HIKE
LOGBOOK
COVER PAGE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DATE OF HIKE
NAMES OF PEOPLE INVOLVED, AGES, RANK AND LEVEL OF TRAINING
KIT LIST AND MASS OF KIT
FOOD - MENUS AND QUANTITIES
REMARKS ON SUITABILITY OF KIT AND FOOD
MAP REFERENCES, AREA OF HIKE, STARTING AND FINISHING POINTS
DETAILS OF TRANSPORT
STATEMENT OF THEME
MAP OF AREA WITH COMPLETE ROUTE SHOWN
GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL DETAILS OF AREA, GEOLOGY
LOGBOOK
COLUMNS FOR TIME, BEARING, DISTANCE
ROUTE DESCRIPTION, WEATHER REPORTS, OBSERVATION NOTES, PERSONAL NARRATIVE
ROUTE MAPS
ILLUSTRATIONS ( DRAWINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS, CUTTINGS)
GENERAL
LIST OF REFERENCES AND ARTICLES
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND THANKS
SPACE FOR EXAMINERS COMMENTS
EXTRA ITEMS
OUTDOOR CODE
PATROL SYMBOL
MAP SIGNS
PHOTOGRAPHS
SOUVENIRS - AEROPLANE TICKETS, STICKERS, CURRENCY
ANYTHING ELSE OF RELEVANCE
COVER
COVER TO MAKE LOGBOOK LOOK ATTRACTIVE, USING A SCOUTING OR HIKING THEME FOR A DESIGN.
A DISTINCTIVE COVER ADDS APPEAL AND CHARACTER TO LOG.
PAGE NUMBERS
EACH PAGE TO BE NUMBERED INCLUDING PAGES WITH MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
EACH PAGE SHOULD BE REFERENCED IN THE INDEX
LOGBOOK LAYOUT
LOGBOOK SHOULD BE NEAT AND PRESENTABLE.
LOGBOOK SHOULD BE TYPED.
REPORT ON JOURNEY
THE FIRST PART OF THE LOG SHOULD BE TAKEN UP WITH BACKGROUND INFORMATION ABOUT EQUIPMENT, FOOD, DETAILS OF COMPLETE TOUR, DESTINATIONS.
THE REPORT ON JOURNEY FORMS MAIN PART OF LOG-BOOK AND SHOULD BE SET OUT AS FOLLOWS:
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MENTION AT START OF LOG WHETHER YOU ARE USING MAGNETIC OR TRUE BEARINGS.
MAKE A NEW ENTRY EVERY TIME YOU CHANGE DIRECTION OR START AFTER A BREAK.
MAKE EACH LEG OF THE JOURNEY FAIRLY SHORT - ONE SIGNIFICANT POINT TO ANOTHER.
GIVE THE DISTANCE FOR EACH LEG OF THE HIKE.
HAVE A SEPARATE COLUMN FOR ACCUMULATIVE DISTANCE
WHEN GIVING DISTANCES ,BE SPECIFIC AS TO WHETHER THEY ARE FOR A LEG OF THE HIKE OR THE CUMULATIVE DISTANCE OF HOW FAR YOU HAVE HIKED ALTOGETHER. DISTANCE SHOULD BE GIVEN IN METERS/KILOMETERS.
ALL MAPS TO HAVE A NORTH POINT FACING DIRECTLY UP THE PAGE..
OBSERVATIONS TO BE RECORDED
GIVE A WEATHER REPORT AT THE START OF EACH DAY AND NOTE ANY SUBSEQUENT CHANGES
ROUTE
LINK YOUR DESCRIPTION TO THE MAP OPPOSITE SO THAT THE READER CAN PICTURE WHERE YOU WENT. MAKE REFERENCE TO THE ROUTE MAP OR AREA MAP.
COUNTRYSIDE
TERRAIN, VEGETATION, FARMING ACTIVITY, TOURISM, ETC.
HISTORICAL INTEREST
BUILDINGS, ROCKS, MOUNTAINS ETC.
HUMAN LIFE
STYLES OF HOUSES,
ANIMAL LIFE
BIRDS, WILD AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS, INSECTS, REPTILES, WATER LIFE ETC.
PERSONAL NARRATIVE
THE PERSONAL TOUCH MAKES A LOG ENJOYABLE IF IT IS NOT OVERDONE. MENTION WHAT YOU AND YOUR COMPANIONS SAID AND DID, HOW YOU FELT AND WHAT YOU THOUGHT, THE FUNNY TIMES, THE GOOD TIMES, THE BAD TIMES AND THE SERIOUS TIMES. THESE WILL MAKE THE HIKE LIVE FOR YOU AGAIN WHEN YOU READ THE LOG IN THE FUTURE. COMMENTS ON NATURE SHOULD BE INCLUDED CHRONOLOGICALLY AS THE HIKE PROGRESSED AND NOT IN A SEPARATE SECTION AS THE END.
AN ACCOUNT OF THE OVERNIGHT STOP SHOULD
BE INCLUDED, TYPE OF
THEME
CONCENTRATE ON ONE PARTICULAR ASPECT, SUCH AS BIRDS, TREES, GRASSES, EROSION, LAND USE, GEOLOGY
THERE IS NO NEED TO BECOME VERY TECHNICAL IN WRITING ABOUT THE THEME. WHAT IS REQUIRED IS EVIDENCE OF YOUR ABILITY TO OBSERVE AND RECORD. MOST OF YOUR NOTES AND DISCUSSION ON YOUR THEME SHOULD APPEAR AT APPROPRIATE PLACES IN YOUR LOGBOOK, WITH A SEPARATE SUMMING UP AT THE END.
ILLUSTRATIONS
FILL EMPTY SPACES ON BLANK PAGES WITH SKETCHES OF SCENES, PEOPLE. YOUR OWN DRAWINGS ARE PREFERABLE TO OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS. PHOTOGRAPHS ARE NOT ESSENTIAL, HOWEVER THEY DO ADD INTEREST TO THE LOG. COLOUR MUST BE USED AT ALL TIMES.
HIKE LOGBOOK JUDGING FACTORS
REPORT ON HIKE THEME
PLANNING, FOOD, EQUIPMENT, ROUTE ETC.
SKETCHES, PHOTOS, SPECIMENS
QUALITY OF SKETCH MAPS
LOG CONTENT
INTEREST AND VALUE OF HIKE TO HIKER
ORIGINALITY