Log of Venture Scout Award Expedition,

2 January, 2015 - 4 Janury, 2015

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REFERENCES & ILLUSTRATIONS

Remarks

Day 1
The following members gathered at the
Tai Wo MTR Station, Exit A:

09:00

09:20

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Chris Chung (Team A Leader)

Christopher Chan
Rosie Anne Peat
Christine Halliday
Sharon Yip
Timothy Tan (Team B Leader)
Marcus Chui
Etienne Lee
Daniel Yip

Briefing by
Venture Scout Leader Andy Bell,
Venture Scout Helper Peter Halliday,
Venture Scout Helper Ashley Bell,
with blessings from Assessor Alexander
Chan.
Arrival at Minibus Station at Tai Wo Traffic
Exchange.

Expedition was a joint effort from

members of both the 1694th and the
192nd Troops. This was done for efficient
logistics and to promote cooperation
across the 30th Venture Scout Unit.
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Satellite Image: Tai Wo MTR Station, with Exit
locations

Final checks before departure; words of

encouragement.

09:40

Departure from Minibus Station towards

Starting Point (49Q 0767 8601).

Significant waiting time due to large size

of the party, as will as infrequent number
of buses available.

10:20

Arrival at Starting Point (49Q 0767 8601),

departure to embark on expedition.

Team A and B split at this point, with

Team B departing 30 minutes after Team
A.

Weaved through alleyways of village

under Cloudy Hill.

Teams struggles to find the Start Point,

since there were so many different alleys
in the area, and our maps did not provide
extremely accurate information regarding
small roads like those.

10:50

11:00

Change in route due to inaccurate route

planning in proposal. Team A and Team B
will approach Checkpoint 1, or Cloudy
Hill, via two different routes.
Team A: Southern route, following electric
pythons up towards Cloudy Hill.
Team B: Northern route, through Kat Tsai
Shan Au.
(Team A)
Departure from Starting Point, south
towards a self-devised new route.
(Team B)
Arrival at Kat Tsai Shan Au.

Team A walked ahead along the original

route, to find that part of the route has
been cut off by a landslide, and there is in
fact no trail noted there on the map.
Change of route was confirmed with
leaders, and across the Teams, via phone
calls.

11:40

(Team B)
Stop at pavilion past C2204 for lunch
break.

12:00

(Team B)
Departure from pavilion past C2204 after
lunch break.

Canned soup and snacks.

Passed W106 - W111 (Wilson Trail).

13:00

(Team B)
Arrival at Checkpoint 1, Cloudy Hill (49Q
0888 8834).

Contacted Team B at this point, to find

that their route was much more difficult
than expected, and therefore will take
extra time to arrive at Checkpoint 1.

13:30

(Team B)
Arrival at Checkpoint 2, Trig Point near
Sha To Lung (49Q 1045 8776).

Observed beautiful views across the ridge

line.

14:10

(Team B)
Arrival at Checkpoint 3, Trig Point near
Ma Tseuk Tong (49Q 1120 8867).

(Team B)
Doubled back towards Checkpoint 2, and
turned North to a trail leading towards
Sha Lo Tung.

At this point, it was observed on the map

that the distance between Checkpoint 4
and Checkpoint 5 could not be crossed,
as there is no trail going between the two
locations. As a result, Team A decided to
loop back to Checkpoint 1 at Cloudy Hill
via Sha Lo Tung, where we can proceed
North through the Wilson and country
trails towards Checkpoint 5.

(Team B)
Doubled back towards Checkpoint 2, and
turned North to a trail leading towards
Sha Lo Tung.

At this point, it was observed on the map

that the distance between Checkpoint 4
and Checkpoint 5 could not be crossed,
as there is no trail going between the two
locations. As a result, Team A decided to
loop back to Checkpoint 1 at Cloudy Hill
via Sha Lo Tung, where we can proceed
North through the Wilson and country
trails towards Checkpoint 5.

(Team B)
Arrival at Checkpoint 1, Cloudy Hill (49Q
0888 8834).

Team B had mistakenly carried Team As

food supplies for the day, and therefore
the teams convened upon Cloudy Hill to
swap resources and supplies. Afterwards,
the team remained together for the
remainder of the trip.

15:30

(Team A)
Arrival at Checkpoint 1, Cloudy Hill (49Q
0888 8834).

Team As route was filled with wild shrubs

and growth, and therefore required
extended efforts to bushbash through the
terrain. This delayed the p[lans
significantly, but shows their remarkable
resilience under new challenges.

16:20

Departure from Checkpoint 1, Cloudy Hill

(49Q 0888 8834).

18:00

Arrival at Checkpoint 5, Toilet near Hok

Tau Reservoir (49Q 1017 8976).

19:10

Arrival at End Point, Hok Tau Campsite

(49Q 0987 9082).

15:00

19:10

Arrival at End Point, Hok Tau Campsite

(49Q 0987 9082).
Met Peter Chow, a leader from 1694th, at
the campsite, and convened around a
campfire.

20:00

Chinese sausages with rice, with tomato

soup.

Dinner.
Day 2

08:00

Breakfast.

09:30

(Team A)
Departure from Starting Point, Hok Tau
Campsite (49Q 0987 9082).
(Team A)
Arrival at Check Point 1, Information
Board near San Uk Tsai (49Q 1002 9202).
(Team A)
Arrival at Check Point 2, C2504 near Lo
Lung Tin (49Q 1198 9179).

10:00

(Team B)
Departure from Starting Point, Hok Tau
Campsite (49Q 0987 9082).
(Team B)
Passed through Checkpoints, as above.

Eggs, Nutella spread and bread.

13:20

(Team A)
Arrival at Check Point 3, Pavilion near
W135 marker (49Q 1316 9204).
(Team A)
Lunch break.

13:40

Packed ham and cheese sandwiches.

(Team A)
Departure from Check Point 3 (49Q 1316
9204).
(Team A)
Arrival at Check Point 4, Intersection at
W129 (49Q 1500 9035).
(Team A)
Delay due to broken equipment.

14:00

Christines shoes soles had began

peeling off, and as a result the pace of
travel was significantly decre

(Team B)
Arrival at Check Point 3, Pavilion near
W135 marker (49Q 1316 9204).
(Team B)
Lunch break.
(Team B)
Passed through Checkpoints, as above.

16:10

(Team B)
Etienne was found experiencing major
pains in his legs, which we deduced was a
cramp. Leaders were contacted
immediately.

As leaders had advised via

telecommunication, Team B would make
their way to Shun Yeung Fung Peak, and
then make a decision whether or not to
go down the mountain immediately with
an alternate trail.

16:10

(Team B)
Etienne was found experiencing major
pains in his legs, which we deduced was a
cramp. Leaders were contacted
immediately.

As leaders had advised via

telecommunication, Team B would make
their way to Shun Yeung Fung Peak, and
then make a decision whether or not to
go down the mountain immediately with
an alternate trail.

16:30

(Team A)
Arrival at Checkpoint 5, Shun Yeung Fung
Peak (49Q 1436 8934).

Stopped to distribute equipment to

lighten load for Christine, whose shoes
were still unfit for heavy duty.
The two teams met up at this location by
coincidence, as Team A decided to stop
to distribute equipment.

16:40

(Team B)
Arrival at Checkpoint 5, Shun Yeung Fung
Peak (49Q 1436 8934).

(Team A)
Proceed according to plan, towards Pat
Sin Leng.
(Team B)
Proceed down from Shun Yeung Fung, as
advised.
18:00

(Team A)
Arrival at Checkpoint 6, Spring Breeze
Pavilion (49Q 1556 8835).

For Team B, the decision to take a Southward route from this location down
towards the main road was made, as of
Etiennes situation. Though it was a fairly
steep descent, it was managed at a slow
pace.

18:00

(Team A)
Arrival at Checkpoint 6, Spring Breeze
Pavilion (49Q 1556 8835).

18:15

(Team A)
Arrival at End Point, Chung Pui Campsite
(49Q 1622 8932).

18:40

(Team B)
Arrival at Ting Kok Road, approximately
800m from Tai Mei Tuk town.
(Team B)
Public transport was taken to the
campsite.

19:00

(Team B)
Arrival at End Point, Chung Pui Campsite
(49Q 1622 8932).

19:30

Dinner.

Pasta with cream of mushroom sauce.

Day 3

08:00

Breakfast.

09:40

(Team A)
Departure from Start Point, Chung Pui
Campsite (49Q 1622 8932).
(Team A)
Arrival at Check Point 1, Bridge near
Mirror Pool (49Q 1626 9140).

Fried spam and bread, and mixed

oatmeal.

(Team A)
Arrival at Check Point 2, Trig Point near
Wang Leng Au (49Q 1800 9000).
(Team A)
Arrival at Check Point 3, C2611 near
Mount Newland (49Q 2028 9049).
10:20

(Team B)
Departure from Start Point, Chung Pui
Campsite (49Q 1622 8932).
(Team B)
Passed through Checkpoints, as above.

13:20

(Team A)
Arrival at Check Point 5, C2619 near Fu
Tau Sha (49Q 2039 8781).
Lunch break.

13:40

(Team A)
Departure from Check Point 5, C2619
near Fu Tau Sha (49Q 2039 8781).
(Team A)
Arrival at Check Point 6, Trig Point
Cheung Pai Tun (49Q 1855 9740).
(Team A)
Arrival at Check Point 7, C2630 near Sam
Mun Tun (49Q 1726 8613).

Packed ham and cheese sandwiches.

14:00

(Team A)
Arrival at Check Point 5, C2619 near Fu
Tau Sha (49Q 2039 8781).
Lunch break.

14:20

Packed ham and cheese sandwiches.

(Team B)
Departure from Check Point 5, C2619
near Fu Tau Sha (49Q 2039 8781).
(Team B)
Passed through Checkpoints, as above.

17:00

(Team A)
Arrival at End Point, Guard Post near
Main Dam (49Q 1544 8730).

17:20

(Team B)
Arrival at End Point, Guard Post near
Main Dam (49Q 1544 8730).
Both teams cross Main Dam together,
after reunion with
Venture Scout Leader Andy Bell,
Venture Scout Helper Peter Halliday,
Venture Scout Helper Ashley Bell.

Debriefing by leaders, farewells.

Short reflection was done together on the

event, discussing learnings and
outcomes. Roles were briefly allocated for
the report as well.