We talk about adventure, scouting and rising to challenges here a lot past and present, both personal and that of others.
This weekend marked the last two days of one eleven year old boy Max Woosey's epic year long sleeping under the stars in a tent to raise money in memory of two family friends who died while at the North Devon hospice from cancer.
One before his death gave him the tent and sleeping bag had served in the Armed Services in Afghanistan, telling him to have an adventure in it.
This last Saturday he encouraged other children to join in a Big Camp Out with him from wherever they are and 1,000 around the world did.
So far he got through several tents generously provided by outdoor pursuit companies and sleeping bags as weather and wear and tear over year took there toll.
He endured sleeping out even if on some occasions as he put it "a few nights when I cried myself to sleep because all my gear was soaking wet".
In this time he's had the support of celebrities such as Jonny Wilkinson and Bear Grylls, the Chief Scout of the Scouting Association.
Max's resilience has proved very strong as he originally only intended to do this for a couple of weeks and I am sure he's grown through this experience able to take on challenges and plan for adventures.
His mother is rightly proud of his achievements which are credit to him and what children and young people are capable of.
That's why I salute him.
* Picture credit Rachel Woosey/whatsapp/bbc website
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