Register NOW

Spring Basic Backpacking
Feb 28-29, 2020

Winter Basic Backpacking
TBD, 2020

Desert Basic Backpacking
TBD 2020
Basic Backpacking
Learn the skills you need to take your scouts into the wild with confidence.
The course is organized around three components:
1. Classroom session focused on deep content (Friday evening / Saturday)
2. "In the field" map & compass day hike
3. Overnight backpacking trek with fellow classmates & a HAT Instructor
Syllabus
Adult Leadership
Bear Management
Clothing
Low Impact Camping
Mountain Medicine
Places To Go
Scout's Own
Stoves
Tents
Camps & Parks Guide
Backpacks
Boots
Food Planning
Map & Compass
Physical Conditioning
Putting It All Together
Sleeping Bags
Ten Essentials
Wilderness Survival
HAT Awards

John's Meadow, San Gorgonio Wilderness
BLM Weekend Hike

Sponsoring Council
Western Los Angeles County Council
Award Dimensions
2” x 2”
Summary
Take a backpacking trip for a minimum of seven (7) hours (based on two miles an hour and one hour for every 1000 feet gained) to a primitive camp on BLM land. Do not use roads if possible.
Map Link (where applicable)
External Reference (where applicable)
Detailed Requirements
1. Meet all applicable General Requirements.
2. Registered Girl Scouts 11 years and older may earn this award.
3. Must have earned two (2) Training Hike Awards.
4. Take a backpacking trip for a minimum of seven (7) hours (based on two miles an hour and one hour for every 1000 feet gained) to a primitive camp on BLM land. Do not use roads if possible.
5. Submit the following to an Approval Person from your Council's High Adventure Team prior to going on the outing:
a. Roster and itinerary *
b. Pack list, menu and food list, cooking gear list, including group gear.
NOTE: No. 5b need not be submitted if an adult member of your group has completed a Basic Backpack Awareness Course, and has so indicated on the Tour Permit.
6. Do a conservation project, two hours per participant. Check with Ranger for an approved project. Project can be done before or after trip, but prior to issuing of awards.
7. Check in with Ranger and leave a copy of your roster and itinerary if possible.
8. Check out with Ranger at end of trip if possible.
9. Keep adequate notes and maps to use in preparing trip report for your unit records.
10. Upon completion of trip, and within a ten (10) day period, see your District High Adventure Team approval person for award approval.
11. These SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS shall supersede the General Requirements of there is an area of conflict.
* Road - Street, Avenue, Lane, Blvd, and Highways that are usually paved. Motor Way - BLM "Roads" are never paved.