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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
Three Day Backpack Award

Sponsoring Council
Orange County
Award Dimensions
3'' tall
Summary
Plan and complete a backpacking trek over 3 consecutive days.
Map Link (where applicable)
External Reference (where applicable)
Detailed Requirements
THREE DAY BACKPACK
This award was sponsored by Troop 317 (LDS Church), Bakersfield, CA.
Requirements:
1. Plan and complete a backpack of 9 scheduled backpack hours or greater over 3 consecutive days, camping in two different sites....or:
2. Plan and complete a backpack of 6 scheduled backpack hours or greater over 3 consecutive days, camping at the same base camp, and on the second day bagging a USGS named peak at 1,000 feet or greater above your base camp.
3. If option 2. is completed, the appropriate High Adventure Award for that peak may also be earned.