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July 26, 2009

Cloverleaf Hourglass Tower


Hawk from Australia sent some photos of an hourglass tower with 4 legs, that was built as part of a Ropes and Spars training course, run by West Australian Scout Pioneering, a team formed to help train Scout leaders in pioneering skills. The tower uses the cloverleaf lashing developed by Ploeg Technieken Rover Crew in Belgium.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Thanks for the photos, I've not tried or seen the 4 legged hour glass tower, looks like a little more stayable them the 3 legged version, also a fun addition to my pioneering & engineering building kit for scouts. see www.pioneeringcompetitions.com
Have fun.

Anonymous said...

I love the Hourglass Tower, looks well, we did one before but pitched a lightweight tent on top of it, looked very different... give it a shot.
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