Category: Camping
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
On 30 July-5 August 2023, Troop 77 went at Camp Avantura. Camp Avantura is a week-long summer camp organised by the Transatlantic Council in Savudrija,…
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…
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…
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…
Vesenaz Campout – 15-16 May 2021
We first met at CDL early on Saturday morning, from where we made our own way in patrols to the Vesenaz campsite on the other…
How To Build A Quinzee – Video
Inspired by the snow shelters he learnt about during recent weekend campouts, Troop 77’s Ben Landon decided to perfect his quinzee building technique on a…