The Mount Challenge - Camping

You must be completely self-contained in terms of equipment for the complete weekend of lightweight camping. Ideally you will be able to carry it all in your rucsac.

Water, rubbish disposal, toilets and washing facilities will be the only facilities available at the campsite. You will be provided with food for all meals other than Saturday lunch; you should bring a packed lunch complete with drink.

You should ensure that you have adequate cooking facilities; open fires are not permitted and refills of gas, methylated spirits or other fuel will not be available at the campsite. You will need to prepare and cook the evening meal on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday. The menu is designed for lightweight camping so that it can be prepared using a single burner unit, such as a Trangia, Primus pressure stove, or Camping Gaz stove together with a cooking pot, a frying pan and a small kettle or other pot to boil water. Such items are supplied with a Trangia stove or are parts of a Gilwell canteen. In case you are worried by its absence above, the Mount Challenge Team will provide Sunday lunch.

 

Follow Doc Mount's guide to an easy Mount Challenge Weekend of Camping

 

• 2 or 3 man tent (check you have all the poles and the correct number of pegs)
• small plastic sheet to act as groundsheet in the storage area of your tent and to sit if it is wet
• plastic bags for rubbish
• small cooking stove (Trangia, Camping Gaz or similar)
• a windshield can be very useful for a gas stove
• sufficient fuel (replacement gas cartridges, methylated spirits etc)
• small cooking pot (This and the next two items come as part of a Trangia stove or in Gilwell Canteen)
• small frying pan
• small kettle or second pot if these are not part of the cooker
• collapsible water carrier
• washing-up liquid
• scourer
• matches.