Activity gradings in our Club consist of three main elements:
- Length – how far you will cover in a day
- Terrain – the type of terrain that will be encountered during the activity
- Conditions – other attributes that may apply to the activity
The Activity Description will have additional information to help you judge distance and difficulty.
Not sure whether your experience has prepared you for a particular grade activity? The Activity Owner/Leader will be happy to discuss that with you.
Length
- (S) Short – under 12km/day
- (M) Medium – 12-20km/day
- (L) Long – over 20km/day
- (XL) eXtra Long – over 30km/day
In determining the length rating, 1 km is added for every 100 metres climbed.
Terrain
- (E) Easy – fire trail, tracks, beaches etc.
- (M) Medium – bush tracks, alpine areas, some scrub.
- (R) Rough – much scrub, steep climbs, rock scrambles.
Conditions
- (W) Wet – compulsory swims, many river crossings
- (X) eXploratory – the area is unknown to the leader