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Philmont treks, Northern Tier canoe routes, Sea Base sailing and The Summit. Crews came home with stories, gear lists and training plans, and wrote them all down.
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As the year 2009 comes to an end, it suddenly dawned on me that this year was the 25th anniversary of my first trip to Philmont Scout Ranch. It was not a trip to partake in a twelve day trek, but to spend a week at the Philmont Training Center (PTC).
What do your Troops do for High Adventure. We do trips that are outside the 'traditional' definition of High Adventure, sure we do Philmont every other year and send Scouts to Boundary Waters and SeaBase either with the Council or set up by the Troop.
The Philmont Staff Association has an informative post about the seasonal staff hiring process to help alleviate any concerns prospective applicants are having. "we do not have a deadline on when applications need to be submitted. Received application information is entered into the database and placed under the department of the first choice, for review.
So we did not get a spot on the 2011 Philmont treks. For the past 6 years we have send 2+ crews to Philmont every other year and I guess our luck has finally run out. The fortunate thing is that our Council has 60 slots in 2011 and we can already easily fill 1…
Our lottery submission for a 2011 Philmont trek wasn't a winner. :-( Got a rejection email yesterday, saying we're on the waitlist, so it's a gloomy day. We had two crews worth of people ready to go. I hope some of you had better luck - let me know.
A little over two weeks ago the BSA announced there plans to build a world-class high adventure center in New River Gorge region of West Virginia. The BSA's press release states: The BSA's selection of the 10,600-acre site near Beckley was chosen after an extensive, nationwide process that lasted more than 18 months aimed at…
BSA has announced the approved site for a new Eastern High Adventure Center in the New River Gorge area near Bechtel, West Virginia, to be named The Summit: Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve. The over 10,000 acre site will also serve, beginning in 2013, as the permanent home of the quadrennial National Boy Scout Jamborees.
Registration for the 2010 Philmont Training Center Courses will open January 4, 2010.
Fourth Boy Scout high-adventure base set to open in 2013 You've hiked through Philmont, set sail at Florida Sea Base, and paddled around Northern Tier. You've done it all, right? Not anymore. Coming in 2013 is the BSA's fourth high-adventure base, called The Summit: Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve .
This week marked the 10 year anniversary of the Texas A&M Bonfire tragedy. The bonfire was an Aggie tradition since 1909, and was a symbol of the burning desire of Texas A&M to beat the University of Texas longhorns. On November 18th, 1999, at 2:42am the stack of logs collapsed killing eleven students and one…
It is official the BSA, has released a Press Release about a 50 million dollar endowment to develop and build a National High Adventure Base in West Virginia. This facility is expected to be the home of future National Jamborees after the year 2010.
You've hiked through Philmont, sailed through the Florida Sea Base, and paddled around Northern Tier. You've done it all, right? Not anymore. Coming in 2013 is the BSA's fourth high-adventure base, called The Summit: Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve . The 10,600-acre property will host rappelling, mountain biking, and-a first for a BSA high-adventure base-whitewater rafting.
Fayette County West Virgina will be the new home of the B.S.A's newest high adventure-jamboree base. Supported by a 50 million dollar pledge from the Bechtel Foundation plans are to create a major destination for Scouts from all over the country.
I recieved word that Northen Tier High Adventure Base in Ely, Minnesota, still has some open slots for OKPIK Winter Adventures. This would be a great oppurtunity for a last minute adventure trip for your unit! The Okpik season begins Dec.
If your unit wants to attend Philmont Scout Ranch in 2011, its time to get planning! Registration requests for 2011 Expeditions for Philmont Scout Ranch will be made on the internet beginning November 1 thru December 5, 2009. Please see the 2011 Philmont Registration Packet (pdf) for additional information.
I am missing Philmont and starting to think it is time to go back to Scouting's paradise. Here is a short excerpt from my 1992 Philmont journal: Harlan Camp is a welcome site. My right foot has just joined the left in protest.
Climbing pioneer Royal Robbins was the first to solo climb El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, but he conquered another mountainous hurdle long before he ever donned a climbing harness: the mean streets of Los Angeles. After a crime-riddled start to his childhood, Robbins found a new passion: the Boy Scouts.
I just received the 2011 Philmont registration packet. It looks like the nice folks at Philmont are making an effort to be a bit more flexible with their height/weight limits for youth, and maybe adults. From the packet: " For participants under 21 years of age who exceed the maximum acceptable weight for height, the Philmont…
As we previously reported, Cracker Barrel is attending the 2009 National Outdoor Adventure Summit all week at Philmont Scout Ranch. We'll be blogging infrequently but Twittering often. Click here for our Twitter page. It's quiet today, so we're meeting to discuss ways to make Scouting magazine even better for readers.
OK, prepare to be jealous after we tell you this: Cracker Barrel will be spending all of next week at Philmont Scout Ranch. We're heading to the 2009 National Outdoor Adventure Summit, an outdoor forum for professional and volunteer Scouters.
This past weekend, the PLC decided to add Philmont to the 2011 calendar so I was online checking for registration dates. If you want to receive a registration packet, you should send a request to [email protected] now. It's also not too early to gather interest from scouts so you can request the right number of…
Ever wonder what it is like working at Philmont? Check out this video by the National Council about the different opportunities at Philmont
I recently moved up to a Flickr Pro account so I am playing around with some of the features, one of which is the ability to embed slideshows into blogs and websites. I thought for the first one I would start with the pictures from my first trek to Philmont Scout Ranch with the Boy…
The Northern Star Council and Philmont Scout Ranch Scouting Communities are morning the death of a member of our Scouting family. Timothy Nunn, a fourteen-year-old Scout from Troop 123 in Northern Star Council collapsed while hiking at Philmont Scout Ranch on Friday, July 24, 2009.
Plan now to attend the 2010 an Order of the Arrow High Adventure Program. The 2010 applications for OA Trail Crew, OA Wilderness Voyage, and OAWV: Canadian Odyssey have been posted on the OA High Adventure website ( http://www.adventure.oa-bsa.org ). There will be nine sessions of each program, including the new Canadian Odyssey Voyage, running from early…
What is OA HA you may be wondering? It is Order of the Arrow High Adventure which is a opportunity for arrowmen across the country to visit the National High adventure basess, participate at that base, and then do a service project for that base.
A prime trek in Philmont, the crown jewel of Scout Camps, under crystal blue skies in moderate temperatures with no bugs and five star meals becomes a slow death march with a dysfunctional, poorly prepared, poorly led crew. Likewise a few days hiking in less inspiring environs as it rains day in and day out…
Training and skill development is important to the success of a Troop based high adventure trip. Adult Advisor and Youth Crew Chief Training - All trip leaders should take advantage of online courses offered by the BSA . Youth protection and Weather Hazards is a good idea for any trip as well as activity-specific courses: Trek Safely…
The Charles L. Sommers Alumni Association has posted a blog entry about a storm that hit the Boundary Waters Canoe area ten years ago. The storm which damaged over 350,000 acres of trees changed the land forever… On July 4th, 1999, Northern Tier staff was aware of an oncoming storm and while finishing lunch in…
Enough Lilliputian arrows will eventually fell Gulliver just as a phalanx of tiny details can deflate a vision. It is important to establish and protect the vision, to build anticipation and excitement that will motivate Scouts to work their way through to its realization.
Philmont, Seabase and Northern Tier are the three most familiar national High Adventure Bases, there are dozens of other Council Based Programs. Thousands of Scouts participate in and enjoy the big three high adventure bases each year. I have colleagues in Scouting who recommend them highly.
This weekend I completed my 16 hours of Wilderness First Aid training. Crews bound for Philmont this summer must have "... at a least one person, preferably two, (either an advisor or a youth participant) in each crew be currently certified in American Red Cross Wilderness First Aid or the equivalent and CPR from the American…
In the past weeks, we've introduced you to the high-level leadership training offered at Philmont Scout Ranch. You learned about NAYLE for Scouts and the Philmont Leadership Challenge for Wood Badge-trained adults. Now, you're ready to hit the road for Cimarron, N.M.
Mr. John Benton Westfall, 81, an avid community leader, supporter, and retiree of the Phillips Petroleum Co., passed away at 8:45 a.m. on Saturday in the Heritage Villa Nursing Center. Funeral services for Mr. Westfall will be held at 2 p.m.
0 Vote On Idea Philmont Scout Ranch was the best experience, but one of the first things I noticed when on the trail was the inefficiency of the packaging for the meals and the excess waste this generated. I believe this is a complex problem, but I would be thrilled to work on a solution…
Can anyone tell be the three tiers to the youth leadership training continuum. Let me give you a hint it begins with Troop Leadership Training. So Now that you know that the three courses our TLT, NYLT, and NAYLE. Lets talk about what each class is about.
When you participate in a ten day trek at Philmont Scout Ranch chances are pretty good that you will see a lot of wildlife. I have seen wild turkeys, goats (or rams), deer, a bear, and plenty of chipmunks. In fact, seeing the larger wild animals can easily be one of the highlights of a…
I visited Philmont Scout Ranch for the first time in 1984 when I attended the Training Center for a scoutmaster fundamentals course. I quickly became familiar with a prayer known as the Philmont Grace, and have used it during the following five backpacking treks to Philmont and many troop outings.
Get paid this summer to paddle and camp in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness! Northern Tier National High Adventure of the Boy Scouts of America is located just outside of Ely, MN. We offer 6-10 day wilderness canoe trips for youth and their adult leaders.
This Summer, the Order of the Arrow will be piloting its first International High Adventure Program at Northern Tier's Donald Rogert Canoe Base at Atikokan in Canada. This program will be building on 10 years of success with Wilderness Voyage, the OA's presence at Northern Tier's Charles L.
7 Vote On Idea Since 1998, Exploring Posts have been excluded from using High Adventure Bases in the summer months. They have access during the off peak months. Posts who wish to use the summer programs should not be treated differently as their counterparts.
Jerry at The Scoutmaster Minute has an excellent post on the subject of "High Adventure" that is worth any BSA leaders time reading. Here are a few highlights……….. "the question came up as to what the definition of "High Adventure" was or is??"
This Leave No Trace course is designed to teach participants to have the skills and information required to put on a Leave No Trace Trainer Seminar. This Seminar is designed to teach people how to give the LNT information to a wide range of audiences.
The Florida Sea Base Alumni & Friends Association is planning the largest Sea Base reunion ever for 2010! The reunion will be held the weekend of October 8 - 12, 2010 at the Sea Base. This event will celebrate the 30 year anniversary of Sea Base and the 100 year anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America.
