Eight Scouts hike to a remote mountain bothy for some winter bivvy-bagging!

A team of 8 Scouts enjoyed a weekend of sledging in the hills above Loch Oich during February 2005! All the Scouts took a spare survival bag for one single purpose - sledging! More commonly known as bivvy-bagging, the Scouts spent hours sliding down the snow-covered hill side!

The Scouts were undertaking the hike as part of their Zodiac Award progress, which entails them spending at least one night at camp per month, for 9 months out of 12. During each camp, they must successfully complete a challenge. February's challenge was to camp below 0°C!

For each of the 9 overnight hike camps, the Scouts are required to arrange their own food in their cooking groups. They also prepare their equipment, such as stoves, fuel and anything else which is required for the location that they're going to be hiking in.