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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
Golden Boot Award

Sponsoring Council
Western Los Angeles County Council
Award Dimensions
1½“ x 3”
Summary
Complete an approved Long Term trip consisting of a minimum of:
a. 25 scheduled backpacking hours on the trail.
b. 6 nights and 5 days on the trail.
c. Carrying all food and equipment needed for trek on back. (No pack animals or food drops).
Map Link (where applicable)
External Reference (where applicable)
Detailed Requirements
1. Meet all applicable General Requirements.
2. Have completed and applied for the patch of an approved Long Term trip consisting of a minimum of:
a. 25 scheduled backpacking hours on the trail.
b. 6 nights and 5 days on the trail.
c. Carrying all food and equipment needed for trek on back. (No pack animals or food drops).
3. Completion of ten (10) hours per person of an approved conservation project during, before, or after hike with the approval of the issuing Council's High Adventure Team. Completion of 10 hours minus six (6) hours completed for Long Term award equal four (4) hours additional required conservation work for this award.
4. Long Term Medals are issued for approved Scouting Unit function.
5. Retroactive to January 1970 as long as the individual did not receive a Long Term Medal for that particular backpacking trip. For each additional long term hike, a service star with the appropriate number added to the ribbon.
6. These SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS shall supersede the General Requirements if there is an area of conflict.