The Duke Of Edinburgh’s International Award - Gibraltar

Thursday, October 12, 2023 - 09:06

Two Silver Linings!

A second group of young Gibraltarians from the Open Award Centre leave today Thursday 12th October to travel to the Spanish Sierra in order to complete their qualifying Silver Adventurous Journey (AJ).


The 14 participants, whose ages range from 16 to 17 years will be based in the Serranía de Ronda and shall be there until the Sunday 15th; to complete the AJ, which for most participants is the most arduous part of the Award Programme. The AJ entails travelling approximately 50 kilometres by foot over three days with two nights spent under canvas. The participants will carry all their food, tents, stoves, fuel and other equipment in their rucksacks for these four days as they are expected to be self-sufficient during the venture.

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