Almost 300 teams take on the new Apex Intense

Almost 300 teams took part in a new format of Apex Intense which was held earlier this month at the Scouttastic event at Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield. It was open to Scouts of all ages from right across South Yorkshire.

For the first time Beavers got a taste of the Apex experience, climbing through some of our toughest obstacles and then taking part in a race against time to find Apex control points spread out across a wide playing area.

Check out the full details including photos and results from the day's event.

Missing anything?

After a night of adventure and excitement in the forest, it looks like a few people may be missing a couple of things.
Most of the lost property was able to be reunited with its owners before the final results presentation, but while clearing up the site, a few more bits were discovered abandoned in the field.

The current list of wet soggy gear available for claiming is:

:: Purple waterproof coat - size 11
:: Pair of beige and black gloves
:: Green tent bag - says "Phoenix" which could be a clue
:: Black and grey bobble hat
:: Orange pole bag - looks like from a Vango Force 10 tent
:: Flimsy green 'pack-away' rucksack
:: Grey groundsheet in black stuff sack
:: Black and blue sleeping bag - Vango
:: Small walki-talkie radio
:: Inflatable camping mat in a black bag

If any of this is yours, please contact us via the website as soon as possible. Anything unclaimed by Friday will have to be sent to great gear heap in the sky.

Equally, if you've discovered anything in your kit which may be someone else's, please leave a comment here so it could be returned to its rightful place.

What a weekend!

So we may all be exhausted, wet and pretty smelly after our night in the forest, but once again the Apex Challenge has been a huge success. Thanks to everyone who took part, and everyone behind the scenes who made it all happen.

Massive congratulations to Ice Bank Mice Elf from Endurance ESU in Leicestershire and Hoof Arted from Coventry Network who won the Explorer and Network competitions respectively, but also to everyone who entered and completed the event with such great enthusiasm.

We were particularly impressed with the vision, commitment and sheer determination of our special projects team who built and managed the spectacular Apex Mountain and won the prestigious JCH Award for Outstanding Achievement. They worked for almost 12 hours constructing the mountain, finishing with just seconds to spare before the first teams were due to cross it. Never before have we had such a dramatic start for teams setting off on the event.

You can now see the full results and detailed event report our website, as well as hundreds of photos taken throughout the competition by our event photographer. An event video will be uploaded to the site shortly.

So thanks again for being part of the Apex Challenge, and we look forward to seeing again at our next event
in October!