Klondike Derby

The Klondike Derby is an event where Scouts haul a dog sled around a course for a day competing at various challenges. We have not yet organised a Derby, but have accumulated a fair amount of information and done some preliminary planning.

From Scouter Renato (1st Transcona Scouts)

• The Klondike Derby is an all weekend event with the Scouts going our on Saturday and the Cubs going out on the Sunday. The event is located at the Manitoba Council's Camp Amisk (located just south of Winnipeg) in the first weekend of March. During the event the Cubs and Scouts must travel between 10 "towns" where they are asked to perform various tasks. The tasks vary from year to year but normally include archary, first aide, orientiering, traversing a rope bridge and traveling down a zip-line. Other activities that I've seen include simulating the rescue of some one falling throw the ice, identifying 5 types on knots and lashings, going through a maze blind-folded while following some one's directions, taking the bearing and distance between 4-5 stakes and identifying constellations. Each team is made up of 6-8 youths with the Cubs pulling their gear on a sled and the Scouts using backpacks. There is a 1 hour lunch break were the kids have to set up a shelter and light a fire to heat their meal so tin-foil dinners would work best. In the past, I've taken my Klondike team out 1-2 weeks before the event for a practice run.
• The derby is open to all groups in the Winnipeg and surrounding area. If you need information on how to organize and run a derby you will have to contact the Manitoba Council. If you want to organize a mini-derby for a small number of groups (say 4-5) it can easily be done with the help of parent volunteers. In fact, we run this type of activity during our White-tail winter camp every February.

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Merrickville Plan
Merrickville Budget
Carleton Area Registration Form
Heritage Area Event Details
Sled Plan
Boy's Life Sled Project
Boy's Life Klondike Derby Planning
More Sled Plans
Manitoba Area 9 About Klondike
Manitoba Area 9 Klondike Registration
Manitoba Area 9 Klondike Names
Manitoba Area 9 Klondike Preparation
Manitoba Area 9 Cub-Guide Map
Manitoba Area 9 Scouts-Pathfinder Map
Manitoga Mohican Klondike Derby Passport

Links

• Liam Morland's Klondike sled design and derby information
• Heritage Area's Klondike Derby