Venture Scouts (Scouting Ireland) - The Venture Scout Challenge

The Venture Scout Challenge

Challenge is an event often referred to as the "Mini-Explorer Belt." Challenge (now in its 20th year) was founded by Brian O'Connor from Cork- today the Spirit of Challenge Trophy is named after him. Like the Belt it involves teams of 2 Venture Scouts of the same sex(In recent years different sex teams have also been allowed on the Challenge) but hiking takes place in Ireland with participants walking 100 km in 5 days while living on a budget of 4 euro per person per day. While Belt entrants have to struggle with warm climates, Challenge competitors are subject to the whim of the Irish weather system which even in Summer can be quite grim, though previous walkers have said that the rough weather is all part of the fun. Successful entrants receive the Challenge woggle. The Venue for 2007 was supposed South East Ireland and Wales but this has been postponed until 2008. Challenge was originally run (every second year) by SAI. The SI Challenge is run annually. The events were:

  • 1987 - West Cork
  • 1989 - County Galway
  • 1991 - Thurles, County Tipperary
  • 1993 - County Kilkenny
  • 1995 - County Kerry
  • 1997 - County Sligo
  • 1999 - West Cork
  • 2001 - Isle of Man
  • 2003 - County Donegal
  • 2004 - County Clare
  • 2005 - County Kildare
  • 2006 - County Mayo, County Roscommon, County Galway
  • 2007 - Ireland, Wales (Postponed until 2008)
  • 2009 - Ireland, County Kerry - "Desmond"
  • 2010 - Ireland / Wales
  • 2011 - Ireland West


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