Kichkinet 10 Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 I would just like to know any information, testimonials, and comments on OA's Trail Crew in Philmont. Link to post Share on other sites
SWScouter 34 Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Kichkinet, Have you seen the OA trail crew journal? http://www.main.oa-bsa.org/features/oatcjournal/ How about the OA High adventure web site? http://adventure.oa-bsa.org/ SWScouter Link to post Share on other sites
FScouter 24 Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 My son has been on an OA trail crew each of the last 3 summers. As far as he is concerned, OATC is the pinnacle of Scouting. They spend a week building trail. This is not a little repair work with a shovel. They carve new trail out of the side of the mountain, fell trees, build bridges, switchbacks, water bars, French drains, etc. It is strenuous, heavy-duty manual labor, all day. The second week, they do their own custom trek. Last year his crew ended their trek with what they call the Super Black Death, climbing 7 peaks on the last day. Up at dawn, they came off the Tooth after dark. Heres a link to the OATC site. See the flash presentation. Look at the pictures and youll get an idea how exciting this is. http://adventure.oa-bsa.org/index.php?p=trailcrew Link to post Share on other sites
Kichkinet 10 Posted October 10, 2006 Author Share Posted October 10, 2006 How did your son get down to Philmont? Plane? Link to post Share on other sites
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