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Welcome
East & South in Norway 2015
Evje, Norway
Troll Activ
The Leadership Teams
Explorer Belt
• Steve Holmes - Camp Leader
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Mike Doyle Edwards - Explorer Belt Leader
Rhys Williams - Deputy Explorer Belt Leader
Kay Holmes - Health & Welfare
Colin Chapman - Expedition Training
Joey Giddings - Expedition Training
Els Davies - Administrator
Dom Whitfield - Treasurer
The Leadership Teams
Base Camp
• Steve Holmes – Camp Leader
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Matthew Jones – Base Camp Leader
Kim Cheshire – Programme Delivery
Alison Docherty – Programme Delivery
Lynn Lee – Catering
Kev Hicks – Programme Delivery
Adam Green – Programme Delivery
Kay Holmes – Health and Welfare
Dom Winfield - Treasurer
Explorer Belt 2015
Stephen Holmes
It’s NOT a belt,
it’s a badge!!!
Requirements
• As a team (size 3-4)
• 10-day expedition outside
• Minimum travelling time of 50 hours
– over the 10 days,
– by foot, cycle, horse, canoe, boat or dinghy
– does not include the time to get there!!!
• Undertake challenges
• Record & make a presentation of your experiences
Things you must do (1)
• Show competence in
• Navigation skills
• Expedition cooking
• Lightweight camping
• Language
• Acceptable home hospitality
• Fitness
• Proficiency in mode of travel
• Teambuilding
• First Aid (covering First Response as a minimum)
Things you must do (2)
• Budget
– agree before you start
– record your spending
• Log book to record
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places visited
route taken
project work
personal thoughts
Things you must do (3)
• Projects
– complete one major project
• agreed within team
– complete 10 minor projects
• given at the start (GOLD envelope)
How is EB assessed?
• Presentation to the Assessment Panel
• Assessment of project work
OK! So what does it really mean?
• How are the teams decided?
– you decide your teams
– each team will be assigned a mentor
• Do we have to practise?
– you decide... But yes
• Who decides the route?
– you do
• What are the projects?
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Explorer Belt Projects
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One Main Project
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you decide within your team!
agree with your mentor
e.g. find out what young people do to have fun in Norway
Ten mini-projects/challenges
– these are given to you just before leaving – GOLD envelope!
For example:
– crewing on a ship and interviewing the captain
– broadcasting on Norwegian radio
– meeting a local celebrity
– learning a local song and dance
– cooking a traditional Norwegian dish
– trying a Norwegian cottage industry
Base Camp (BC) Schedule
• 3 x ½ days of activities to include
– Whitewater rafting
– Paddleboarding
– High Ropes
• Other activities:
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Swimming in fjords
Beaver/Elk Safari
Fjord fishing
Visit to Evje
Some photos…!
Event Overview
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Depart Monday 10th August (1am!!)
Flight from Gatwick to Oslo
Coach from Oslo to Evje
EB departs Base Camp on Tuesday 11th
BC Activities Tuesday – Friday
BC Formal Dinner on Friday 14th
BC departs Evje Saturday 15th August
EB returns to BC Thursday 20th
EB Activity Day / R&R on Friday 21st
EB flies home Saturday 22nd
Camp Training Dates
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7-8th March – EB only
18th April (afternoon) – BC only
30th-31st May - everyone
4th July (afternoon) – BC only
Please put these dates in your diaries now 
Introducing….
• Dom Winfield, Treasurer
Introducing …
• Rhys Williams, Kit
HAVE A BRILLIANT TIME!
Any questions?
Steve and Kay will also be
available to answer your
individual questions after this.