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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
Telescope Peak Award
Sponsoring Council
Orange County
Award Dimensions
5'' Diameter
Summary
Summit Telescope Peak in Death Valley National Park.
Map Link (where applicable)
External Reference (where applicable)
Detailed Requirements
TELESCOPE PEAK DAY TREK
This award was developed and sponsored by Troop 1210 (Foothills Church), Rancho Santa Margarita, California.
Requirements:
Day climb and “summit” 11,049 foot Telescope Peak in Death Valley National Park.
Acclimate by camping and sleeping at Mahogany Flat Campground (8,133 feet) the night before the trek.
References:
1. Digonnett, M: Hiking Death Valley: A Guide to Its Natural Wonders and Mining Past. First Edition, Publisher’s Cataloging-in-Publication (Quality Books, Inc.), Palo Alto, CA, Third Printing, January, 2004.