Snowdonia Challenge Weekend
According to a study in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, it takes 50 hours to make a casual friend, 90 hours to make a real friend, and 200hrs to make a close friend.1 It is also generally understood that in the face of challenge and hardship people become closer and bonds are made which is why all team events normally involve a good problem to solve. We can all understand the value of a true friend, particularly with the support and feedback you get from them, so it all makes complete sense to take your company away for a weekend, throw them into communal dorms and tip them out of their comfort zone, all in all increasing bonding and cementing friendships. If happiness comes from a sense of belonging along with the opportunity to give to others in need then we have also increased the happiness scale of our colleagues and we are moving towards a more cohesive and motivated team.
It was an awesome trip, and the excitement really began to develop as we planned and started to collate the required trip items on the packing list, which we wrote to specifically offer a degree of choice to keep it accessible for anyone…
Item | Best Option | Alternative | You Might Not Be Able to Participate |
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Water | 1.5 litre of water | Can of coke - can’t save any of it. Lucozade - high glucose intake but take water too. | No fluid (although your team will support you or you could squeeze some sphagnum moss over your mouth) |
Food - this is provided but i’ll suggest some items | Nuts, fruit, oatcakes (boring, slow release). Biscuits, flapjack, cake. | Haribo/Sweets, Jelly (more exciting and moral lifting) | …If you don't share! |
Rucksack | Hiking Rucksack | A child's school bag or across the shoulder Satchel | Just a plastic bag - you need your hands free. A handbag - too small. |