The Summit Archives - Scouting magazine

Reaching new heights at the Summit Bechtel Reserve

By Michael Freeman

Venturers discover what happens when you face your fears during VenturingFest, the 20th anniversary of the program.

SBR’s first employee reaches the ‘Summit’ of his career

By Michael Freeman

His name is the answer to a not-at-all-trivial question: Who was the first employee of the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia?

Adventure of a Lifetime: 2017 National Jamboree

By Michael Freeman

See scenes from the 2017 National Jamboree, which welcomed 40,000 Scouts, adult volunteers and staffers to the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia.

Lose weight, get fit for the 2013 National Scout Jamboree

By Scouting magazine

Use this advice to start losing pounds today and building endurance for the upcoming jamboree—in addition to other physical Scouting activities.

Summit Shakedown offers a preview of the 2013 National Scout Jamboree

By Scouting magazine

Get ready for the 2013 National Scout Jamboree by taking this behind-the-scenes tour of the Summit Shakedown, which offered a preview of what’s to come at the Summit Bechtel Reserve.

Summit Shakedown preview: Patch trading at the 2013 National Scout Jamboree

By Scouting magazine

See what your Scouts can expect when it comes to patch trading at the 2013 National Scout Jamboree.

Get a taste for the BSA’s future when exploring West Virginia’s Greenbrier River Trail

By Scouting magazine

Hike or bike the gorge Greenbrier River Trail to witness a tantalizing glimpse of the BSA’s future in West Virginia.

Jim and Cathy Justice describe why they support Scouting

By Scouting magazine

The BSA “factory” produces good citizens. That’s why Jim Justice recently decided to become a major financial supporter of the Summit Bechtel Reserve, site of the 2013 National Scout Jamboree and located not far from his home in Lewisburg.

SummitCorps builds a trail to the future

By Michael Freeman

Breaking rocks. Raking roots. Digging dirt. All in a day’s work for Order of the Arrow volunteers during last summer’s trail-building program for the National Park Service. But what they really built was something much bigger.

SummitCorps trail celebrated by hikers and cyclists

By Michael Freeman

The Arrowhead Hike and Bike Trail, a 12.8-mile pathway located just north of the Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve in West Virginia, is now open to cyclists and hikers.