PEAK is a week long training adventure for Scouts run over Easter week in Cappnalea Outdoor education Centre in Kerry. For any scout over the age of 14 with hiking experience who wishes to be ch all enged this is a unique opportunity. It is an intense roller coaster of a week; from Good Friday, 14th to 21st April, participants are immersed in a week of ch all enge and adventure. The climax of the week is an overnight expedition in the heart of the Reeks, which every other aspect of the week has been preparing them for: team building, leadership, navigation, orienteering, initiative exercises, route planning, mountain skills …

Teamwork, self reliance, problem solving, a spectacular setting facilitated by experienced and enthused staff all contribute to a unique personal development experience. PEAK veterans have more than just a deserved reputation; they are, the ones who take the initiative, the ones willing to take the lead, willing to share their skills with others. But most of all they're not afraid to make mistakes and learn from them. They know what its like to be in the dirt and to have to recover!

PEAK is open to Scouts:

* between the ages of 14 and 16

* who have completed at least 1 Sionnach/MPC and/or have good mountaineering experience

* who are physic all y fit

* who have an interest in learning the finer points of mountain navigation

* who embrace ch all enge

PEAK costs €190 & there are only 36 places

What the Participants say:

“Peak was absolutely amazing. It was ch all enging and tough going but that's what made it so good. The Expedition was brilliant, tot all y relying on ourslves as a group, that was the good bit. It was an unbelievable experiance, the whole thing, making new friends, learning new things and having the brilliant view of the Kerry landscape. It was just one hell of a week I will never forget. ”