Tohunga Training
Tohunga, Teko Teko and Tahwiri are 3 levels of an annual scout and explorers competition run by our local district Harrogate & Nidderdale District Scouts. At 1st Marston Moor we had a team of 5 in the Tohunga section of the competition.
In Tohunga you have two route plan and hike a 7 to 8 mile hike, pitch camp, cook dinner, camp overnight, cook breakfast and hike a second (previously route planned) 7 to 8 mile hike. All without a leader!
To do this we needed to have some navigation, cooking and camp skills and be able to work as a team! We needed to learn first aid and rescue techniques as well - thankfully we didn't need them |
| Tent Pitching |
Training began in March with a short hike around a nearby village called Marton cum Grafton. /it gave us a chance to show what map and navigation skills we had. While we walked we talked about the competition and our scout leader (SL) asked questions about first aid and rescue techniques if we became lost. It was all fine -but the looked horrified when one of the team said they didn't need to look at the map because they had memorised it!
The second training session was orienteering on West Chevin Park, this was all about navigation and teamwork! (With lots of first aid and rescue questions - on the way).
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| The wet practise hike |
We had two training sessions in Kirk Hammerton, we practised cooking on the Trangia stoves pitching and striking tents and did some of the route planning for the actual competition. Of course there were lots of questions on first aid and rescue.
We also did two more hikes - on one it was so wet and cold that we had to abandon the walk part way. Even though we all had waterproofs on we were still getting wet through to our clothes. These hikes were all 8 miles or more - distance practise for the actual competition. (Plus more navigation, first aid and rescue!).
Finn Perkins-Hill
Wolf Patrol
