{"alias":"newsItem","byline":"","standfirst":"We\u2019re so pleased that Sal Montgomery, one of the UK\u2019s leading kayakers, is joining our Scout Adventurer team","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass","image":"/media/12063/turnip-towers2.jpg","width":1600,"height":1046,"altText":"","caption":"","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EShe\u2019s led expeditions across the world and made national headlines in July 2019 when she rescued Scout Ambassador, Steve Backshall while making a first descent of a river in Bhutan. Now she\u2019s taking on her biggest challenge yet \u2013 becoming an official Scout Adventurer.\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGrowing up in Nottingham, Sal got her first experience of canoeing while on Scouts camp and never looked back. The veteran of scores of international expeditions, she\u2019s in high demand \u2013 and has still found time this year to support the NHS as a physiotherapist.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"value":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/IYih5tazhgU?feature=oembed","gridType":"embed","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass"},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2018It feels amazing becoming a Scout Adventurer,\u2019 says Sal. \u2018I learnt so much from being a Scout \u2013 way more than I realised at the time, which helped shape my future and adventure lifestyle. I feel extremely grateful even to be nominated and I\u2019m super excited to get started. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2018Everything about Scouts is just awesome. Even just the basic idea of bringing people together to have fun, make new friends and learn new stuff.\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EScouts also creates super valuable opportunities that you wouldn\u2019t have had otherwise, opening your eyes to so many cool things you can do. My family aren\u2019t really into adventure, but Scouts made me see what else was possible.\u2019\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022/news/2020/november/white-water-russian-bears-and-the-power-of-saying-yes-an-interview-with-sal-montgomery/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022White water, Russian bears and the power of saying yes: an interview with Sal Montgomery\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead our interview with Sal\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://www.facebook.com/scoutassociation/?ref=bookmarks\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 data-anchor=\u0022?ref=bookmarks\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWatch our Facebook Live session we had with Sal \u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"callToAction","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","buttonText":"Learn more about our Scout Adventurers","buttonLink":{"name":"Scout Adventurers","id":null,"url":"/about-us/our-people/scout-adventurers/","newWindow":false,"target":null},"colour":{"value":"490499","label":"490499"},"alignment":"left"}]}],"config":null}]},"searchDescription":null,"pageType":null,"location":null,"versionDate":"24 November 2020","reviewDate":null,"furtherReading":[],"relatedLinks":[],"id":48607,"nodeName":"Announcing Sal Montgomery as a new Scout Adventurer","title":"Announcing Sal Montgomery as a new Scout Adventurer","type":"newsItem","image":{"url":"/media/12063/turnip-towers2.jpg?width=800\u0026height=450\u0026v=1d9becd13f1d810","caption":"Turnip Towers2","type":"jpg","size":599526,"width":1600,"height":1046,"altText":""},"assets":null,"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"Announcing Sal Montgomery as a new Scout Adventurer","headerSubTitle":null,"headerCta":null,"headerCtaText":null,"headerCtaLink":null,"headerBackgroundColour":null,"showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":null},"subHeader":"We\u2019re so pleased that Sal Montgomery, one of the UK\u2019s leading kayakers, is joining our Scout Adventurer team","browserTitle":null,"silktide":"eyJjbXMiOiJVbWJyYWNvIiwiZWRpdG9yVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9kLWNtcy5zY291dHMub3JnLnVrLy91bWJyYWNvIy9jb250ZW50L2NvbnRlbnQvZWRpdC80ODYwNyJ9","canonicalUrl":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2020/november/announcing-sal-montgomery-as-a-new-scout-adventurer/"}