It is consensus in all narratives that the trip to Pico dos Marins was planned well in advance. According to Ivo, in the testimony presented in the previous video, a total of 17 (seventeen) people were originally going to Pico dos Marins. It was a scouting test; however, days before, several people backed out of the trip. Even Mr. Ivo, due to work commitments, could not go.
Regarding the preparations for the trip, Chief Juan Bernabeu, now a fellow lawyer living in Manaus, recounts:
"I find the way things happened interesting. These activities started in 1984 as a leadership activity. The chief of the location of the event invited the Olivetans to camp there. The invitation was extended, and gradually, contacts were exchanged by mail. In March 1985, a new contact was made, as every year there are chiefs' meetings, and the chief there again challenged the Olivetans, through their chief, to go camping at Pico dos Marins. Within scout activities, there should be a challenge at least once a year to do something difficult, something that requires all they know. It would be an excellent challenge to demonstrate all skills. As it was a challenge made a year in advance, I expected (Chief Juan) the entire group (scouts, cubs, banderantes), approximately 100 people."
The transcription here is not sic erat scriptum, meaning it is not an identical copy of the original words. Adapting spoken to written language required adjustments. However, it is interesting to describe these testimonies, as, according to Seu Ivo, the number of people going was 17, while Chief Juan details further and states that the number was approximately 100 (one hundred) people.
"Logically, only the seniors would climb the peak. But something that never happened occurred: only four seniors remained. Even Chief Valdir, who was the chief of the seniors, withdrew. But since I had made the commitment, I took it on. Even Mr. Ivo was supposed to go and only backed out the day before; even his provisions were bought. Everyone was going, and suddenly it all fizzled out."
It is consensus in all narratives that the trip to Pico dos Marins was planned well in advance. According to Ivo, in the testimony presented in the previous video, a total of 17 (seventeen) people were originally going to Pico dos Marins. It was a scouting test; however, days before, several people backed out of the trip. Even Mr. Ivo, due to work commitments, could not go.
Regarding the preparations for the trip, Chief Juan Bernabeu, now a fellow lawyer living in Manaus, recounts:
"I find the way things happened interesting. These activities started in 1984 as a leadership activity. The chief of the location of the event invited the Olivetans to camp there. The invitation was extended, and gradually, contacts were exchanged by mail. In March 1985, a new contact was made, as every year there are chiefs' meetings, and the chief there again challenged the Olivetans, through their chief, to go camping at Pico dos Marins. Within scout activities, there should be a challenge at least once a year to do something difficult, something that requires all they know. It would be an excellent challenge to demonstrate all skills. As it was a challenge made a year in advance, I expected (Chief Juan) the entire group (scouts, cubs, banderantes), approximately 100 people."
The transcription here is not sic erat scriptum, meaning it is not an identical copy of the original words. Adapting spoken to written language required adjustments. However, it is interesting to describe these testimonies, as, according to Seu Ivo, the number of people going was 17, while Chief Juan details further and states that the number was approximately 100 (one hundred) people.
"Logically, only the seniors would climb the peak. But something that never happened occurred: only four seniors remained. Even Chief Valdir, who was the chief of the seniors, withdrew. But since I had made the commitment, I took it on. Even Mr. Ivo was supposed to go and only backed out the day before; even his provisions were bought. Everyone was going, and suddenly it all fizzled out."
