Scouting Competitions
Sep 26 2026
I love orienteering and I think it’s a great Scout activity. It is fun, it is like a big treasure hunt and you get to be outside. This year the Scout WC Orienteering competition was held at Bloemendal Wine Estate near Durbanville and it was the 3rd one that I have competed in. PenOC (Peninsula …
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Aug 09 2026
We had 3 teams participating in Upton Shield, the regional junior Scout hiking competition. Out of a total of 54 teams, our teams placed 3rd, 15th and 16th overall. These are phenomenal results and all who took part can be very proud of themselves. It is really encouraging for the troop to see all of …
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Jul 24 2025
Cubs Kon-Tiki 2025 was a fantastic event with the largest showing of groups (32 different cub packs participated!) The 1st Claremont Cubs did not disappoint and came together to challenge the other packs across the games with some great teamwork in assisting each other through lots of shouting advice and sharing their separate tricks of …
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Jul 17 2025
On the 4th of May, twelve junior scouts from 1st Claremont embarked on an exhilarating hike to Hawequas. The troop, known for their strong performance in Upton, was eager to maintain their reputation. After a period of consecutive first-place finishes, they had narrowly missed the top spot the previous year, and came 2nd. The day …
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Jul 16 2025
Being on raft was an amazing experience. It was sooo fun, we were the first raft out (there seemed to be some misunderstandings as to where we had to be 😅) and so we got to watch all the other rafts coming out onto the vlei, while we watched, Oliver played music (meme music – …
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Oct 03 2024
Day 1 On 14 September 2024, the 107th Gordons began. This year, each troop could only enter one team, unlike previous years when multiple teams were allowed. Our team consisted of James, Holly, Tim VZS, Joel, Ethan, Laura O, Peter, and Oliver H. We arrived at the hall at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday to pack …
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Jul 10 2024
Friday, 12 April Today marked the commencement of Kontiki 2024. As a troop, we haven’t participated in this competition very often, so our raft design was… interesting, to say the least. Nonetheless, on this Friday, it was the day for us to pack the trailers and send them off to the sea scout base. As …
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Jul 10 2024
This was held at Tygerberg Nature Reserve on the 5 of may. There were 98 patrols attending, with 3 of these patrols representing 1st Claremont. The day started off with us being lifted to Tiger Man, arriving there at 10 a.m. The leaders of each patrol were Oliver Ringrose, Oliver Van Zyl-Smit, and Simon Frederick …
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