Adventurous Journey Planning Handbook

About Adventurous Journey Planning Handbook

The complete audiobook edition of the Adventurous Journey Planning Handbook by Andrew Davis. Covers all eleven planning elements for safe, compliant adventurous journeys — route planning, risk assessment, weather, nutrition, transport, budget, consent, trip intention, and mentor approval. Free resource for Scout leaders, Duke of Edinburgh supervisors, and outdoor educators.

Publisher

Andrew Davis

Category

education · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Jun 2026

Latest episode

9 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

5 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Jun 2026

   Episode 5: Mentoring, Readiness and Reflection

   Mentor and guide approval, the six-week mentoring cadence, the ten most common planning failures, the pre-departure checklist, equipment and gear, emergency procedures, and post-trip debrief. Closes with a personal note from the author.

2. 

   9 Jun 2026

   Episode 2: Route Planning and Risk Assessment

   Topographic map reading, Naismith timing, waypoints, terrain judgment, and building a route that suits the group. Then into risk assessment: identifying hazards, assessing likelihood and consequence, and writing controls that actually work.

3. 

   9 Jun 2026

   Episode 3: Logistics — Food, Water, Transport and Budget

   Meal planning for multi-day journeys, dietary requirements, energy needs, water sourcing and purification, trailhead transport and vehicle logistics, and building a budget that holds up to scrutiny.

4. 

   9 Jun 2026

   Episode 1: Why Planning Matters

   Covers the preamble, why adventurous journey planning is not optional, the eleven-element planning spine, and the planning timeline. Sets up the full framework for everything that follows.

5. 

   9 Jun 2026

   Episode 4: Approvals, Communication and Weather

   Consent that is genuinely informed, trip intention lodging, notification chains, and weather planning from seasonal patterns through to specific go/no-go thresholds. The communication and approval layer that connects the group to the outside world.

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