#033 - Do you have enough Rope? A Lesson in Being Prepared
Update: 2013-03-19
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Have you ever saved a life?
In an emergency,
can you do what it takes to help someone? Could you rescue them from a
life-or-death situation? Perhaps you might think I am being a bit
dramatic, but it's a serious question.
Are you prepared?
In July 1983, the 15th World Scouting Jamboree was held at Kananaskis, Alberta, in the shadow of the Canadian Rockies.
In December 1981,
several members of our Venturer company were selected to attend the
HikeMaster training camp in July 1982. If we passed the tests - physical
and written, we would be part of a dedicated group that would be
leading scouts from around the world on hikes and camps in the Rockies
at the World Jamboree the next year. We were given plenty of warning so
that we had time to prepare - and prepare we did.
At 15 and 16, we
were becoming reasonably experienced campers, and we all attended a St
John's first aid course. We also had to do a weekend "solo" hiking
pre-camp (no adult leaders), to help prepare us for being self-reliant
and leading groups of scouts - including their adult leaders.
Little did we
know we would be testing our skills, teamwork and those First-Aid
lessons in earnest in only a few short months - in a real life-or-death
situation.
Listen to the podcast or read the full article on Gazza's Corner Blog.
In an emergency,
can you do what it takes to help someone? Could you rescue them from a
life-or-death situation? Perhaps you might think I am being a bit
dramatic, but it's a serious question.
Are you prepared?
In July 1983, the 15th World Scouting Jamboree was held at Kananaskis, Alberta, in the shadow of the Canadian Rockies.
In December 1981,
several members of our Venturer company were selected to attend the
HikeMaster training camp in July 1982. If we passed the tests - physical
and written, we would be part of a dedicated group that would be
leading scouts from around the world on hikes and camps in the Rockies
at the World Jamboree the next year. We were given plenty of warning so
that we had time to prepare - and prepare we did.
At 15 and 16, we
were becoming reasonably experienced campers, and we all attended a St
John's first aid course. We also had to do a weekend "solo" hiking
pre-camp (no adult leaders), to help prepare us for being self-reliant
and leading groups of scouts - including their adult leaders.
Little did we
know we would be testing our skills, teamwork and those First-Aid
lessons in earnest in only a few short months - in a real life-or-death
situation.
Listen to the podcast or read the full article on Gazza's Corner Blog.
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