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Outward Bound Pinnacle Adventure
A 19-day summer expedition for ages 16-17 combining wild camping, mountain travel, canoeing, climbing and participant route planning.
Official project websiteIndependently operated program
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- Program ownership
- Independent external program
- Operator
- The Outward Bound TrustOperator / official-source statement
- Age
- 16–17 yearsOperator / official-source statement
- Format
- Youth Expedition · Residential Camp · Hiking / Trekking · Outdoor experienceSUMMERCAMP editorial mapping
- Place
- Ullswater, Lake District
- Environment
- Natural environment · Field camp · Journey environment · Route-based journeySUMMERCAMP editorial mapping
- Activities
- Hiking · Canoeing · Climbing · Route Planning · Camping · Team taskSUMMERCAMP editorial mapping
- Family model
- Youth cohortSUMMERCAMP editorial mapping
- Duration
- 19 days
- Program status
- SeasonalThe current/seasonal status is based on the operator's official public material as of the review date.
- Learning intentions (not outcomes)
- Independence · Resilience · Teamwork · Problem SolvingOperator / official-source statement
Challenge profile
- Challenges
- Information not yet verified
- Physical demand
- 4 / 5The course is a continuous 19-day expedition combining mountain travel, hiking, canoeing, climbing, wild swimming and nightly camping.
- Autonomy
- 4 / 5The instructor supports the whole course, while the final peer journey is explicitly route-planned and self-led within that monitored expedition structure.
- Technical demand
- 3 / 5Participants combine route planning, camping, canoeing and climbing in field conditions, but the public page states no advanced prior-skill prerequisite.
- Risk information
- Information not yet verifiedRisk and difficulty are separate; unknown never means low risk.
- Risk-management information transparency
- The operator publishes risk-assessment processes, instructor qualifications, staffing ratios, 24-hour pastoral support and current AALA information; this records public disclosure, not a safety score.SUMMERCAMP editorial classification based only on information availability in reviewed official sources; not a safety rating, endorsement, or field risk assessment.
Duration, season and participation
- Duration
- 19 days
- Season
- Summer
- Language support
- Information not yet verified
- Accommodation
- Camp
- Transport
- Information not yet verified
- Accessibility
- Information not yet verified
- Readiness
- Information not yet verified
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How we know
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- 01Program identity
- Outward Bound Pinnacle AdventureInformation not yet verified
Field details
Core profile facts are bounded to the operator's official public sources; this is not independent field verification.
- 02Operator
- The Outward Bound TrustOperator stated
Field details
The operator is identified by its own public material and has not been independently audited by SUMMERCAMP.
- 03Age range
- 16–17 yearsInformation not yet verified
Field details
The field is transcribed or summarized from the registered official program source.
- 04Current Program status
- SeasonalInformation not yet verified
Field details
The current/seasonal status is based on the operator's official public material as of the review date. Availability can change; follow the official website and contact the operator before making plans.
- 05Activities
- Hiking · Canoeing · Climbing · Route Planning · Camping · Team taskSUMMERCAMP classification
Field details
SUMMERCAMP editorial mapping
- 06Physical demand
- 4 / 5SUMMERCAMP classification
Field details
The course is a continuous 19-day expedition combining mountain travel, hiking, canoeing, climbing, wild swimming and nightly camping.
What can be understood before deciding
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Partial and not-applicable domains are not counted in this statement.
Disclosure-detail level 3 of 4; this describes information detail, not safety.
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- 01Available
Program Identity
Applicable required program identity information is available; recommended details may still be missing.
- 02Partial
Participant Fit
Some participant fit information is available, with required gaps remaining.
- 03Partial
Program Format
Some program format information is available, with required gaps remaining.
- 04Available
Place & Environment
Applicable required place & environment information is available; recommended details may still be missing.
- 05Available
Activities & Challenge
Applicable required activities & challenge information is available; recommended details may still be missing.
- 06Not Yet Available
Preparation & Prerequisites
Preparation & Prerequisites information is not yet available in usable canonical fields.
- 07Partial
Supervision & Roles
Some supervision & roles information is available, with required gaps remaining.
- 08Partial
Risk Information
Some risk information information is available, with required gaps remaining.
- 09Partial
Accessibility & Practical Support
Some accessibility & practical support information is available, with required gaps remaining.
- 10Available
Evidence & Information Freshness
Applicable required evidence & information freshness information is available; recommended details may still be missing.
FIELD REVIEW
Field Review
Field Review records are temporarily unavailable. This does not mean a review was not conducted and is not a judgment of the Program.
A Field Review is not a certification, safety guarantee, or promise of future operations or outcomes.
What it is
A 19-day summer expedition for ages 16-17 combining wild camping, mountain travel, canoeing, climbing and participant route planning.
Who it is for
The official source describes an age range beginning at 16 and extending to 17.
Where it operates
The reviewed official material places the program in Ullswater, Lake District. Exact meeting points, routes and access arrangements are intentionally not inferred.
Activities and format
The structured activity and format fields above are limited to what the official source describes and what SUMMERCAMP can map to the approved ontology.
Operator and independence
The Outward Bound Trust operates this program independently. SUMMERCAMP is not the operator, booking agent, partner, certifier or endorser.
Current-status basis
The status shown here reflects official public material reviewed on 2026-08-26. Availability can change; verify the current session directly with the operator.
Risk-information transparency
The operator publishes risk-assessment processes, instructor qualifications, staffing ratios, 24-hour pastoral support and current AALA information; this records public disclosure, not a safety score. This describes public information availability only; it is not a safety rating or a field assessment.
Source boundary
Facts attributed to the operator come from the official sources listed below. Ontology categories are SUMMERCAMP editorial mappings. No participant outcome is asserted.
Questions still worth asking
- Which dates and places apply to the exact session?
- What safeguarding, staff qualification, medical and emergency arrangements apply?
- What is included, and what must participants provide?
- Which delivery languages and accessibility arrangements are available?
Limitations
- The selected Ullswater session ran 25 July-14 August 2026; no post-event completion report was located.
- Routes and activity sequences depend on conditions and are not guaranteed by the generic course page.
- No participant-accessibility commitment or explicit delivery language was retained.
Sources & evidence
- [01]19-day Adventure for 16-17-year-oldsThe Outward Bound Trust · accessed 2026-08-26Official external-program source for program-outward-bound-pinnacle-adventure.Freshness: current
- The course is a 19-day continuous expedition with 18 nights under canvas.
- The description includes hiking, canoeing, climbing, wild swimming, camping and participant route planning.
- The final journey is described as self-led by peers within the wider instructor-supported course.
- [02]Summer Adventures 2026 datesThe Outward Bound Trust · accessed 2026-08-26Official external-program source for program-outward-bound-pinnacle-adventure.Freshness: recent
- The official PDF lists the Ullswater Pinnacle session for ages 16-17 from 25 July to 14 August 2026.
- [03]Safety at Outward BoundThe Outward Bound Trust · accessed 2026-08-26Official external-program source for program-outward-bound-pinnacle-adventure.Freshness: current
- The Trust publishes instructor qualification, risk-assessment, pastoral-care and AALA information.
- Published ratios are 1:12 and, when required by the activity, 1:6.