Sugguestions for High Adventure opitons for Individual Scout? (not going with Troop)

[khales]

I am sure some of you have knowledge of High Adventure options for an indivudal Scout without his Troop? My 17 yr old son is an Eagle and is also camp staff. He turns 18 in October and would love to go on one last "cool adventure" this June before his camp staff job starts. He is thinking out west somewhere (I work for an airline--location isn't an issue). Last summer he worked on bike treks and sailing, so probably something different. He has been to Northern Tier and Seabase. Anybody have any good suggestions? There are tons of high adventure options but I haven't found many that have "provo" options. He isn't looking to walk himself into the ground or die in 100 degree heat--just looking for something cool and one last big adventure. Thanks!

[Rick_in_CA]

It might be out of your price range, but for something exotic how about doing some high adventure in Europe? There are several scout camps that cater to an international crowd. One I have read about is the Kandersteg International Scout Centre. It would not just be about doing HA, but about meeting scouts from around the world.

 

More about the scout center: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandersteg_International_Scout_Centre.

[Eagle94-A1]

Is he in the OA? The OA has programs at the HA bases where you bust butt for 1 week, then have fun 1 week.

 

http://adventure.oa-bsa.org/index.php#

 

Or you can staff the HA bases for the summer.

 

While it might not be HA, one program I did that was litterally the trip of a lifetime when I was college was the European Camp Staff Program.

 

http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/International/ecamp.aspx

 

I spent 11 weeks in the UK working at 2 scout camps. Free food, free shelter, and now 30% of travel expenses reimbursed. I saved for 2 years to go and spent approx $3500 20 years ago. A good chunk of that was I went to the WSJ with the Brits though. I worked with Scouts from all over: Finland, Switzerland, Australia, Croatia, Russia, and of course the UK. I met Scouts from Belgiums, Dutch, Germans, Irish, and Americans at the camp.

 

Unfortunately, one of the camps closed, and it was the one I had a blast at. I repelled off the Cliffs of Dover, went kayaking and rafting in the English Channel, went sight seeing on my time and with a troop to France that had an extra space.

 

The second camp, Youlbury International Scout Campsite, is the oldest continually used scout camp in the world. I had fun there too, but I didn't stay there as long and I also had some time off to go to the WSJ.

 

 

 

And don't forget, the WSJ in Japan this year. http://www.scouting.org/worldjamboree.aspx

 

 

[Eagle94-A1]

On reflection, my oldest is on addicted to all things British: money, tea, Doctor Who, etc. Says he want to immigrate there when he is olde enough. I'm thinking let him save his money and do the program I did to give him a taste of living in Britain. It opened my eyes to how good we got it over here.

[Stosh]

Canoe the Yukon....

 

Stosh

[packsaddle]

He can join my group of young people going to Dominica. The "Nature Island of the Caribbean" will be THE experience of a lifetime.The time frame might be the only problem.

[SSScout]

Teen Adventure, Baltimore Yearly Meeting: http://bymcamps.org/programs/teen-adventure/

[SWScouter]

There are individual trek programs at Philmont such as Rayado.