Category: Hiking
November 2023 – Thanksgiving Weekend
Every year we do a Thanksgiving celebration in the Jura mountains. It feels special as we were at this special weekend away with family and…
12 November 2023 – Geneva Historic Trail Walk
On 12 November 2023 scouts from Troop 77, Geneva and Troop 681, Basel did a walk in Geneva, stopping at historical sites in the city.…
7-8 October 2023 – Samoens Campout
This year, we introduced the Samoëns Campout, from 7-8 October, as a new and exciting activity for our scouts. The adventure began with carpooling to…
June 2023 Wilderness Survival Weekend
On 3-4 June 2023, Troop 77 held its annual wilderness survival weekend in Chézery-Forens, France. The scouts built shelters out of branches and leaves (which…
May 2023 Eco-Camp
On 6-7 May 2023, Troop 77 held an eco-camp in Satigny, Geneva. The aim of the camp was to promote environmentalism. This was done by…
24-25 June 2023 – Allalinhorn Climb (4027m)
On 24 June 2023 6 scouts and 3 scoutmasters took on their first 4000m peak – ALLALINHORN in the Swiss Alps. Having completed ice climbing…
March 2023 Winter Weekend
On 4-5 March 2023, Troop 77 did a winter weekend in Bostan, in the French Alps. The scouts did ski touring and snowshoeing, and even…
Leysin Thanksgiving Weekend – 27-28 November
On Thanksgiving weekend, the scouts went to Leysin, where it snowed. We stayed in a chalet called Riant-Val. On Saturday morning we went climbing indoors…
Versoix Clean-up Hike – 13 October
Troop 77 set off from CDL to go on a clean-up hike around Versoix. We set off from CDL car park in patrols and soon…
Base Camp/Wilderness Survival Weekend – 9-10 October
This campout had two purposes – to get our new scouts up to scratch with a range of basic skills from setting up a campsite…