Scouts

After a well-earned lie-in, we slowly rolled into the day, enjoying a relaxed morning before packing up our bags and getting ready for the next adventure. Once everyone was organised,…

Day 5.Recovering after “Culture Night”! Today was an easier day but it gave us time to catch up on our log books 📚. The only real job we had to…

DAY 4.Training Hike day! It’s cold but dry, bright and sunny 🌞. We left USU after breakfast and followed the road past a lovely little church by the lake. We…

Day 3. Well I survived the night camping in -10°C 🥶! After we warmed up and had breakfast we did Tom Crean Programme: shelter building, navigation, ropework and improvised sleds….

Day 2.Morning activity was tent pitching, not as easy when the ground is frozen! After a big lunch we headed out for our first training hike. It was only short…

DAY 1:After an early start at Dublin Airport we were soon on our way to Iceland. 2 and a half hours flying and an hour and a bit in a…

Did you know that the Crean Challenge Expedition is an annual event based on the experiences of Irish explorer Tom Crean. It is for scouts aged from 13-15years and takes…