Orienteering at Nesscliffe - The Result!
In a course record of 36 minutes flat Cobra Patrol successfully collected all the Control codes from the introductory orienteering course at Nesscliffe Country Park last night. Not only were they the fastest but thanks to excellent leadership from their Patrol leader with able support from the Assistant Patrol leader, they kept their patrol together ensuring the younger Scouts remained safe at all times.
King Cobra received the usual sugar-loaded reward but in addition one Patrol member who took on the navigation receives a special Leaders Award of a Summit GP-SX4 orienteering compass like the one below.
Kestral, Lion and Hawk were all disqualified as the some of older Scouts in each of the three Patrols failed to keep the patrols together leaving younger Scouts on their own in the park. Being a Scout means teamwork, taking part in adventurous sports demands teamwork, keeping together was the basic bit. So I know you can do this [I did check the Control Codes from the three disqualified Patrols so i do know you can do this successfully!] and I think we are going to have to try this again, who will be King of the Hill next time? Will it be Hawk, Lion, Kestral, maybe even Stag!
Be fast, be smart but be a team!!
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| Special Leaders Award for Navigation Excellence |
If you want to achieve your Orienteers Badge we will be organizing more orienteering events, keep a look out on the Blog. To get the badge you will need to do two more courses and answer a few easy questions!
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