The Upton Shield is a junior Scout hiking competitions and this year attracted a good number of teams at 65. The hike started at the Hawequas Forest Station and Scouts hiked into Hawequas Scout Adventure Centre. Congratulations to 1st Claremont for winning the competition. Congratulations too, to 6th Rondebosch, 2nd Bergvliet and 2nd Fish Hoek…
After a break of two years the Kon-Tiki raft building competition was once again run at Sandvlei, Lakeside. Congratulations to 2nd Bergvliet for winning, Fish Hoek Guides and Rangers for coming second and 1st Bergvliet for coming third out of 15 teams. Many thanks to Jason Raad for being the Chief Judge, the judges and…
The Rayner Trophy being a challenging overnight hiking competition for senior Scouts was held in the Du Toits Kloof Mountains. Scouts hiked from the top of Du Toits Kloof to the Suurvlakte where they spent the night and then on day two hiked to the top of Krom River Peak and Krom River Dome and…
The Orienteering competition was run in Pinelands suburbia. Congratulations to 1st Bergvliet for winning the competition, 2nd Fish Hoek for coming second and 2nd Rondebosch for coming third overall. Congratulations to 2nd Fish Hoek for winning the Senior Trophy and 1st Bergvliet for winning the Peninsula Orienteering Club Trophy for Junior Scouts. Many thanks to…
The Gordon Shield was run at two different locations in 2021 to ensure the national Covid rule of no gatherings with more than 100 people was met. Hawequas (14 teams) and the Rotary campsite at Glencairn (15 teams) were used as venues. Congratulations to 6th Rondebosch for winning the Gordon Shield. Well done to the…
The Upton Shield started on the corner of Berg Street/Upland Road in Wellington and finished at Hawequas Scout Adventure Centre. Conditions were most pleasant, despite the potential for rain forecasted earlier in the week. Congratulations to 1st Claremont for retaining the Upton Shield and coming second as well. Well done to the 2nd Bergvliet for…
The Rayner Trophy was held in the Du Toitskloof mountains. The route took Scouts from the top of Du Toitskloof pass – the Suurvlakte – Krom River hut – Cascades – A ridge – old tunnel. 21 teams took part. Congratulations to all those Scouts and judges who completed the hike (100% success rate) with…
The Upton Shield competition was held at Hawequas Scout Adventure Centre. The new South Circular and North Circular hiking routes were used. Conditions were very misty in the morning and allowed for very pleasant hiking in the cool conditions but became quite warm when the mist lifted at midday. Congratulations to 1st Claremont for winning…
The Lockdown Trophy is a competition for junior Scouts in the comfort of their home. A pilot competition was run during the March/April 2020 lockdown and was held on 19 April 2020. Scouts and judges were connected using the Discord software. Congratulations to all participants and winners – 1st Bergvliet, second – 1st Blaauwberg, third…
The Rayner Trophy was held at Hawequas Scout Adventure Centre. Great use was made on the first day of the new loop starting at the dam, up to the Adirondack hut and joining the cycle track to descend via the northern most boundary at Hawequas. The second day comprised a loop across the Spruit River…