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Outdoors

Lessons learned in the outdoors teach youth skills that make them more self-reliant. They can explore canoe paths and hiking trails and complete challenges they first thought were beyond their ability. Attributes of good character become part of a youth as he or she learns to cooperate and meet outdoor challenges that may include extreme weather, difficult trails and portages, and dealing with nature’s unexpected circumstances.

Backpacking & Hiking

From switchbacks to backslopes, here’s how to read a trail

By Michael Freeman

Next time you go on a hike, try using the trail to share something new with your Scouts.

Emergency Preparedness

Faced with a survival situation? Use the Survivorman Zones of Assessment

By Michael Freeman

What should you do first in a survival situation? Stop and think.

Outdoors

Watch a video of the Big Sky rescue dog in action

By Michael Freeman

See how it feels to be trapped in an avalanche and saved by a rescue dog. Nathan from Troop 469 gives us a look of this kind of rescue in a ski patrol simulation.

High Adventure

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?

Health

How to recognize and treat frostnip

By Michael Freeman

Your toes are wet, cold and numb. Don’t ignore these symptoms; they’re the beginning of frostbite.

High Adventure

Climb on at national climbing directors’ course

By Michael Freeman

It’s common knowledge in the Scouting climbing community that Philmont Training Center offers one of the best climbing courses in the nation.

Ground Rules

Help youth find their way without GPS devices

By Michael Freeman

Mysterious and elusive, the Magnetic North Pole has helped adventurers stay on the straight and narrow since the days before even Baden-Powell.

Gear

Give one of these gifts to a hard-working volunteer

By Michael Freeman

Nothing says “thank you” like a small token of appreciation, particularly during the gift-giving season.

Features

The rewards from introducing kids to the wilderness

By Michael Freeman

If we’re going to get today’s kids outdoors, we parents and adult leaders have to take them there.

High Adventure

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.

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