Such Great Heights - Photography - 100

 

Objective:

Lay on your back and photograph a subject above you.

Details:

1) Grab your camera and get low! If possible, lay on your back as if you're cloud watching.

If you're unable to lay on your back, get as low as you can or ask someone else to lay on the ground to assist you in your photography while you direct them.

2) While laying on your back, photograph a subject above you. Your goal here is to capture height in your photo. Buildings, bridges and trees would make good subjects, but the sky is the limit. (Pun intended)

3) Post your photograph in our Facebook Group.

4) Along with your photo, tell us about your process.

  • How did you “get low” in order to take your photo?

  • What subject did you photograph?

  • How did you choose your subject?

  • How do you think your photo came out? Do you feel you successfully captured height in your image?

 

Such Great Heights - Art - 300

 

Objective:

Inspired by Jackson Pollock, create a drip style painting.

Details:

1) Watch “Why Is That Important? Looking at Jackson Pollock” (above) from Khan Academy.

2) Put your canvas on the floor, grab some liquid paint and get to creating! Drip and splatter paint from above your canvas in the style of Jackson Pollock. The bigger the canvas the better. 

3) Take a photograph of your finished art and post it in our Facebook Group.

4) Along with your photo, tell us about your adventure in drip painting.

  • Describe the experience of drip painting.

  • How did you feel about it? 

  • What inspiration did you take from Pollock?

  • Tell us about the materials you used. (What did you use for a canvas? How big was your canvas? What sort of paint did you use?)

Such Great Heights - Visit - 300

 

Objective:

Take a trip to see the tallest building in your state or province.

Details:

1) Use Wikipedia to determine the tallest building in your state. 

2) Visit the tallest building in your state! (Visiting the tallest building in a state you don't live in also fulfills this objective.)

3) Take a photograph of yourself in front of the building and post it in our Facebook Group.

4) Along with your photo, be sure to include the name of the building and the state you are in.

 

 

Such Great Heights - Travel - 400

“Peakbagger (n): A mountain climber whose principal goal is the attainment of a summit, or a specific set of summits.”
— Peakbagger.com

Objective:

Bag a peak.

Details:

What's the highest peak you've ever climbed? This objective challenges you to reach just a little bit higher!

Objective:

1) Choose a peak the challenges but does not exceed your ability level.

Peakery has a great search function for, you guessed it... peaks! (It also allows you to record and keep track of peaks you've ascended.)

In order to make this objective accessible to as my scouts as possible there is no specified peak altitude requirements. That being said, choose a peak that physically challenges you!

2) Summit the peak of your choice. 

3) Take a photograph of yourself at the peak and share it in our Facebook Group.

4) Along with your photo, describe your ascent!

Let us know:

  • When did you go?

  • Who were you with?

  • What did you see along the way?

  • How did you feel as you were climbing upward?

  • How did it feel to reach the summit? 

 

 

Such Great Heights - Find - 350

 

Objective:

Locate a geocache or letterbox that cannot be accessed without climbing.

Details:

1) (Optional) Have you ever watched The Geocaching Vlogger on YouTube? Joshua puts out a new vlog every week about his adventures in geocaching. His positive attitude in contagious, making his videos well worth the watch. We suggest watching this video to help get you in the mood to complete this objective!

2) Read the “nitty gritty” requirements below, then identify a geocache or letterbox* that cannot be accessed without climbing.

The nitty gritty:

-By "climbing", we mean climbing vertically/straight up. In other words, the cache should be elevated several feet from the nearest ground and at an approximately 90* angle from the ground. Your feet will need to leave the ground in order to scale an object. Objects may include trees, boulders, man made structures and so on.

In some instances, you may need to climb an object to get to level ground on which the cache is placed. For instance, the cache may be placed on a cliff that can only be accessed by climbing a boulder. These situations would also fulfill this objective. 

A good rule of thumb in deciding whether or not a geocache or letterbox meets this objective, is to check out the description page. Is the purpose of the hide to get you climbing? If so, you're in good shape.

-Don't do anything unsafe! If this objective isn't safe for you, choose another that is.

-You may complete this objective as a team! Not all of us are climbers. Providing support (helping to plan, carrying the snack, cheering) is just as important as the climbing itself. 

3) Search for and find the geocache or letterbox you identified!

4) Take a photograph of yourself or team member making the find in the elevated location and post it in our Facebook Group.

5) Along with your photo, let us know:

What geocache/letterbox did you search for? (Provide GC/AQ number if relevant).

  • What geocache/letterbox did you search for?
    (Provide GC/AQ number if relevant)

  • Who went on your geocache/letterboxing adventure with you? Who made the climb?

  • Did anything interesting happen while you were searching?

*At Quest Scouts we use the term “hide” as an inclusive term that means either a geocache or a letterbox. Not familiar with either? Watch this video by Groundspeak, the #1 lister of geocaches or read about letterboxing from Atlas Quest.

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