May 17 2022
This year 1st Claremont entered 3 teams into Upton Shield (a hiking competition for juniors: 11-14,5), and I was the PL of one of the teams. There were 65 teams in total. We arrived at the hall around 6:45 and packed the cars, to arrive at Hawequas Forest Station for registration at 8:20 and to …
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May 17 2022
Upton was an amazing experience that I will always remember. My team was absolutely amazing and we all worked so well together. This year the bases were very fun and the STAs were also fun to do. Upon arriving to the end we realised that we had missed the last 5 bases! But surprisingly we …
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May 17 2022
Being PL of a competition that we haven’t done for a few years was rough (last time we attended Kon-Tiki was in 2017). There was a lot of uncertain planning and a bit of confusion to go with it. Pre-build was great and definitely a good idea, although it didn’t help that we decided not …
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Dec 28 2021
As the year draws to an end, we review the last term in a year of scouting in the second year of the COVID pandemic… Our Meerkats are a very active unit under the leadership of Judith Bishop. Meerkat equivalents around the world have proved to be highly successful and the the South African version …
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Dec 28 2021
The course taught us how to survive in the wild and build shelters. We learned the four basic needs of survival, how to start a fire with flint and steel, different ways to start a fire without matches, the things you need in a small and big survival kit, how to build a weatherproof shelter, …
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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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