Scouts from Haringey complete extreme Challenge Event
Scouts and Volunteers from Haringey have been praised by Chief Scout Dwayne Fields for completing the Southern 50 challenge hike event.
The event has three levels with 30 km’s, 50 km’s, and 50-mile options. This year’s event celebrates 45 years since the first Southern 50, with Scouts taking on routes passing through the counties of Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire alongside 500 young people from across the UK.
The annual Southern 50 Event is a prestigious challenge hike, one of the longest running events of its type in the UK. The event is a test of good orienteering skills as well as teamwork. The route is not disclosed until the day of the event so all teams entering have the same chance of winning a trophy.
Chief Scout Dwayne Fields praised the team’s unwavering determination and teamwork, as they tackled the impressive distance. “The team from Haringey showed real determination to finish the 30 km course, I was delighted to meet them at the finish to hear about the skills they had learnt and challenges they had overcome. All the young people and volunteers involved in the event are a great example of what’s brilliant about Scouts. They worked as a team, had fun and learnt new skills along the way”
Taking part in the event Sam, aged 15, said ‘’The Southern 50 hike was a gigantic experience. It was muddy wet and cold and hard work and was the first time I had done the event, but I learnt new skills and really enjoyed it’’.