Venture Scouting

Outdoor activities

Where Riding Works Wonders

By Scouting magazine

Members of a Maryland special-needs Venturing crew sample a remarkably effective program known as ‘therapeutic horseback riding.’

Venturer Activities

A Journey to Lifelong Health and Fitness

By Scouting magazine

Teenagers who earn Venturing’s Quest Award can improve their diet and nutrition, develop teaching skills, and discover a sport they can play for the rest of their lives.

Leader Advice and Inspiration

Scouters share the value of a troop Venture patrol

By Scouting magazine

E.A. says his troop’s Scoutmaster was reluctant to start a Venture patrol because he feared it would reduce the number of available boy leaders. How, he asks, do you convince Scoutmasters that Venture patrols keep older Scouts in Scouting?

Advancement & Awards

The Nature of Leadership

By Scouting magazine

The lure of Alaska’s Yukon River is the hook Venturing uses to teach teens management skills in the nature of leadership.