Other County Events
As well as the regular events organised just for Explorers, there are other events and activities which are organised by specialist groups, but which are open to Explorers, and sometimes other sections too.
Below is a brief description and link to the website for some of these activities:
Snow & Ice
This event is open to all Explorer Scouts (over 15), Scout Network and Leaders from all Sections within the County.
For the younger members, they’ll get to learn the basic skills and experience Scottish Winters with overnights out in the wilds and the social crack on a residential. For older members, there’ll be opportunities to develop your skills to be self sufficient in the mountains, understand the risks and grow experience in a controlled environment.
Those with more experience will be able to hone their skills further, obtain permits and in so doing benefit scouting within West Lancashire.
Splash 'n' Dash
The Splash and Dash Adventure Challenge is a race for teams of Explorers, Network and Leaders across the Lake District, by several different methods of transport. It is designed to bring the best in each discipline to the front across West Lancs County.
The competition runs on the first weekend in October each year, and takes a day to complete. Each seperate activity takes a pair of people from the team (with one exception), and the final leg is open to all the competitors in the team. The seperate activities are:
- Running / orienteering
- Canadian (open) Canoeing
- Mountain Biking
- Sea Kayaking
- Fell run / mountaineering
Each activity is run by specialists in that activity, from West Lancashire Scouts.
Teams (consisting of 7 people) will need to have specialists in each activity. Everyone does one activity, plus has the option to participate in the final challenge - a fell run.