Just a follow up on VenMX for those who were unable to be there; the weekend was a great experience which we will be repeating in 2010. Stephen E was first on scene when a venturer dislocated his knee an hour from a checkpoint. He radioed into Bivouac (VenMX/Army lingo for base camp) to let them know of the situation. Matthew and Kerry were soon there as well with ambulance paramedics. We ended up evacuating the venturer by helicopter after first aid. I'd particularly like to congratulate Stephen in particular for some cool blooded professionalism when first radioing in the emergency.
Kerry MC'd the bonfire on sunday night, which was a great success. All rovers were involved in skits, firelighting and other small tasks on the night.
Apart from that little experience, the leaders on the hike were very pleased to have our presence, and it was also a PR coup for us with the venturers. Our venturers in particular, who cleaned out the hike, winning almost every trophy.
Cheers, and thanks to everyone involved, including Bron & Mark for making our venturer team so successful.
Emile Victor
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