Tag: Explorers

  • Am I fit enough for an expedition?

    Am I fit enough for an expedition?

    If any member of HSX were given £1 for every time somebody asked the question, “Am I fit enough to join one of your expeditions?”  or questioned whether they are the right person for “that kind of adventure” I think we would all be in a position to quit our jobs, buy a round the…

  • Phase 2 – Patagonia 2017

    Phase 2 – Patagonia 2017

      The second phase of our expedition is participating in a community project. As many of you know, our expedition to Patagonia will take place over a 6 week period, Christmas and New Year 2017. Our expedition is split into four phases, acclimatisation, the community project, trekking and also some R and R. Scouting has…

  • Phase 1 – Patagonia 2017

    Phase 1 – Patagonia 2017

    As many of you know our expedition to Patagonia will take place over a 6 week period, Christmas and New Year 2017. Our expedition is split down into four phases, acclimatisation, the community project, trekking, and of course some R and R. The first phase, although titled acclimatisation, is just to catch up on our…

  • Taster Weekend

    Taster Weekend

    After Taster Day success, we are now going to be holding a taster weekend! On June 4th/5th we’ll be holding our first training weekend. We will be camping at Ferny Crofts in the New Forest and have a packed schedule of activities and challenges, and to top it off, we will be finishing with a…

  • Some Useful Spanish Phrases…

    Some Useful Spanish Phrases…

    With over 427 million speakers all around the world, an official language on four continents, and spoken in over 31 counties, Spanish is the most popular second language. It is the fourth most commonly spoken language in the world, only English, Hindi and Mandarin have more speakers. With the sheer number of Spanish speakers and…

  • Chief Scout Gold Award- What’s Your Next Challenge?

    Chief Scout Gold Award- What’s Your Next Challenge?

    The Chief Scout’s Gold Award is the highest award that you can achieve in the scout section. It is a difficult badge to earn, and to do so you must complete a number of challenges – including learning about the world, teamwork, and adventure. The young people that have earned this award have shown great…

  • What a day!

    What a day!

    Yesterday held host to our successful information and taster day in Winchester. (If you couldn’t make it, you can still get involved!!) The leadership team were up bright and early making final preparations for the day ahead.  10 o’clock came around too soon, when the doors opened to some eager faces wanting to know more about…

  • REMINDER: TASTER DAY TOMORROW!

    REMINDER: TASTER DAY TOMORROW!

    Just a friendly reminder that tomorrow is our information and taster day,  If you or your parents and guardians would like to know more about; The Leader Team/ Pre Expedition Training/ Expedition Breakdown/Fundraising Opportunities and take part in some activities, then please come along and meet the team on Sunday 24th April, starting at 10am, in a scout…

  • 5 Reasons why you should go on an expedition…

    5 Reasons why you should go on an expedition…

    Embarking on an expedition can be a scary or daunting prospect, but yet there is so much to gain from steeping a little outside your comfort zone, and gulping in the wild air. Here’s 5 reasons to take the plunge; To take you off the beaten track; expeditions quite frenquently take you places that you…

  • PATAGONIA INFORMATION AND TASTER DAY; Update

    PATAGONIA INFORMATION AND TASTER DAY; Update

    We’ve had lots of interest from our Facebook page about our taster day. If you or your parents and guardians would like to know more about; The Leader Team/ Pre Expedition Training/ Expedition Breakdown/Fundraising Opportunities and take part in some activities, then please come along and meet the team on Sunday 24th April, starting at 10am, in a scout…