Apr 04 2024
The day started off early as we started our journey up to Vlakkenberg Peak. The day was quite warm and the sun was beating down relentlessly. Many water breaks were needed. Along the way we encountered beautiful views surrounded by the mountains. There were not many trees around so we treasured any small bits of …
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Apr 04 2024
We all awoke to the birds shining and the sun tweeting. We could tell that it was going to be a tiring day. But nothing could prepare us for the horrors of the day! We started out by laying out the beams of the building as the mastermind of the plan sat behind his desk …
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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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Apr 04 2024
The Epic Night of quickness started with us being given brappels ( food and drink tokens). We then entered the spectacular scout hall lined with grand tables and chairs all assigned to the different competitors teams. Eg the meddlesome group, THE KLOMP, and the ancient Dinosaurs. The food/kos served was amazing and quite delicious, I …
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Oct 17 2023
The wet weather made fools of us all term. Our Meerkat Den frequently had to switch to Plan B or postpone events altogether. Looking back, though, 1st Claremont accomplished a lot, grabbing every bit of outdoor activity time we could. We even had 83% attendance! Among many other activities, games and songs, we completed the …
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Jul 18 2023
Obstacle Course Meeting Obstacle courses are a prime example of why scouts is supreme. A hundred different things that could go wrong, and 6 scouts that are determined to make it go wrong. People like Peter, for example, are loophole-finders. When the PL is banned and the majority of APLs don’t feel like it, juniors …
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Jul 18 2023
Goshawks Patrol Camp Day 1: We started the day off by getting all the equipment in the trailer and Ethan realised we forgot the tents. Once we got there we had to carry everything across the bridge because the river had overflowed. Then Ethan realised we had forgotten the gas Stoves back at the hall. …
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