On 30 th April 2010, 20 cadets from 487 (Kingstanding and Perry Barr) Sqn ATC and 487 Sqn detached flight (487 D/F) travelled to Snowdonia in North Wales to take part in a weekend of Adventure training.

The cadets and staff were accommodated at the Capel Curig Army Training Centre for the weekend and once again, a fantastic weekend was had by all.

Following Breakfast on Saturday morning, the cadets were transported to the local town of Betws-Y-Coed to take part in an orienteering exercise. Following a long and steep walk, the cadets were soon in the vicinity of Llyn Elsi reservoir and all started on the various courses that are set out around the area.

Whilst the weather in the morning was good, once we stopped for lunch, the rain came down and everybody was soon putting on the waterproofs! The orienteering in the afternoon was a lot tougher than the morning, all the cadets were walking on bearings in order to try and find the orienteering posts.

On the Sunday a long walk was planned and the weather stayed good all day. The cadets were transported to Capel Curig and a long circular route, which took in the lake at Llyn Crafnant and the reservoir at Llyn Cowlyd. This is a challenging route and the mud on route was a particular to challenge to Fg Off Simon Jennings who thought he had walked into a quick sand area when he became stuck in thick mud!

Flt Lt Brendan O’Neill, OC 487 Sqn commented, “This was yet another fantastic weekend at Capel Curig. This is the first time we have taken the cadets orienteering and it proved to be a challenge for both the cadets and staff! All the cadets have learnt a great deal during the weekend, particularly in relation to map and compass work.”