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A new year…time to raise the bar!
October 3, 2012
The Boss agrees:
“Yes….this IS supposed to scare your mother.”
Well, we lost a couple of boys over the summer but were lucky to recruit a couple of keen new lads so I guess we’re going into our second year of operation even.
We’ve had our first backpacking camp up at Cheakamus Lake last weekend and the boys had no problem at all carrying their loads.
The next challenge will be to take those loads up into the alpine.
Our second annual Investiture Ceremony on top of the Stawamus Chief will take place in two weeks.
Our first trip up into Garibaldi Park will take place in three weeks.
If all goes well, we’ll climb Black Tusk and later take a stroll on Helm Glacier with crampons and ice axes.
Before you know it, the snow will start to fall and we’ll be in the middle of another amazing winter here in B.C.
We are planning a special Mountaineering Camp for next July in Rogers Pass (the week before the national Jamboree) that is open to all Scouts in Canada. There are still plenty of spaces available for Scouts and a few spaces left for qualified leaders/instructors.
We are also planning a climb of Mt. Athabasca after that camp (probably summiting on the opening day of the national Jamboree). Sign up for both the Mountaineering Camp and the climb of Mt. Athabasca if you want the raddest adventure in Scouting in Canada next summer!
If you want to take your adventuresome nature into more exotic locals, you might also consider joining us next summer when we climb Mt. Kilimanjaro (19,341′) in Tanzania!
If you want the ultimate challenge and adventure, join us in 2015 when we travel to the Himalayas in Nepal for a trek to Everest base camp (17,598′ – Sagarmatha National Park) followed by an expedition to climb Baden-Powell Peak (19,324′ – Langtang National Park).
Bar: Consider yourself raised!
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“Kilimanjaro is a snow-covered mountain 19,710 feet high,
and is said to be the highest mountain in Africa.
Its western summit is called the Masai ‘Ngaje Ngai’, the House of God.
Close to the western summit there is a dried and frozen carcas of a leopard.
No one has explained what the leopard was seeking at that altitude.”
― Ernest Hemingway, The Snows of Kilimanjaro
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The Year So Far…
May 25, 2012
The boss is pleased!
Now that the winter camping season is over, let’s do a quick recap of the year so far:
Camps:
October: Alice Lake Orientation Camp (2 nights)
November: Joffre Lakes Winter Camp I (1 night)
January: Joffre Lakes Winter Camp II (1 night)
February: Joffre Lakes Winter Camp III (2 nights)
March: Joffre Lakes Winter Camp IV (1 night)
April: Joffre Lakes Winter Camp V (2 nights)
May: North Shore Area Camporee (2 nights)
Hikes:
October 2: Sunday Morning Hike @ Alice Lake
October 11: Night Hike @ Cypress I
October 16: Baden-Powell Trail Challenge: Part I – Black Mtn.
October 29: Investiture Ceremony: top of the Stawamus Chief
November 8: Night Hike@ Cypress II
January 10: Night Hike @ Cypress III
January 28: Snowshoe Hike @ Garibaldi Park I - Recon
February 4: Snowshoe Hike @ Garibaldi Park II – Red Heather Shelter
February 7: Night Hike @ Cypress IV
February 18: Snowshoe Hike near Upper Joffre Lake (plus Scout Investiture)
March 6: Night Hike @ Cypress V
April 14: Snowshoe Hike to Upper Joffre Lake & Matier Glacier (plus Leader Investiture)
Special Events:
September 10: North Shore Candlelight Tribute to Veterans
November 11: West Vancouver Remembrance Day Parade
April 3: Tour of North Shore Rescue’s Operations Centre
Not too bad for our first year, eh?
And we’re not done yet!
Don’t forget these exciting upcoming events:
May/June: Rock climbing during remaining regular season meetings- July/August: Hiking & camping in the mountains of S.W. British Columbia
- August 7-9: Tour of CFB Comox & Change of Command Parade
- September 8: North Shore Candle Light Tribute for Veterans
- September 15: Rainier Mountain Festival, Washington State
- 2013: Canadian Jamboree, Alberta
- 2015: World Scouting Jamboree, Japan
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“Those who say it can’t be done
should get out of the way of those who are doing it.”
— Joel Barker.
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The Start of a New Scouting Year and a New Scouting Group!
September 14, 2011
Well, the new scouting year has finally begun.
What would the boss have done with the internet?
The 5th West Vancouver Scout Group fell dormant a number of years ago but now they’re back!
The “5th” is based in the Gleneagles/Horseshoe Bay area of West Vancouver.
At our inaugural meeting on September 13, we had a good turnout.
We currently have eight scouts: two with previous service as Scouts (a natural choice for Patrol Leaders) and six new recruits! I expect to see a couple more new recruits attend our next meeting. Not too bad so far.
With three leaders (two veterans and one new recruit), we’re off to a good start!
Now, to get all the registration paperwork out-of-the-way and all the boys into uniform!
There is so much to do.
Our first camp is only a few weeks away…
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Scouter Jody
K2 + Nanga Parbat Avalanches
Pretty boss to me!
Finn: Awesome video. Thanks for posting it!
I am just wondering, for next year do you have plans to going to any where else other than jofree lakes provincial park. I don’t mean to sound mean but i was just wondering.
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