Paracord
Conditions that match the rules
Water Class C to A, sea state and Beaufort wind for paddlesports. The fields your assessor expects, using the official terms.
For UK Scout leaders working towards an Adventurous Activity Permit
Your permit evidence, logged as you go.
Paracord is the activity logbook for leaders building towards an Adventurous Activity Permit. Record every session on the day, with the conditions your assessor will ask about, then export it all as a PDF for your assessment.
One activity type free, for good. Pro from £0.99 a month.
- Built by a volunteer Scout leader
- Uses POR terminology throughout
- iPhone and Android
- Delete your data any time
Evidence usually lives in a notebook, a spreadsheet and three group chats.
When your assessor asks what the wind was doing on that paddle in May, or which Nights Away category last year’s camp fell under, the answer is somewhere. Just not anywhere you can find it quickly.
Paracord gives each session one home: when, where, what kind of activity, the conditions on the day and the photos that prove it. By assessment day, the record is already written.
What it does
Built around how permits actually work
Every activity type
Climbing, hillwalking, paddlesports, Nights Away, caving, mountain biking, sailing, archery and more, each with the fields that activity needs.
PDF export for your assessor
Turn a permit’s full history into one tidy PDF, with every session, its conditions and its photos. Email it or print it.
Photo evidence attached
Add photos while you’re still on the bank or the summit, so the proof sits with the log it belongs to.
Real locations
Search for the venue, hill or put-in and it’s saved with the session. No more “that reservoir near Buxton”.
Bring your old logs
Already keep a spreadsheet? Import past sessions from CSV and keep your whole history in one place. Repeat sessions can be duplicated in a tap.
Inside the app
Everything you lead, in one logbook
Three steps. Then just keep logging.
1
Add the permit you’re working towards
Pick the activity and the level. Paracord sets up the right fields for it.
2
Log each session on the day
Date, place, conditions, photos. Link it to one or more permits.
3
Export a PDF for your assessor
Your whole history for that permit, with conditions and photos, in one document.
Pricing
Free to start. Pro when you need it.
Free
£0
- One activity type, unlimited logs
- All conditions fields and photo evidence
- Free for good, no trial clock
Pro Save £1.89 a year
£9.99 / year
- Every activity type
- PDF export for your assessor
- Or £0.99 a month, cancel any time
Questions leaders ask
Is Paracord an official Scouts app?
No. It’s an independent app made by a volunteer leader. It uses the terms in Policy, Organisation and Rules, but your assessor and county process always have the final word.
Can I show my log to my assessor?
Yes. Pro exports your permit log as a PDF, with every session, its conditions and its photos, ready to email to your assessor or print.
Can I claim Pro back from my Scout Group?
Many leaders do. At £9.99 a year it’s less than a tank of fuel to the crag, and Apple or Google email you a receipt after purchase to pass to your group treasurer.
What counts as “one activity type” on the free plan?
One kind of activity, such as climbing or hillwalking, with as many sessions logged against it as you like. Upgrade to Pro to log every activity type.
Can I delete my account and data?
Yes, at any time, from inside the app or from our privacy page.