boy scout challenge – SCOUT PIONEERING

Those visiting the Pioneering Area on Garden Ground Mountain had an opportunity to find out how well and how fast they could lift a log off the ground by coiling a rope and tossing it over a crossbar, tying a Timber Hitch around a log on the other side, tying a Clove Hitch around a stake in the ground, and finally lifting the log by tying a Sheepshank.

The Rope-Toss-Log-Lift Challenge is a good test of rope-handling and some basic knot-tying skills, and it can be even more fun when competing on an individual basis or as a threesome.

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VIEW VIDEO: Simple Flagpole Raising Demonstration

Put it together, lift it up, and tie it down!

Several campcraft skills come into play in order to successfully complete this Simple Flagpole challenge. Each patrol flies their patrol flag from a 14′ flagpole they construct using the following materials:

four Scout Staves (or 3 Scout Staves if their patrol flag is already tied to a 5′ pole)
six 6-foot x 1/4-inch lashing ropes
three 15-foot dining fly guylines
three long stakes
one mallet

On signal, each patrol flies their flag by:

joining the staves together with round lashings
attaching the three guylines about 3/4 the way up from the bottom with roundturns with two half hitches or rolling hitches
hammering in the three stakes forming an equilateral triangle
tying the guylines at the stakes with taut-line hitches
adjusting the tension on the lines to securely hold their flagpole in a vertical position

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Rope-Toss-Log-Lift-Challenge at the Jamboree

Scout Meeting Challenge: Flagpole Race