Hikes by 1st Claremont Scouts
Apr 04 2024
On the 21st of January, a brave few adventurous scouts, friends and parents of 1st Claremont set out on a quest of getting to Klassenkop without anyone dying. On the extremely dangerous journey up, the adventurers were met with many a challenge (e.g. Daniel’s choice of route and Daniel himself). Luckily everyone got up fine, …
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Dec 22 2022
At the start of October we headed for the two-day Boosmansbos trail hiking trail in the Langeberg between Swellendam and Heidelberg. After driving from Cape Town, we spent Friday night in the recently-renovated campsite at Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve where we enjoyed a braai. On Saturday morning we fueled up with flapjacks and set out on …
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Dec 22 2022
On Saturday 5 November 2022 the senior cubs from 1st and 4th Claremont gathered at Constantia Nek at noon ready for a hike. Our backpacks were filled with mess kits, sleeping bags, change of clothes, plenty of water and most importantly snacks! Everyone first posed for a few photos before we started. At the beginning …
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Dec 28 2021
The junior scouts set out early from Cecilia Forest and ended at 2pm at Teresa Ave in Camps Bay. David, Susan, Jonathan and Junior led the hike. It was very varied; some areas would be flat, steep, narrow and very uphill. It wasn’t too hot and was partly cloudy. Our first destination was a waterfall …
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Oct 19 2021
On the 3rd of September 2021 we went on a hike from Cecilia Forest up to Cecilia Waterfall and back again. It was a really fun hike but it started raining about halfway through and unfortunately not all the cubs had brought rain coats. Due to the rain, all the streams were flooded and one …
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Oct 19 2021
Chapman’s Peak Chapman’s Peak is always a nice hike. This was my second time hiking the route, and the weather was excellent. Many great conversations were held, with the most baffling being about the pointless gabions which lie scattered around below the peak. The views didn’t disappoint either, with a clear 360° view of the …
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