Stefan,
Thank you for information. It's a good stuff. (I even want to attend your
NTT myself :)))
G�nter, maybe you can add to it, if Stefan left something out. It would be
appreciated. I think we'll sure use it as some guide lines, when we will
grow enough to do NTT in Russia.
Boris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stefan Fischer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Boris Chikota" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "RangerNet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 2:10 AM
Subject: Re: [RR] NTT
> Hi Boris,
>
>
> > What is a National Training Trail anyway? I mean I can guess what it is.
> > Just curious about the program.
>
> I don't know about NTT in the US, but I can tell you what it is in
Germany.
>
> When we arrived in thursday afternoon, we built up our basis camp. Then we
> prepared a meal with food from the nature and a fish each one had to kill
> and to gut for himself.
> In the early hours of friday we started the training hike in groups of 5
or
> 6. We were sent to a course which was circular and about 40 km (?) in
> circumference. Half of the groups were sent out clockwise the others
> counterclockwise so we would meet friday evening in the middle after
having
> passed several stations teaching us survival, orienteering and rope craft
> techniques.
> In the evening we had an introduction how to build a bivouac/primitive
> shelter with and without our equipment. Then we would make our way into
the
> woods and do what we were told immediately before: prepare a place for the
> night.
> The next morning we would start for the second half of the hike passing
the
> stations (like rope bridge, primitive boats ...) the other groups (which
> went counterclockwise) had passed the day before.
> In the late afternoon we arrived back at the basis camp (wet all over as
it
> had started to rain during the night and didn't stop until later in the
> evening).
> I don't actually remember what we did (besides sitting at the campfire)
> after that but maybe you'd better ask G�nter Pflaum. He should know
exactly
> what it is like, as he has a Trail Commander at German NTTs for years.
> Sunday morning we had a service, broke up (what the rain had left over of)
> the camp, received the badges and certificates and made our way home.
>
> One thing I won't forget. We were 5 people from my area who travelled
> together in one car. On our way home we stopped by a McDonalds an d went
in
> there, muddy from top to bottom. I don't want to know what they thought of
> us, but it was great fun...
>
> > We don't have NTT here in Russia yet, but I'm sure we'll do it sooner or
> > later.
>
> Yea, do it. It's great.
>
> Visit my homepage at www.royal-ranger.com
>
> Allzeit bereit fuer Jesus
> Fani
> Pioneer-Cmdr
> OP #78 Moetzingen/Germany
>
>
>
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