The obstacle course

The obstacle course is the highlight at the end of the Young Spiritual warrior camp as all the skills are tested as well as courage, determination and teamwork are needed to succeed. The following were the tasks performed included in a 2 mile hike with the help of a map :

1. River crossing with rope and harness

2. Swamp crossing with planks across swinging tires, swinging ladder and buckets

3. Building a shelter

4. Finding a treasure with maps and compass

5. Carrying an injured teammember

6. Transmitting a message visually with morse-code

7. Finding a target in the woods blindfolded

8. Finding 8 messages with the help of a map

9. Rolling a tire to a target downhill

10. Scouting out team opponents or facilitators (shouting their names before getting touched resulted in point gains)

The teams started at 10 A.M. and finished about 6 P.M. after which the final battle with paintballs took place. A very exhausting, challenging but fulfilling day. Not all the tasks could be accomplished and despite the short course one team got lost... until the drunk neighbor reminded them they were going astray.

	TOP LEFT : Narada tightening the rope to cross the river TOP RIGHT : carrying an injured teammember w. a blanket for 1/2 mile. LEFT : crossing the river w. a harness (both teams took about one hour for all the 6 teammembers to cross). 3 fell BOTTOM LEFT : Making fire w. 16 matches took about 25 minutes BOTTOM RIGHT : Now the task is to boil a tincan of water
Both teams were down to 1 or 2 matches before they finally got it going...	Nice fire, but too late, the other team already finished !
Swamp crossing over buckets proved to be the most difficult part...	A beautiful shelter tested to be waterproof...!?

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