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Students tackle challenging Ten Tors
Weekend
Six students - Sol, Annabel, Archie, Lee, Lottie and Euanmade up the Milton Abbey Ten Tors Team, aiming to complete 45 miles of hiking and ascent the ten tors over two days.
The challenge began with an early wake-up call of Chariots of Fire at 5am on Saturday. This alone was not for the fate hearted!
Once breakfasted, the team gathered with around 400 other teams (an impressive sight of more than 2,000 young people) as part of our membership of the Round Square network of schools. on the side of a hill outside Okehampton Camp.
The students are fully immersed in the Milton Abbey experience: joining lessons, playing sports alongside their new friends, and enjoying our full boarding offering. As part of the programme, they also experience cultural aspects of life in Britain.
They made a valiant effort, walking 27 miles and climbing half the tors in the first day, despite miserable weather and poor visibility.
Unfortunately though, due to injury, the team had to pull out on Sunday morning.
Nevertheless, all the students are congratulated for their resilience and sustained effort.
They have all benefited from such a challenging experience, knew that completion wasn’t guaranteed, and some have already asked to sign-up again for next year’s challenge.
This week, the students visited some of Dorset’s stunning UNESCO World Heritage coastline, including the iconic Durdle Door and quaint fishing village of Lulworth Cove.
Thankfully the infamous British rain held off for most of the trip, and the students had a great day including lunch in a traditional British pub.