High Adventure trips

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Two troops from same town. One treks to Alaska, the other to Mt. Katahdin (Maine)

In July, 11 Scouts and 5 adults from Hopkinton, MA Troop 1 spent 10 days backpacking and canoeing in southern Alaska. The troop organized the trip through the Northern Lights High Adventure Base, which is associated with the Midnight Sun Council in Fairbanks, Alaska...

...Despite the challenges, Troop 1 looks forward to its next trip. SM McDaniel says he hopes to take his Scouts to Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico in 2026. “We try to do high adventure [trips] every other year."

Note: Planning uncertainties which includes weather, but now add Microsoft. (~RS)

In early September, Troop 4 Hopkinton hiked Maine’s highest mountain as part of a revolving series of hikes. Troop 4 runs a “six highest peaks of New England” program to give Scouts more hiking opportunities.

“The program was started in 2018,” said Troop 4 assistant Scoutmaster Charusmitha Ram. “We want every Scout to have an opportunity to complete these [hikes] through their course to Eagle Scout.”

For each hike the Scouts do, they receive a patch for their uniform. The other mountains included in the program are Mount Washington, Mount Mansfield in Vermont, Jerimoth Hill in Rhode Island, Bear Mountain in Connecticut and Mount Greylock....

More trek details and photos at Source:

https://hopkintonindependent.com/hopkinton-boy-scout-troops-venture-to-alaska-mount-katahdin/

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Troop 12, Hollis, NH Travels to Kauai for Biennial BIG Trip

Senior scouts of Hollis Troop 12 returned on August 2 from their “Big Trip” to the island of Kauai. The trip, which began on July 23, was the result of two years of research, planning and preparation. The scouts were joined by seven Troop 12 Eagle Scouts who recently “aged-out” of the program when they turned 18, but became adult leaders. The troop established a base camp at BSA Aloha Council’s Camp Alan Faye on the borders of Koke’e and Waimea Canyon State Parks. Summer camp for Kauai scouts was not in session at the time, so Troop 12 had the camp all to themselves.... (see link below)

Troop 12 has been conducting a “Big Trip” every two years for almost 30 years. Scouts independently select potential destinations, research them, and formally propose them to their peers over the course of a school year. At the end of that year, the troop votes to select the next destination. Detailed planning is then conducted by participants during the next 12 months for the following year’s Big Trip. In addition to selecting appropriate camping spots and daily high adventure activities, scouts have to plan for their meals and all other logistics to support the trip, including equipment lists, emergency services, cell service coverage and dead spots, grocery store and gas station locations, parking and backcountry permits, and duty rosters.

More trek details and photos at Source:

https://hollisbrooklinenewsonline.com/troop-travels-to-kauai-for-biennial-big-trip-p8815-166.htm