by Ian | Jan 19, 2009 | Training, Trip Report
What a great weekend…
Firstly we had a good number of people there… Russ, Tom, Lawso, Smudge, Footlong, Everest Dave, Brimelow, Ollie R, Chris S, Nutmeg, Tom R, Besty, Steve & myself.. Also we test stayed in a new place… Coetmor Mill, which everyone agreed was a better place even though it was cold and didn’t have mattresses or comfy chairs!!
Anyway, Saturday we went into three groups.. one group headed over the Carnedd range, one group headed over Tyrfan to the Glyders and Group Russ went shopping… It was a great morning that soon turned into 100mph gusts and torrential rain.. Luckily the Carnedd group were down before the rain started, leaving Group Glyder to get soaked…. Nice..
Saturday night was interesting.. No TV…. We had to survive with just our own conversation, a roast pork dinner and an hour long reason on why the iPhone is the best thing out there…
Sunday, after packing and cleaning the building, we were in two group… Group one did some ML training and Group two visited a tea shop and Group three (Footlong) went for a run…. Also, whilst on the ML training session, we had the great idea to come up with some ML training videos…. Watch this space for more info…
Great weekend as always.. Thanks to Everest Dave for being Event Director… Thanks to the drivers and thanks to Russ for cooking….
Check out the picture page for more pictures….
Alan
by Ian | Dec 31, 2008 | News
Russ Parke has been awarded an MBE for services to Hampshire Scouting. This award is well deserved especially for all the time he has and continues to devote to HSX. WELL DONE RUSS!!!! Photos and more details to follow.
by Ian | Dec 15, 2008 | News
What a great weekend we just had….
It was the 3rd Annual HSX Christmas Quiz Weekend featuring the 1st Annual HSX Adventure Race which also featured a Christmas meal and a forum… Busy Times…
Anyway, the 1st HSX Adventure Race was great. Chris Laws done an amazing job at sorting the course and setting it all up ready to be used on Saturday morning. So after a short briefing the teams were ready to go… We had a mass chasing start with all seven teams starting at the same time, we then had four hours to get to the finish point, whilst visiting as many checkpoints as possible… Don’t forget though that it rained all of Friday night and within 15 minutes of starting Jamie & I and Steve & Tom were up to our wastes in freezing waters…. Also, Jamie nearly “drowned”… whilst approaching one river, Jamie & I commented on how deep it was, Jamie said he was happy to test it’s depth.. This resulted in him being up to his neck in the river…. I crossed elsewhere… (for those of you who are thinking why didn’t we find a bridge, the spirit of the Adventure Race is as fast as possible and finding bridges wastes time!!)..
The results were….
Category Team Position
Veterans Bram & Ollie R 1st
Veterans Jamie K & Alan B 2nd
Veterans Richard Brimelow & Paul Pepper 3rd
Newbies Richard Batstone & Pete Rawlinson 1st
Newbies Steve & Tom R 2nd
Newbies Bertie & Ross 3rd
Newbies Hayley & Rebbeca DNF (Retired early)
Well done and thanks to all, especially Lawso for organising it…
All day Team Malawi had been preparing the Christmas meal for the staggering 50 people who would be eating.. The food was great, thanks and well done Team Malawi….
During dinner, Russ was also presented with token of everyone thanks for the time he has given to HSX over the years… Thanks Russ for everything..
Then we had the Quiz….
As always the controversial HSX Christmas Quiz sparked controversy….
Jamie & I, delivered an amazing quiz, which everyone loved… Even though Round 1 the blind chilli challenge started us of with a potential melting pot… Highlights were, the spot prizes from Geek Squad, the facial pain shown whilst eating the chilli’s, the “How much do Russ’ pants weigh” question and obviously Jamie & I being amazing..
An important note here is that Jamie & I have now retired from doing the quiz, the three years have taken their toll on our personal lives and relationships, so we’ve decided to pass the reigns onto someone else… Volunteers wanted please…
erm… Once again thanks to Jamie & myself for this…
On Sunday we had the HSX Annual Forum…. The forum was a fairly slick affair with Craig leading it as the new Mr HSX… Craig now has a new committee helping him…. The dates for next years training weekends were also given out…
Also, Lake District, Easter 2009 will be organised by Jamie, Bram & myself… No info currently available, but o be given it when it’s available, please contact HSX….
Alan
by Ian | Dec 2, 2008 | Peru 2010
Like the look of this?
?then join Hampshire Scout Expeditions for their six week expedition to Peru in the summer of 2010 and experience South America!
You will get the chance to soak up the atmosphere Peru?s capital Lima, get a feel for the culture and way of life of the local people, get a sense of adventure and achievement in the Andes, carry out a community project and walk the Inca trail to one of the most iconic historical sites in the world, Machu Picchu.
But that?s not all! You will become a member of a well trained team, learn new skills, and make great memories and friends that will stay with you for the rest of your life! Training will commence early in 2009 and will take you all over the country from team building in the New Forest to winter training in the Cairngorms of Scotland.
HSX is a County Scout Group that has members aged 14 and above from all over Hampshire. We have had many years experience running international expeditions all over the world, from Belize to Tanzania.
Are you up for the challenge, aged between 13 and 18 and want to know more? Contact Alex Porter.
by Ian | May 27, 2008 | Uncategorised
The Chief Scout, Peter Duncan, presented a short film to a keen crowd at Baden Powell House (22/05/08). The motivating tale followed the Nepal team as they embarked on their summit attempt of Island peak last summer. The Sky High team lead the Scouts towards the challenging 6189m summit, with Peter in tow. Several of the Nepal team successfully summited, showing how, as a team, Scouts can achieve anything. The film then went on to report on the successful summiting of Everest by the Sky High Team.
The floor was then open for the audience to ask questions to members of both Expedition. Many thanks to Peter, and all those who attended.
Russ Parke also took the opportunity to announce that he has now stepped down as Leader of HSX, passing the task to Craig Gregory. This announcement will come as a shock to many, as anyone who knows Russ understands that he has been behind everything HSX has achieved in 22 years. Russ will of course remain closely linked with the group. Best of luck to Craig and the promising future of HSX.
