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Jamboree

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?

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.

Features

Relive the excitement, thrills of the 2013 National Jamboree

By Scouting magazine

Experience the breathtaking beauty and high-adrenaline adventure at the Summit Bechtel Reserve with an exclusive Scouting magazine video and photos from the big event.

Health and Wellness Summit Fitness
Adult Fitness

A six-week fitness plan to help you shape up for the jamboree

By Scouting magazine

Shape up for the Summit, or the summer, with this total-body plan to help you burn fat and lose weight.

Adult Fitness

A series of workouts to strengthen your glutes and more

By Scouting magazine

Exercises to help you strengthen your gluteus—ideal workouts for those who are shaping up for Scout outings, especially this summer’s 2013 National Scout Jamboree.

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Adult Fitness

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.

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