In October half-term, Nigel and I (John) took a small group of WWESU’s Explorers to the West Highlands. As always, most of the plan was by necessity worked out on the (long!) drive up, but by the time the crew had crossed the border, there was a plan.The group would do the formidable Knoydart traverse; […]
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This October half term, Wild Wolf took 8 explorers to the hills of Scotland for the week. Read to find out about our expedition and adventures…
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Expeditioning is a massive part of Scouting and Wild Wolf, usually consisting of hiking and wild camping while carrying all your gear on your back. Read on to find out about our most recent expedition in Eryri National Park, a sodden but joyful camp…
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For WWESU’s 2022 annual October Half Term Hillwalking Trip we returned to the great mountain ranges of Scotland, this time to Fort William and the West Highlands. Read on to find out what we got up to… Sunday Kicking off with an early 5am start outside Scout Park, our group of 8 Explorers and 2 […]
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THURSDAY Bright and early on Thursday, the usual pre-camp prep begins at Scout Park. A system that has become very efficient over the years means we soon had wheels rolling after throwing bags into trailers, and hooking up canoe trailers to buses. The journey to the Welsh coast ended as we pulled into St Brides, […]
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FRIDAY Eagerly awaiting an exciting weekend, Explorers flooded into Scout Park on Friday afternoon ready to head off to the Peak District. After Lateral Flow tests, kit organisation and trailer packing, 3 minibuses rolled out of Scout Park, ready to hit the roads. Over 200km and 40 Burger King meals later, we arrived at Consall […]
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Led by our very own Mountain Leader, John, nine of our senior Explorers undertook an exhilarating five-day expedition to Scotland over the autumn half-term, with stunning landscapes, breathtaking views of the Highlands and some very damp kit by the end of it! Read on to find out how they got on. DAY 1 The trip […]
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After over 15th months since our last camp, we were all delighted when the NYA announced residential trips of up to 6 people could commence again. In true WWESU fashion, the minibus was acquired; the plans and risk assessments were submitted and in less than a week after the COVID rules were relaxed, 4 of […]
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A few weekends ago, we were back in Snowdonia, exploring the beautiful hills of the National Park once again. However, this time, two of our Explorers, Freddy and Oscar, and one of our Leaders, Livia, had been preparing for an assessment. The T1 Scout permit would allow them to lead groups up many of the […]
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February half term at WWESU means one thing, the Southern 50! This year we had three teams participating in the annual hiking competition; read on to hear the Explorers’ own tales of how their weekend went… “in the end we managed to reach the finish which felt like such an amazing accomplishment.” Keeping a happy […]
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