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with greater confidence even in unknown, untested and untried areas thus opening wide vistas

in life.

The Actual Practice:

Brief details of activities conducted are given below:
White-water rafting

• Short briefing by the instructor.

• Equipping the students with life jackets, helmets and paddles.
• Safety instructions by a guide on the raft.

• Learning and practicing paddling commands.

• Short swimming session’s en-route.
• Entering rapids of different grades.

• Paddling against strong current, entering the water-hole and undergoing surfing.
• Activity spread over three hours.

Hill-climbing and Night-trek

• Briefing by instructor.
• Climbing a steep hill and trekking up to sunset point.

• Watching the sunset.
• Explanation about sunset; and degrees technique for calculating time.

• Spotting stars and constellations.

• Night vision techniques.
• Night trek through jungle (mountainous terrain) without using torch.

• Sighting of wild animals (bonus).

• Night-trek activity spread over three hours in total darkness.
Day-trek (long distance)

• Briefing by instructor.

• Trekking around 10 km during mid-day, subjecting oneself to hot sun and thirst /
hunger.

• Ascending and Descending 600 ft.

• Spotting wild animals and birds.
• Activity spread over six hours.

• Day-Trek (short distance).

• Briefing by instructor.
• Trekking around 4 km through protected forest where Herbivore animals and Bird-

life can be spotted.
• To be in nature with nature and understand Man-Animal-Nature relationship.

• Fundamentals of Rock climbing.

• Activity spread over four hours.
Cave exploration

• Briefing by instructor.

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