Venturer Open Day, 29 July

We had an open day on Sunday specially for ex-IW participants. Among the workshops were:

• Orienteering, by Sham

A veteran of four expeditions, Sham is extremely familiar with the jungle. He showed how to find bearings with the compass and GPS (Global Positioning System). He also had tips on what to do when lost and how to create your own compass.

• Basic first aid, by Sean

A staff of Sunway Medical Centre, Sean shared his medical and first aid knowledge on handling common emergency situations, keeping healthy and preventing illness in the jungle, common items in the medikit, and the wonders of a teaspoon of salt and sugar.

• Basic Campcraft, by Alan and Vig

Senior members of Raleigh KL, Alan and Vig demonstrated on everything a venturer needed to know about choosing a campsite for the nite, setting up the hammock and basha, selecting a rucksack and using common camping tools.

There were also updates of the latest exciting Raleigh projects in Sabah and William shared about his expedition 06A experience.

This event was exclusively for participants who had successfully completed an Introduction Weekend, with special invitations to participants since IW Nov'05. This venturer drive was for the upcoming expedition. As a result two people signed up for the October expedition.

[05G Photo by Shih Chung]