Outdoor training exercise and challenges are undertaken to ensure high fitness levels are being maintained along with remaining inured to hardship eg overnight timed marches with a weighted rucksack over Pen Y Fan on the Fandance SAS trail.
But gym and skills-training (from navigation to first-aid in the field) is all part of this, drilled by expedition coach by ex-para Lee Watts at LW FITNESS FOR ALL.
Lee ‘Asbo’ Watts is the Team coach and is currently also pummelling Pom and Arabella into shape for the Aral crossing. Whilst not joining this particular expedition, Lee is on the Taklamakan team and will be joining future expeditions.