SUMC / Simpsonville, South Carolina
Southbounder District / Blue Ridge Council / BSA
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Boy Scout Troop 159 SUMC / Simpsonville, South Carolina Southbounder District / Blue Ridge Council / BSA |
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The Troop's High Adventure (HA) program provides older Scouts more challenging activities and leadership opportunities outside those normally offered by the Troop. Each HA trek is led by a volunteer or elected Scout who serves as the Trek Crew Chief. He is guided and trained where necessary by a Senior Life Rank Scout who serves as the Troop's HA Youth Coordinator. The Crew Chief and the HA Youth Coordinator are primarily responsible for building a Crew and preparing it for each Trek. HA adult Advisors are with Crews to ensure BSA's "health and safety" concerns are being met, provide advise as requested, and ensure the Scout leadership/Crew has done it's job to "Be Prepared" for the trek. Requirements to be a High Adventure Scout Crew Member:
Past treks included fifty mile backpacking treks, several canoe treks
to include one 50 miler, day hikes, training with US Army
Green Berets in land navigation techniques, indoor wall climbing and
repelling, white water rafting, two treks to Philmont Scout Ranch,
and a three day Winter
trek to Cold Mountain, NC where the Crew experienced single
digit temperatures and practiced cold weather skills in real world
conditions.
Participate in HA and earn a Trail Name and the right to wear a High Adventure T-shirt (designed by the first HA Crews) and have a lot of fun! For more information, see the HA Program Description and Information page. Trek Reports:
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