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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
Dick Jackson Award
Sponsoring Council
Western Los Angeles County Council
Award Dimensions
3” x 3”
Summary
This award is for those who have achieved 200 mile of hiking on local trails.
Map Link (where applicable)
External Reference (where applicable)
Detailed Requirements
1. Must have accumulated a minimum of 200 backpacking miles from any of the following Council Trail Awards (must have earned a minimum of three (3) different Council Trail Awards).
Cross Country 50 miles
Golden Arrowhead 50 miles
Powderhorn 65 miles
Sequoia Trail 95-100 miles
Silver Bearpaw 50 miles
Silver Cloud 50 miles
Silver Knapsack 50 miles
Whitsett to Whitney 90-100 miles
2. Show evidence of having earned the awards.
3. Must have H.A.T. approval person approve application.
4. None of the above Trail Awards may be counted twice for this award.
5. Retroactive to January 1986.