Last weekend nearly 40 members of Wild Wolf ESU and 15th Wood Green Scout Group headed to the Peak District to take over a youth hostel and go hiking. The young people report: On Friday we packed our stuff on the mini buses and started our trip. We arrived at the hostel that at first […]
Read moreNetwork Climbing Trip
North London Network, composed largely of ex-Wild Wolf Explorers took 13 members climbing on the Jurassic Coast last weekend. The idea for this climbing camp was born last year during indoor climbing sessions at the Castle and Scout Park when we realised there was a demand from the Networkers to get outdoors and do some more […]
Read moreMarlon’s Peak District Adventure
Last week Cotswold Outdoor sent me to the Edale valley in the Peak District for three days of training courtesy of Garmin, GoPro, Suunto and Powertraveller… The course I attended was based at our popular destination the Edale Youth Hostel and consisted of half a day of theory then one and a half days out […]
Read moreKISC update 7 – Hiking, hiking and rain
Group B left at 10.30 on Sunday to hike up to the Frundenhutte, a mountain hut 2562m above sea level, for an ice-climbing and glacier workshop. It was a challenging hike, but worth it for the incredible views of the lake and surrounding scenery. We arrived in good time and had a couple of hours […]
Read moreKISC Update 6 – Hiking, Swimming and lost glasses!
Yesterday (Saturday) we hiked a long way up a steep path to the lake at Oeschinen. Check twitter for the pics! We also had tickets for the Rodelbahn, (or summer sled run) which was really fun. Today we pioneered a camp sofa and gateway! Some of us also took a cable car back up to […]
Read moreKISC Update 5 – Oeschinensee
All safe back from the day’s planned activity at Oeschinensee. Full report to follow tomorrow morning! Bedtime!
Read moreWWESU Easter Weekend Trip
Over the Easter weekend we went to the Peak District. We drove up from London on Friday night and arrived at the Youth Hostel at around 10pm. After dinner we went to bed and woke up the next day to discover thick snow on the ground and big drifts at the sides of the roads. […]
Read moreThe Peak District Trip
The Wild Wolf Explorer Scout Unit left for the Peak District on the last day of November, ready for the weekend. It was a long journey there, but we passed the time with much banter, unfortunately however we were also subjected to our Leaders’ terrible jokes. When we arrived we were given our keys to […]
Read moreWWESU Jurassic Coast Camp in Dorset
I think I speak for all 23 Explorers who went when I say that the Half Term camp to Dorset was amazing fun. Despite the cold and occasional rain we managed to squeeze in a day of hiking along the coast, which gave us spectacular views!
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