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AGE LIMITS

Classic Event

The minimum age is 15½ years. There is no maximum age limit.

Explorer Event

The minimum age is 13½ years. Entrants must not have reached their eighteenth birthday.

Scout Event

The core age is 11 to 13 years. The minimum age is 10 years. Entrants must not have reached their fifteenth birthday. Additionally, each team may not contain more than one ten-year old, nor may it contain more than one-fourteen year old.

MEMBERSHIP RESTRICTIONS

Classic Event

There are no membership restriction to the Classic Event. It is an "Open" Event open to non-Scouting and to Scouting alike.

Explorer Event

Hikers must be a member of either the Scout Association or Girl Guide Assocation. Under special circumstances, occasional invitations will be made to other approved Youth Organisations.

Scout Event

Hikers entering the Scout Event must be a member of a Scout Troop. Scouts who have joined an Explorer Scout Unit cannot enter this event.

GEOGRAPHIC LIMITS

Classic Event

There are no geographic limitations to where hikers come from.

Explorer Event

There are no geographic limitations to where hikers come from.

Scout Event

Hikers entering the Scout Event must be resident in Berkshire or attending a Scout Troop located within Berkshire.