idriswilliams
Member
Hi,
Any one else notice that the Explorer Scout Caving Activity badge has suddenly been dumbed down?
It always used to involve 6 additinal trips 3 of which involved vertical descents.
Now just 2 additional trips! All without consultation as per usual!
In my opinion the overall content of both badges gave a good grounding in caving, particularly if the study involved learning basic SRT. What would have made it better would have been ti become a staged activity badge so that Explorers could gain the Scout badge (if not having done it as a Scout) and if Scouts could have made a start on Explorer badge before going up.
Idris
Any one else notice that the Explorer Scout Caving Activity badge has suddenly been dumbed down?
It always used to involve 6 additinal trips 3 of which involved vertical descents.
Now just 2 additional trips! All without consultation as per usual!
In my opinion the overall content of both badges gave a good grounding in caving, particularly if the study involved learning basic SRT. What would have made it better would have been ti become a staged activity badge so that Explorers could gain the Scout badge (if not having done it as a Scout) and if Scouts could have made a start on Explorer badge before going up.
Idris