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PLAIN EXPEDITON During plain expedition,students were divided into five(5) patrol groups namely The Buffalo,Cheetah,Lion,Leopard and Rhino.Each groupselected their leaders(as shown below) and late to be given food rations and cooking utensils one day before starting the plain expedition. -A group leader -Group navigator -2 Observers -Artist/cartoon drawer -Time recorder -Quarter master(incharge of supplies) -Roving reporter -Sketch map drawer giving the route taken,campsite,grid reference bearing and the direction.
This is one of my favorite images This picture shows the webmaster's class (Diploma year one 2002/03) on the slopes of mount Kilimanjaro during hiking.			Details of the Plain expedition The plain expedition is conducted between MARANGU BRIDGE and KIFARU BRIDGE in the lower plains of mount KILIMANJARO.The expedition starts in the morning of January each year at Marangu Bridge,where each group follows its own route as per instructions.All the five patrol groups are expected to end their plain expedition on the third day from the starting day at around 11:00 am in the lower plains at Kifaru Bridge where the College Vehicles pick them on the last destination except the Cheetah patrol group who normally picked at Chekereni railway junction.
THE SOLO EXPEDITION SOLO is any performance by one person and EXPEDITION is any journey or voyage for a definite purpose. Solo-EXPEDITION therefore in its simplest meaning is "the ability to live or travel alone". Solo expedition which goes with the motto "TO SERVE,TO STRIVE AND NOT TO YIELD" is one of the training excercise that require time for a quiet reflection and self discovery of the environment around you which suits many wildlife officers,Sailors and Soldiers.Its major objective is to instill and develop self confidence and impact courage; courage to live alone in the wilderness which then provide ability to improvise and look after oneself. Ability to explore the environment and apply your maximum creativity and potentiality inorder to survive. However your best survival tool is your Brain. Home page Details of the Solo expedition The Solo expedition is being conducted around Rongai Forest project between the natural forest and the heath zone of Mount Kilimanjaro.The expedition begins in the morning of January each year,one day after the plain expedition has been completed.Each student is being provided with food rations for the solo expedition. During solo expedition,students are individually dropped and positioned far apart with limited supply of essential commodoties just to make him/her survive for a given period of time inorder to employ survival technics and skills. Each student is given only one type of weapon i.e either field pocket knife or a bush knife (matchet). No communication of any kind is allowedduring the excercise unless otherwise. COLLEGE'S WEBSITE			"THE WAY FORWARD FROM SOLO EXPEDITION" - Alphonce One of the students (Alphonce)in front of his Bivoc(temporary accomodation during solo expedition)
			This is one of my favorite images