Adventure

The Adventure Award promotes the spirit of adventure and discovery. It combines expedition and camp craft, learnt and practised in an adventure setting. You must hold at least First Aid Stage 1 to undertake instruction in this award.

In the area of kayaking, which requires extensive technical skills, you must first gain at least Kayaking Stage 1 before attempting a kayaking expedition.

Stage 1
Awarded to Boys aged 12 or above, who have successfully undertaken in the first 2 weekends of instruction comprising:

1. Expedition
a. Maps: Care and Maintenance
b. Maps: Scales and Map References
c. Maps: Features - Natural, Cultural and Topographical
d. Using a Map and a Compass
e. Keeping an Expedition Log
f. Exercise Gallop: Orienteering

2. Camp Craft
a. Important knots and lashings
b. Tents: Parts, Care and maintenance, Pitching
c. Building an improvised shelter and Site considerations for shelter
d. The Country Code
e. Exercise Afloat: Raft-building

3. First Aid
a. Refresher on Basic Outdoor and Water First Aid and Safety

4. Assessment to be done in the third weekend
a. Theory Test
b. Practical assessment during a hike of around 16km, and a subsequent overnight stay under improvised shelter.

Stage 2
- Due to Copyright of the BB handbook, pls purchase the BB Handbook from BB shop to know more. -