Category: Camping

July 2024 – Camp Alpine at Kandersteg
This July, Troop 77 together with Troop 130 spent an amazing week at Camp Alpine, held at the Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC) in the…

September 2024 – Ardèche Kayaking Weekend
Written by Sebastien Burgess (Life Scout; Senior Patrol Leader – Webmaster) Troop 77 held its annual Ardèche kayaking weekend in Saint-Martin-d’Ardèche, in the south of…

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…

July-August 2023 Camp Avantura
Written by Sebastien Burgess (Life Scout; Patrol Leader) On 30 July-5 August 2023, Troop 77 went at Camp Avantura. Camp Avantura is a week-long summer…

June 2023 – Wilderness Survival Weekend
Written by Sebastien Burgess (Life Scout; Patrol Leader) On 3-4 June 2023, Troop 77 held its annual wilderness survival weekend in Chézery-Forens, France. The scouts…

May 2023 – Eco-Camp
Written by Sebastien Burgess (Life Scout; Patrol Leader) On 6-7 May 2023, Troop 77 held an eco-camp in Satigny, Geneva. The aim of the camp…

March 2023 – Winter Weekend
Written by Sebastien Burgess (Life Scout; Patrol Leader) On 4-5 March 2023, Troop 77 did a winter weekend in Bostan, in the French Alps. The…

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…

La Fouly Summer Campout – 14-18 July
This year’s summer campout took place at the Camping des Glaciers, La Fouly, in Canton Valais. Sixteen scouts including four from Troop 130 (also based…

Sixt Campout – 5-6 June
An early Saturday morning start saw 25 scouts along with 10 adult leaders and assisting parents meet up at Le Pelly campsite in Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval. They immediately…