Peak Challenge 2009
Peak Challenge is an endurance hike for Scouts in Derbyshire with fourteen challenges along the way. The event is run as a competition with points awarded for achievement in map reading, orienteering and success in the challenges.
Scouts arrived after dark to set up camp then up at 7am the following morniong to cook breakfast and check their kit before leaving the site at 9am. There were eight check points on the Saturday with incidents such as map reading, first aid and climbing. By 4pm the Scouts were at the next campsite, preparing their evening meal and resting for the next day ahead. On Sunday there were another six checkpoints, including abseiling and survival skills.
Winners of the 2009 Peak Challenge were 1st Bretton from Medehamstede District with the Top 5 placed as follows:
First: 1st Bretton (Medehamstede)
Second: 2nd Yaxley (Nene)
Third: 3rd Warboys B (Cromwell)
Fourth: 3rd Warboys A (Cromwell)
Fifth: 1st Histon (Crafts Hill)
Josh from 1st Bretton Scouts writes:
"I enjoyed the climbing because it required a lot of teamwork to get up the rockface. Even though my legs were tired and my feet ached, I really enjoyed the hiking. It was the best feeling in the world to walk up the drive after the first days walking.
I was really pleased to come first overall and couldn't be more proud of my team"
