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THE MALVERNIAN
Lost 2024
The Summer term once again proved a busy time for Outdoor Pursuits. There is always a hope that expeditions and challenges scheduled for this term will take place bathed in sunshine and benefit from long hours of daylight and balmy, warm evenings. Alas for those taking part in Lost and Hunted 2024, rucksacks were packed with waterproofs, high-vis kit and headtorches.
Pairs of Remove pupils from each boarding house left Malvern on a wet evening in May to be dropped (with staff chaperone) 50km from school. It was then a race to see which team could make it back to school the following morning. Reviewing each team’s position overnight, it was a tight competition with the leaderboard constantly changing hands. By morning kick off, most teams had already organised train routes, some had lined up lifts, others had plotted their return route on a map and the girls from House No.4 had managed to charter a private helicopter to take them back to school!
A morning of heavy rain and unseasonably high winds delayed the take-off slot for the helicopter meaning House No.2 and School House were able to make excellent ground and get to the final destination point almost as a dead heat. This year’s victory was secured by Hugo and Oli from House No.2 who managed to race to the St George statue just a few steps ahead of School House. Well done to all teams who took part.
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