In 1968, Inglis, the Western Cape Divisional Commissioner at the time, called a meeting to discuss the loss of 15- and 16-year-old Scouts, which usually happened before they achieved their First Class badge.
The meeting set up a small committee to run an event late in 1969.
The rest of the year was spent organizing the location in the Cederberg, testing communications, hiring school buses, and finding activity leaders.
This first adventure was open only to Scouts from the Western Cape, but it was so successful that subsequent events were opened to Scouts from all over South Africa.
In 1996, Inglis was awarded the 249th Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.