TP Tracked & Difficult Tracked Workshop - BWG25A

This Bushwalking Workshop is open to Leader & Rovers of Sydney North Region. 

This workshop is aimed to provide training to Leaders and Rovers for bushwalking tracked or bushwalking difficult tracked qualifications. There are no pre-requisits for attending this workshop and those with existing skills are welcome to attend.

Walk Grade – This walking workshop will be graded easy to medium (Walking track Grade 3). Some guidance on this level of walk is:

For a person of average fitness if you can push a shopping trolley around “Big Fresh”, you can do an “easy walk”. If you run up stairs 2 at a time you are probably better than “medium” .

Walk Location - TBA. This may incur additional cost for camping

Equipment you will need -

• Lightweight camping equipment (sleeping bag & mat, tent, change of clothes, cooking equipment)
• Baseplate compass
• First Aid Kit
• Map case (A4 or bigger)
• Walking shoes/boots
• Clothing appropriate to weather
• Wet weather clothing
• Sunscreen & Hat
• Hand sanitizer
• Food
• Whistle
• (If you have one) Emergency beacon or satellite communicator
• Mobile phone
• Water
• Backpack

A full list of equipment will be supplied and equipment reviewed and discussed at the 14th June workshop session.

Other Items

You will need a bushwalking logbook. A logbook template can be downloaded from the bottom of the SNR Bushwalking page - https://sydneynorthscouts.com/activities/bushwalking-peak-team/

You will need to fill in the workbook and bring to the overnight walk on 28th & 29th June.

There is an option for those just doing TP Tracked bushwalking qualification to just do the Saturday 28th June walk and not the full overnight walk.