Brecon Beacons 2023
The Autumn half term saw the return of our annual Brecon Beacons (or should that be Bannau Brycheiniog) long weekend expedition. On Sunday we headed out onto the hills, hoping to bag a trio...
Category: Expeditions
Eryri Expedition 2023
The late Spring bank holiday weekend saw the start of the annual 1st Crawley expedition to Eryri (Snowdonia). This year we stayed in new lodgings near Llanberis, right in the heart of the National...
1st Crawley in Snowdonia… and a Surprise Award
Following a 2 year break, 1st Crawley Scouts returned to Snowdonia during the Summer half-term for another exciting couple of days of water and mountain activities. After a long drive to Yr Hen Felin...
Brecon Beacons October 2019
Another very successful Group expedition to the mountains of South Wales. The sun came out for us and gave us the best views of the highest mountain in Southern Britain and it’s near neighbours...
Snowdonia May 2019
The Spring half term saw 1st Crawley head to North Wales for an action-packed weekend of adventure. On day one we all donned wet suits and headed into the Afon Trystion to go gorge...
1st Crawley Scout Leader treks solo across Nepal to Everest Base Camp
You can read a fantastic account of Andy’s Himalayan trek over at the Crawley District website… https://crawleydistrictscouts.co.uk/news/2019/02/1st-crawley-scout-leader-treks-solo-across-nepal-to-everest-base-camp/
Brecon Beacons Expedition 2018
Just 6 hours after leaving our Oak Road headquarters 23 of us were all safe and warm in the wonderful Tyle Morgrug bunkhouse in South Wales. It had thick stone walls, double glazing, central...
