Expedition guide

New and expanded sections

Inclusion and Accessibility

• Two new sections: Advice on Inclusion and Inclusive Practice replacing Chapter 8. Additional Needs.
• These contain guidance on:
  • reasonable adjustments
  • cultural sensitivity
  • supporting participants with additional needs.
• Practical, inclusive advice on route planning, accommodation, supervision, and training for participants.

Restricted space expeditions

• More information on interpreting the Expedition Requirements in non-traditional environments.
• More examples of tailored activities (navigation challenges, creative projects, escape rooms, etc.).
• More information on what progressive challenge means within a restricted space.
• Increased guidance on supervision, planning and training.

More detailed guidance on

• Remote supervision, including:
  • Clearer definitions and expectations.
  • Added emphasis on supervision plans and local knowledge.
• Practice expeditions, including:
  • Clarified purpose: focus on learning and skill development, not replicating qualifying conditions.
  • Added flexibility for supervision levels during practice.
  • Bronze practice expeditions: highlighted as valuable but not compulsory, with alternative training expectations.
• Safety and Risk Management, including new and expanded sections on:
  • Risk assessments
  • Mountain rescue
  • Poor weather
  • Managing expeditions in hot weather and extreme heat
  • Ticks and Lyme disease
  • Allergies and anaphylaxis
  • Minimising impact on local landowners.

Other updates

• Clarified minimum hours of planned activity and journeying requirements.
• Information on continuous expedition days.
• Clarified requirements on forming teams and options if numbers drop below minimum.
• New section on self-sufficiency.
• New advice on closing gates.
• Updated language to reflect Equality Act 2010 and the DofE’s commitment to inclusion.