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Annual Survival Hike 2014

Last weekend the Wednesday Troop braved the cold winds and headed out to the Wicklow Mountains for their Annual Survival Hike, a Troop tradition which began in the 1970′s.

The Survival Hike is a Watch based competition where each Watch is given only the gear they carry and some grid-references.
Each grid-reference marks a checkpoint where they must navigate to and then are awarded points to complete a task or scenario at each base.
Checkpoints include: Obstacle Course, Cooking, Bivvi, Novelty, Navigation and First-aid.

It takes a lot of skill, preparation, teamwork and leadership to bring a Watch through the Survival Hike.
Well done T’Gallant and Watch Leader Dylan O’Halloran for this years win.

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