I am angry

[NWScouter]

I have been on camp staff and many of the rules for who can participate in their high adventure activities have reasons that have nothing to do with ability or safety. Cost of equipment can cause age limitations due to number of harness, sail boards, and mountain bikes and to sizes offered. Not enough for the whole camp or not buying one small enough for the small scouts, age allows them to limit. Also camps want the younger scouts to concentrate on first year programs and use the high adventure program to attract older scouts back to camp when they have done most of their merit badges.