S u rv iv a l E x e rc is e

Y o u a r e f ly in g in a je t o v e r th e f o o t h ills o f th e H im a la y a s .
T h e p la n e c r a s h e s , t h e p ilo t is k ille d b u t a ll o f y o u s u r v iv e .
D u e to th e h ig h ir o n c o n te n t in th e s u r ro u n d in g r o c k th e
p la n e s c o m p a s s a t im p a c t g a v e a n in c o r r e c t g r id
r e f e r e n c e w h e n th e p ilo t s e n t a n S O S ! T h e te r r a in
is
m o u n t a in o u s a n d r u n s e a s t to w e s t. C lo u d c o v e r is a lm o s t
t o ta l a n d th e te m p e r a tu r e is - 1 0 C w ith a w in d c h ill f a c to r
m a k in g e x p o s e d t e m p e r a t u r e s - 2 5 C ! T h e r e is v e g e ta tio n
a ro u n d th e c r a s h s ite .
Y o u h a v e a m a p o f th e a re a w h ic h s h o w s th e te r r a in . Y o u
w e r e lu c k y y o u c r a s h e d n e a r a la k e th a t w a s a s t r a n g e
s h a p e a n d y o u c a n d e te r m in e y o u r g e n e r a l lo c a tio n .
T h e m a p s h o w s th a t th e r e is a n u n in h a b ite d v illa g e 3 0 a ir
m ile s t o t h e e a s t b u t t h e t e r r a in is d if f ic u lt .
It is p ro b a b le th a t th e S O S w a s r e c e iv e d b y th e m o u n ta in
r e s c u e a n d t h a t a r e s c u e p a r t y w ill b e s e n t . H o w e v e r , t h e
g r id lo c a tio n m a y b e a s m u c h a s tw e n t y m ile s o u t, a n d it
c o u ld ta k e m a n y d a y s to f in d y o u , if a t a ll
N o b o d y is in ju r e d , a n d y o u f in d th e f o llo w in g 1 5 it e m s :

N am e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
1.

M a g n e tic c o m p a s s

2.

1 g a llo n c a n o f s u g a r s y r u p

3.

1 1 s le e p in g b a g s

4.

1 b o t t le o f w a t e r p u rif ic a t io n ta b le t s

5.

4 m s q u a r e t a r p a u lin

6.

1 3 w o o d e n m a tc h e s in a w a te rp r o o f tin

7.

1 0 0 m o f ro p e

8.

4 to rch es

9.

3 p a ir s o f s n o w s h o e s

1 0 . H a lf a litr e o f v o d k a
1 1 . S a f e t y r a z o r k it w it h m ir r o r
1 2 . W in d u p a la r m c lo c k
13. Axe
1 4 . P u n c t u r e d a ir c r a f t t y r e in n e r t u b e
1 5 . B o o k o n n a v ig a t io n b y t h e s ta r s
S ta y

Go

R ank

Requirements
As a team, decide whether you walk to the uninhabited
village or remain at the crash site and give reasons for
your decision.
List the 15 items in the order of importance 1 through to
15 and give reasons.

S u r v iv a l E x e r c is e
T h e e x p e r t s s a y t o s ta y p u t . 9 m e n a ll o f v a r y in g a t h le t ic
a b ilit y , th e t e r r a in , t h e c o ld , t h e f a c t t h a t m o r e e n e rg y a n d
t h e r e f o r e m o r e s y r u p , w ill b e u s e d o n t h e m o v e a n d a p o o r
m a p a n d a u s e le s s m a g n e t ic c o m p a s s w o u ld f a v o u r
d is a s te r .
M a g n e tic C o m p a s s
S yru p
S le e p in g B a g s
P u r if ic a t io n T a b le t s
C anvas
M a tc h e s
R ope
T orch es
S now shoes
V odka
S a fety ra z o r
A la r m
Axe
In n e r t u b e
B ook

E x p e r ts
13
5
4
15
3
1
6
10
7
11
9
12
2
8
14

R ea so n
U s e le s s
E nergy
W a rm th
U s e le s s
S h e lte r
W a r m t h / S ig n a l/ L ig h t
M a k e s h e lt e r
S ig n a l
M o b ilit y a r o u n d c a m p
A n tis e p t ic
C u t t in g & s ig n a llin g
U s e le s s
M a k e s h e lt e r / F ire W o o d
S t o r a g e c a r r ie r
U s e le s s