out
being caught all the teams returned safely. The winners of the challenge were
the 11th, with the 5th coming a very close second, followed by the 6th in 3rd
place. Over 40 scouts representing the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, & 11th troops arrived
at Curley Hill campsite in Ilkley. After a night under canvas the teams were
taken to a drop-off point some miles away to the north. Each team had to plan
their own route to a pre-planned checkpoint above Ilkley. The teams were given 2
lives and seven hours to reach the checkpoint. Searchers were dropped in the
area whose job it was to find the teams and take away one of the lives. The day
was very sunny and the scouts returned with quite a tan. Several of the teams
had various encounters with the local cattle and wildlife. After an hectic day
trying to gain the checkpoint without
being caught all the teams returned safely. The winners of the challenge were
the 11th, with the 5th coming a very close second, followed by the 6th in 3rd
place.
The 11th were presented with the Ian Clough Trophy by
Paul Jagger ADC Scouts.
Brendan Wilson DSL
Everyone enjoyed the chase and agreed it should be planned for 2003.