Posted by Conor Crowley | Posted in 47th Beavers, 6th Beavers | Posted on 06-03-2013
We will be boarding the buses at 9:00am at the bus stop outside Douglas Court Shopping Centre.
We will climb from Torc Waterfall to the Upper Car Park at Torc. We will then climb from the Upper Carpark to (hopefully) the top of Torc Mountain. Torc Mountain is described as a moderate walk along well marked trails. There are no steep sided cliffs or any other dangerous obstacles on our way.
We plan to get back on the buses at 4:00pm and be back at the same location in Douglas Court at 5:30pm.
If it is raining we will still go but we will stay within the tree canopy around the waterfall. We will go at a fairly slow pace. You would be amazed at how even the slowest walkers get swept along by the energy of the big group.
We would ask that all scouts have the following
- – nutritious packed lunch
- – some nutritious snacks
- – water (two bottles). We will leave one in the bus.
- – wear old clothes you don’t mind getting mucky. The route we are taking is fairly clean. Please don’t wear jeans if possible. A tracksuit is fine. Their scout uniform pants is also a very good lightweight option.
- – have a change of clothes in a plastic bag. We will leave this change of clothes on the bus so if they get wet they can get changed later. A full change might be excessive but at least have socks and pants. If you could ensure to have a label on this bag this would greatly help.
- – wear hiking boots or wellies or good comfortable shoes with a good grip that you do not mind them getting dirty. Again, a change of socks and shoes in the plastic bag in the bus would be good.
- – a warm hat
- – a good warm coat (ideally rainproof)
- – warm gloves
- – have waterproof leggings (if possible).
So, we would like all of the above to fit into a neat bag that the scout can walk easily with on their shoulders. Bear in mind that we will leave the change of clothes in the bus so they should just be carrying the water, lunch and snacks in the bag. If they are too hot they can put in their hats, jackets etc as they walk. In other words they should be wearing plenty of layers that they can add to the bag or take out from the bag.
The total cost is €10 per scout. Can you please give this to your section leader as soon as possible if you have not already done so
Yours In Scouting,
The Beaver Scout Leadership team