Category: Camping
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…
Winter Survival Weekend, Refuge de Solalex – 6-7 February 2021
For many scouts, the winter campout weekend at the Refuge de Solalex above Gryon took their winter skills training to a new level. Scouts hiked…