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Mr hopps_scout, who is a webmaster, has told me that he is very interested in this project and would kindly consider setting up a webpage for high adventure troops, with perhaps a trip log, planner, and pages of tips on how to. We corresponded by email and talked about some structure for it. He knows how to do the web page, but hasn't had much experience with high adventure himself.

 

At this point, he would probably need some written material from those of us who have set up and have run high adventure of different sorts to give him information to set the page up.

 

He may be thinking about an outline for the page at this time, and the rest of us could get some stuff together in catagories that either he or we could suggest.

 

I can write some stuff on climbing and rafting, and have plenty of pics that my Troop has done (maybe I can write a story about our last year's trip) to go in it.

 

This will have to be a collective effort in getting this to go.

 

Hey, hopps_scout, what do you want from us? I can write that story (above) and some other stuff later this week. Can you give us an outline of what information you would like us to contribute?

 

JB

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You write anything you want about trips, and I will put it in the correct page for the site.

 

Some of my ideas at this time are:

 

A Backpacking page

A canoeing page

Climbing page

Seabase page

pages for trip details

links

gear tips

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I have been looking into the possibility of doing some high adventure Mountaineering along with some sea kayaking, Glacier trekking and Ice Climbing. BSA does not have any specs on ice climbing. I wonder what the possibilities of doing these as a high adventure activity in a summer camp would be. Would scouts be interested in doing something like this. Obviously this would require travel to our council here in Southeast Alaska.

 

Let me know what you think?

 

Lee

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Glacier, Ice Climbing et al.

 

HI Lee

My Troop does all of these things. I do not believe that there are any solid qualifications for glacier travel, or sea kayaking other than "Climb on Safely" and "Safety Afloat."

 

The way that we do it safely is that we have a whole group of ASM "specialists" who are highly qualified climbers, rafters, etc. that we have co-opted (Local professional guides as well) and who sub in as ASMs who train the Scouts heavily prior to going on the trips and then accompany them. We dont bug the ASM specialists except for the outing of their expertise, so they don't burn out.

 

Our Troop did Orizaba a couple of xmasses ago and we just got the permit (intn'l this time) as usual. When we do WW Rafting, climbing, ice climbing, etc. we just put in for the permit, and have had no trouble.

 

My impression is that most of the Professional Scouters have little or no expertise in this kind of 'high adventure' and may have little or no interest in it as well. Just stay out of trouble.

 

JB

 

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