Navshield – Day 02

Navshield – Day 02

I was up early and went in search of coffee and food – readily available at the Salvos catering area! Kevin did not emerge for another hour…
We were soon attending the opening ceremony and the briefing! Excitement was in the air! Finally 09:00 arrived and we set out on our journey of hill climbing and descents!

We found the first two controls easily although the second one required some climbing! Then we got cocky: we wasted 30 minutes locating the third control.
From then on, we paid attention and we found the controls. We did work well as a team. 

As time passed, I started to get tired: I always have a heavy backpack! Kevin wanted to get to another control but I did not think that I would make it in time! So we went back to camp!

All in all, it was a great day! It lifted my navigation skills and gave me a sense of accomplishment!

2023 Navshield YouTube Video

 

Breakfast Time!
Teams Filling Intention Route
By The Fire...
List Of Teams
Welcome And Briefing
Briefing Time
Our First Control Is On Top Of The Hill In The Background
A Long Line Of Keen Navigators
En Route To )Our First Control
To The Second Control
The Control Was 50m Above Us! It Was Worth A Climb!
This Team Sensibly Arrived From The Top
Team Blueys
Views
Admiring The Views
Descending Along A Spur
Easy-Going In This Area
Alpha Radio Checkpoint
Cliffs Framing The Goulburn River
The Goulburn River
Pushing On
Control 100 Is The Arch On The Right
Arch
Many Caves Along The Cliffline
Rocks
The Greyhounds, One Of The Blue Mountains SES Teams
We Did Not Take The Suggested Route To Control 100!
Almost There!
The Ridge Where Control 100 Was
Control 100: The Arch
En Route To The Next Control
Beautiful Views At Sunset!
Checking The Results
Awards Ceremony
Awards Ceremony
The Final Setup
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Taking Down The Tent

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