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IN SUMMARY

EXPEDITIONS - A Trip With a Purpose

  • Must have a clearly defined and preconceived purpose.
  • Must stay at a different campsite each night.
  • The required hours of planned activity are to be spent on;
    • Journeying and navigating
    • Setting up and striking camp
    • Tasks related to the purpose of the Expedition
  • Suggested distances:

MODE BRONZE SILVER GOLD
On foot 25 km 50 km 85 km
On bicycle 85 km 165 km 250 km
On horseback 50 km 100 km 165 km

Note: The above figures are benchmarks. The nature of the terrain, the climate and the weather are major factors, which will influence the distance traveled.

EXPLORATIONS - A Purpose With a Trip

(Requires prior approval from the Divisional Office)
  • Must involve pre-journey research or study into the topic,an on-site study during the journey, and a detailed report in the log on the findings.
  • Must have a clearly defined and preconceived purpose.
  • May make use of a base camp, as long as the purpose involves some aspect of the natural environment or is historic in nature.
  • Must include an element of journeying of at least ten hours total.
  • The remainder of the required hours is to be spent on the approved investigation or special activity.

    • ADVENTUROUS PROJECTS - Silver and Gold Only

    (Requires prior approval from the Divisional Office)
    • Must have a clearly defined and preconceived purpose.
    • A journey which does not fit the description of an Expedition or Exploration exactly, or, it may be a combination of the two.

    DURATION OF JOURNEYS

    BRONZE two days including one night away
    SILVER three days including two nights away
    GOLD four days including three nights away

    HOURS TO BE SPENT ON PLANNED ACTIVITIES

    BRONZE an average of six hours per day
    SILVER an average of seven hours per day
    GOLD an average of eight hours per day

    TRAINING AND PREPARATION

    Should be appropriate to the age group, but address the minimum training in the following areas. This knowledge will be built on in successive levels of the Award.

    • Safety Precautions and Emergency Planning
    • First Aid
    • Map Reading
    • Compass Work
    • Wilderness Code of Behavior
    • Cooking (menu planning and meal preparation)
    • Knowledge of Equipment
    • Site Selection
    • Any other training that would be appropriate to the expedition, eg, canoeing, cycling)

    PRACTICE JOURNEYS

    • Need not be of the same duration as the qualifying journey
    • Should NOT be over the same route as the qualifying journey
    • All other conditions should approximate, as closely as possible, those anticipated for the qualifying journey
    • Must set up camp and check all equipment
    • Should include at least one night out at Gold Level
    BRONZE one practice journey
    SILVER one practice journey
    DIRECT SILVER one practice journey
    GOLD one practice journey
    DIRECT GOLD two practice journeys

    REPORT LOGS

    Guidelines for the Report on the Journey appear on pages 20 and 21 of the Participant Record Book.


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