB stick contained
 Scheme. Phil only saw one career path              in a dog tag where the holder can enter their
 he wanted to take. Phil joined the Royal           basic ID, details for two ICE contacts, GP
 Hampshire’s, despite a challenging start to life   details, their health insurance policy and
 Phil went on to extraordinary achievements.        any further details on individual specific
 In 1997 he passed Special Forces selection         medical conditions.
 both the Royal Marines Commando and the
 Parachute Regiment tests.                          Phil’s big promise in life was to one day put
                                                    back in as much as he has taken out. Being
 He saw Operational Service in Northern             the champion of the ACF has given him the
 Ireland, West Africa and the Balkans               opportunity to achieve this aim.

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 ENGAGEMENT VILLAGE

 Come see the displays by the Royal Navy, Army and other
 organisations as they showcase their capabilities.
 WHAT                                              We will also be joined by representatives from
 The Royal Navy and Army will be on display        the following organisations:
 during Ten Tors this year, showcasing                • Dartmoor National Park Authority
 their capability and some of the many                   with their 70th Anniv Display
 opportunities offered by a career in the             • Mountain Training England
 Armed Forces, both full time as a Regular or         • Met Office STEM team
 part time as a Reservist. In addition, Cadet         • Devon and Cornwall 4x4
 Force Adult Volunteers and Cadets will be on         • Devon Scouts
 hand to provide an overview of some of their
 key activities. Please feel free to engage with   WHEN
 our Service Personnel and Cadets and get          Friday 6th May        1200 – 2100 hrs
 your hands on some of the inter-active and        Saturday 7th May      0700 – 1600 hrs
 immersive equipment on display.                   Sunday 8th May        0700 – 1800 hrs

 Equipment on display will include:                WHERE
   • Spartan Armoured Vehicle                      The stands are located on the Okehampton
   • Recovery Vehicle                              Camp Car Park for the Friday and the
   • Royal Artillery Light Drone System            Saturday. On the Sunday it will be located at
   • Army Air Corps Virtual Reality                the Ten Tors finish location. See the Camp
     Experience                                    map on previous page for information on
   • Rifles Band Experience                        where you can find us.
   • Interactive Games
   • Climbing Wall
   • Careers information point.
   • And much more

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 DARTMOOR SEARCH
 & RESCUE GROUP
 The Dartmoor Search and Rescue Group have been supporting Ten
 Tors, officially, since 1975. They are based throughout the South-
 west located at Ashburton, Okehampton, Plymouth and Tavistock.

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     n total there are approximately 175         Trainees undergo a period of 12-18 months
     operational members, throughout the         training, after an initial probationary period.
     four teams, each of them bringing their     If they complete their training successfully,
 own attributes that help create the highly      they become full members. Trainee selection
 professional organisation that is Dartmoor      days take place once a year where they will
 Rescue Group.                                   be tested on their basic navigation skills to
                                                 see if they can meet the entry requirements
 The teams train during the week, on separate    to be a team member, as well as taking part
 evenings, and on occasional weekends. All       in a small written test.
 members have regular training in rope work,
 casualty care, search techniques, water         The team works with the Police, Ambulance
 rescue, navigation, working with search dogs    Service, Fire Brigade, Devon 4x4, and HM
 and radio communications. Within the team       Coastguard. This allows access to helicopters,
 there are also specialist sub-teams that have   more 4×4 vehicles, dive teams, etc.
 expert knowledge, beyond the skill level of
 the other members, such as specialist ropes
 or water teams.

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       “...only solution is to use Search and Rescue
                 Members and Search Dogs”

 When the weather is good, it can be possible    The teams are entirely voluntary and receive
 to evacuate injured persons by helicopter or    no government funding. They rely solely
 use heat seeking cameras on helicopters to      on donations and grant funding, all from
 help find missing persons. The weather on       amazing people, like you.
 Dartmoor can make using helicopters very
 difficult, as well as even being unsafe. As a   For more information, please visit our
 result the only solution is to use Search and   website - www.dartmoor-rescue.org
 Rescue Members and Search Dogs.

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 TEN TORS REFLECTIONS
 CAPTAIN BETHAN WATERS
                                                 to the military. I was inspired by seeing the
                                                 members of the Armed Forces supporting
                                                 the event, including the University Officer
                                                 Training Corps (UOTC), and on starting at
                                                 Bristol University to study Music in 2010 I
                                                 immediately signed up to join Bristol UOTC.
                                                 I was delighted then to be able to give back
                                                 to the event by helping out each May at
                                                 Okehampton Camp, including doing the
                                                 presentation area announcements in 2011,
                                                 2012 and 2013 where I so enjoyed celebrating
                                                 the achievements of everybody crossing
                                                 the line and receiving their medals. It was a
                                                 combination of these formative experiences
                           Waters on
     With my father Andy                         that were the catalyst for me to decide to join
                 ing from   the Royal Military
     Commission                                  the Army as a career, and after graduating I
                         t (2015)
     Academy Sandhurs                            started training at the Royal Military Academy
                                                 Sandhurst in 2014.

I
    was fortunate enough as a student at         Since then, I have been lucky enough to have
    Kingsley School Bideford to take part        a wonderfully varied career as an officer in the
    in the Ten Tors Challenge in 2007 (35        Royal Corps of Army Music, including travel
miles – the great wash out!), 2008 (45 miles)    and adventure all over the world from Cyprus
and 2009 (55 miles), and this sparked an         to Germany and Jordan to Afghanistan in a
association for my family and I with the         whole range of different roles, both musical
event, and subsequently with the wider           and operational. I am very proud of my
military, that now approaches a fantastic        father, Andy Waters, who has continued his
15 years. On moving to North Devon as a          association with the Challenges from being
teenager we were immediately gripped by          our team manager and tracker all those years
what an amazing opportunity the Challenge,       ago, to now running the Environmental
and the process to build up to it, provided.     Compliance Monitoring team, and so when I
Our weekends soon began to revolve around        can I still try to make time each year to visit
planning training sessions and camping           Ten Tors. It always brings back fantastic
spots, predicting challenging routes and         memories of the Event that undoubtedly gave
combinations of Tors that might develop our      me some of the mental and physical resilience
map reading, selecting the right teams and       and lasting friendships that I value today.
the right equipment, and testing how many
flap jacks and peanut butter sandwiches we
were able to fit into our rucksacks! It became
somewhat of a family event too, with my
younger brother, Ryan, also completing the
35 mile, 45 mile (twice!) and 55 mile events.

Ten Tors also nurtured in me a real love of
the outdoors and gave me my first exposure       Directing the Band of the Welsh Guards (2018)

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