BRONZE QUALIFYING ADVENTUROUS JOURNEY (AJ) - TEMPLATE

1. Use this template as a guide to help you compile a written report.

2. The instructions/suggestions should be deleted as you go.
3. A lot of the report can be completed as a group, but Participants will need to record their
own personal observations/reflections in the fields highlighted in yellow
4. Save your completed Report as a PDF, then upload it to your Online Record Book (ORB) with
the following naming convention: Participant’s Name – Qualifying AJ Report.

Your Name: Ovro Chowdhury

Your Award Centre: North Sydney Boys High School
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Journey Name
Hornsby to Ku-ring-gai via Great North Walk, August 2022
Journey Type
Expedition
Mode(s) of Travel
Bushwalking
Dates Start 20/08/2022 Finish 21/08/2022
Location Details
Hornsby to Ku-ring-gai via Great North Walk
Journey Goal / Purpose The purpose of this journey was to successfully travel from one
destination to other, through bushwalking
Supervising Organisation
Outward Bound Australia
Assessor
Caroline Bowman

Journey Group Members

Supervisor name(s) Supervisor(s)
Outward Bound Australia
Group member name(s)
Ovro Bill Huynh Kurtis Lam
Chowdhury

Eron Chen Ethan Wang Gabriel Tan Jerome Shin

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(L-R) group member names

Pre-Journey Information
Suggested inclusions:
• A general description of the National Park/Forest & its location

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 • Outline the skills you acquired during your Preparation and Training and your Practice
Journey
• Outline the physical fitness preparation for the Qualifying Journey
• Weather / environmental / timing notes prior to departure (see table below)

Expected weather conditions Expected terrain / Distance Expected time

environmental conditions (km) (hrs/mins*)

Day 1
Sunny, little clouds, no Uphill and downhill 15km 8hr
precipitation terrain, mainly rocks
Day 2
Sunny, some clouds, no Uphill and downhill 8km 6hr
precipitation, terrain, mainly rocks,
some mud and grass

*An average of at least 6 hours of purposeful effort per day is required for Bronze. Purposeful effort
means time spent towards accomplishing the purpose of the journey. Time associated with
sleeping, cooking and eating is in addition to this time.

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Map/Route Plan

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Equipment List

Full equipment list: Equipment review:

• Expedition backpack
• Waterproof sacks
The tent and sleeping bags were essential
• 2-person tent as the allowed my to have a good sleep, but
• Sleeping bag the stove was unnecessary as it only
• Sleeping mat increased the weight of my pack and could
• Bowl, mug, fork, spoon, knife
not have been used.
• Scourer
• Water purification tablets
• Watch
• Sunglasses and sunscreen
• Rubbish bags
• First aid kit
• Mobile phone and battery pack
• Stove

Clothing List

Full clothing list: Clothing review:

• 1 long-sleeved collared shirt I brought just enough clothing to get me

• 1 loose fitting long pants suitable through the journey. The thermals were
for bush walking very useful as it cold during the night and
• 1 thermal long-sleeved top the thermals kept my very warm. The
• 1 thermal leggings beanie also helped to keep me warm in the
• 1 pullover jumper tent and outside the tent.
• 1 beanie
• 1 pair of gloves
• 1 waterproof raincoat
• 1 broad-brimmed hat
• 1 pair hiking boots
• Underwear and socks

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Food List

Food list: Food review:

• Canned tuna x 3 Example: I had enough water, and there

• Sandwich was a tap at the campsite from which we
• Apple
could refill. My food wa very easy to
• Protein bar
• Protein balls prepare as it was usually canned and
• Chips processed food. The corned beef however
• Corned beef was not good at all and we did not eat it.
• Bread
• Peanut butter
• Lipton ice tea
• Lollies
• Water
• Nut bar
• Beef jerky

Cooking equipment/utensils list:

• Stove
• Gas

Menu Plan
Also include a Menu Plan. Such a Menu Plan could be set out as below, or you can insert an
image/photo of the Plan you may have used for your Journey.

Meal Day 1 Day 2

Breakfast Bread with peanut butter

Beef sandwich Tuna

Lunch
Apple Bread

Tuna

Bread
Dinner
Protein bar

Protein balls Protein bar

Snacks Beef jerky Nut bar

Ice tea

Tuna
Emergency Food Cold tuna salad

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 Chips Lollies
Other

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Description of Journey
Note – a minimum ½ page description is expected for each day

Day 1

Suggested inclusions:

The first day we started our journey from Hornsby station, where we all gathered, checked the
weights of our bags and started the great north walk. Some key observations were the forestry
and nature of the area, filled with local flora and fauna, such as a variety of flowers and trees as
well as birds and lizards.

The geography of the region was mountainous and filled with water features, such as small
ponds, creeks and waterfalls. The weather was slightly cloudy during day but but luckily it did not
rain.

During the walk we came across many ponds and saw many beautiful flowers and mountains
These were all highlights of my day, as well as skipping rocks in one of the ponds with my friends.

There were no new tracks from the map, however there were some issues. The most major of
these was the weight of the water in my bag, which was causing strain on my shoulders. But as
the day went on and I depleted my water my water supplies the pain alleviated.

The campsite had great facilities including a water supply and clean bathrooms.

To summarise, the first day of the journey was filled with scenic views, gruelling terrain, which
together made an exciting and challenging journey. We finished the day with dinner, for which I
had a tuna sandwich and then fell asleep in the tent I made with my partner,

Timing notes
Expected time Actual time taken 8hrs longer than anticipated
(hr/min) 8hrs (hr/min) 30mins due to rests and slow
group members

Day 2

Suggested inclusions:

The second day started at our base camp, where we all woke up by 7pm, and slowly unpacked.

our tents. We then got up and ate breakfast, ready to start walking for another day. The

beginning of the day saw the group walking over scenic bridges over large water passages. The

nature of this area was similar to the first day, however there were some new flora and fauna

that thrived in waters which we hadn't seen prior. The geography of the region was steeper
opposed to the first day, however the trail seemed.

more fitting for casual hikers, as the trails were more well-defined and flatter. The weather on

the second day was sunnier than the first, however the few clouds in the sky prevented them

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 from becoming too humid and warm.

As mentioned previously, the second day's scenery was most definitely better than the first, as

it had several waters displays such as a small water-fountain and multiple ponds. There was.

also this one field of tall grass, that was cut with a single trail.

Again, there were no new tracks from the map, however some problems that were.

encountered personally was another fall into the water, which forced me to walk the rest of

the trail in soggy boots. Thankfully the water I initially prepared and had been enough to last

for both days, making an adequate supply of water.

At the end of the second day's walk, our group played some games and took a final break.

before being dismissed back home.

Expected time Actual time taken Timing notes

(hr/min) 5hrs (hr/min) 5hrs
as anticipated

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Supporting Evidence

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 Evidence may include: (scans/photos are acceptable)

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Thoughts/Reflections

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 A Bronze Qualifying Journey is a memorable experience and a major achievement.
Please record some of your thoughts and reflections of the trip below.
Some questions to help you:

I felt very excited about the trip as it was very fun and enjoyable, and I got to spend lots of fun
experiences with my friends. Some highs during the trip were making dinner and skipping rocks,
while some lows were the hills and steep sections of the walk. We worked together to make our
tents and speed up the process. We also worked together as one of our group members were
struggling and we carried some of his load to help him. We learnt that the journey was not a race
but a marathon. My proudest achievement during the journey was when I completed the
journey. The most challenging during this journey was the section with the stairs. If I were to do
this again, I would pack less as I overpacked slightly. Some advice I would give to someone else
would be not to bring a stove as it is extra weight and space and too much hassle.

Save your completed Report as a PDF, then upload it to your Online Record Book (ORB) with the
following naming convention: Participant’s Name – Qualifying AJ Report. Files need to be less than
20mb.

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