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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
John Muir Trail Medal
Sponsoring Council
Orange County
Award Dimensions
Summary
Through-trek the John Muir Trail, either from north (Happy Isles) to south (Whitney Portal), or from south to north, in one continuous 212 mile backpacking trek.
Map Link (where applicable)
External Reference (where applicable)
Detailed Requirements
JOHN MUIR TRAIL (JMT) THROUGH TREK
This award was developed and sponsored by Troop 1210 (Foothills Church), Rancho Santa Margarita, California.
Requirements:
Through-trek the John Muir Trail, either from north (Happy Isles) to south (Whitney Portal), or from south to north, 218.5 miles.
Utilize up to four food re-supply options, either any of the JMT lateral trails (through trekkers may use support crews to carry in fuel and food, and haul out trash), or the following re-supply locations: Red’s Meadow, Vermilion Valley Resort or Muir Trail Ranch.
References:
1. Wenk, E and Morey K: John Muir Trail: The Essential Guide to Hiking America’s Most Famous Trail, Fourth Edition. Wilderness Press, Berkeley, CA, 2007.