Category: Hiking

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…