This semester in Lock, we did a range of things including rock climbing, fishing and bush cooking. Rock climbing was a great example of how we used the capabilities such as collaboration, effective communication and resilience. I feel like I used collaboration when I worked together with my peers to set up the rock climbing wall. We had to make sure the ground anchor was connected properly with all the carabiners clipped on. If we didn’t do this someone might have fallen off and injured themselves. Effective communication was also a major part of having a successful rock climb. I used it when I was the belayer and had to check on the person who was climbing, telling them I was ready and where they needed to move their feet or hands. Finally, I think I needed to use resilience whilst I was climbing. This was because sometimes I fell off but I had to get back up again and try until I completed it. If I didn’t have resilience then I don’t think I would have made it to the top of the wall.

Leave no trace was a major part of our thinking in Outdoor ED as we strived to be kinder to the environment. We demonstrated our understanding when we went fishing with Pete. This was because we had to cut our line and make sure we disposed of it correctly without it flying away. We also had to follow the concept when we were bush cooking. This meant we burnt our wood down to ashes, dug a slops-pit and cleaned up after ourselves.