Category: Activities

Bats Patrol Hike

  [easy-image-collage id=11768] On a cool Saturday – perfect hiking weather – the Bats Patrol set out to hike from Constantia Nek to De Villiers Dam. Thanks to all the participants and well done to Nina for organising the route!

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A year in 1st Claremont Scouts by Rebecca

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Elandspad Kloofing 2019 by Aidan

We started our eventful day meeting at 8:30 at the parking lot near the Huguenot tunnel on the Worcester side. We hiked along the mountain and then descended towards the river. We stopped at a spot next to the river, had a snack and everyone had to ensure that their belongings in their backpacks would …

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Arangieskop by Simon

Arangieskop is a high mountain peak near Robertson, often rated as the most demanding hike in the Western Cape. Attendance is by invitation only and is limited to senior scouts. After a short drive from Cape Town, we arrived in Robertson and parked at a small cottage around 1km from the start of the hike. …

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Annual Camp 2018

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Outeniqua 2018

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Elandspad 2019

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Bats Patrol Survival Camp

In early September, the Bateleurs Patrol went on a Survival Camp! We went to Petervale Campsite. We split into two teams on the first day. Everyone learned how to build survival shelters – using only a couple of ropes and a groundsheet – and the scouts were put to the test that night, sleeping in the …

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