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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
High Sierra Trail Award

Sponsoring Council
Greater Los Angeles
Award Dimensions
6'' x 2''; segments @ 3'' x 2''
Summary
Backpack segments of the West - East High Sierra Trail between Sequoia National Park and Mt. Whitney.
Map Link (where applicable)
External Reference (where applicable)
Detailed Requirements
HIGH SIERRA TRAIL
Requirements:
1. Award recipient to have earned two weekend or equivalent awards within 90 days prior to trek.
2. Participating Scouts must be 12 or older; it is recommended that they be 13 or older.
3. Secure LAAC-HAT approval of a High Adventure Application at least one month prior to departure. A copy of the Trail Profile / Trail Schedule, the menu, and all other relevant planning material must accompany it.
4. Each participant must have had a medical examination using BSA Annual Health and Medical Record within a year prior to trek. It is strongly recommended that each be current as to a tetanus shot.
5. One participating adult must have completed BSA-conducted Adult Leaders Backpack Training.
GIANT FOREST TO MINERAL KING
1. Trailheads are at either Crescent Meadow or Wolverton and end at Mineral King.
2. Six days, five nights minimum duration; one layover day in addition is recommended.
3. Backpack time of 25 or more scheduled hours (usual route is 44 miles, with 7,500 foot elevation gain - 30 scheduled hours)
MINERAL KING TO MT. WHITNEY
1. Trailheads are at Mineral King and end at Whitney Portal, with day hike to Mt. Whitney summit.
2. Seven days, six nights minimum duration; one layover day in addition is recommended.
3. Backpack time of 25 or more scheduled hours (usual route is 52 miles, with 12,000 foot elevation gain - 38 hours)