SEQUOIA TRAIIL

SEQUOIA TRAIIL
Requirements:

1. Meet all applicable General Requirements.

2. Outing leader or another 21 year old adult going on trip must have completed the Basic Backpack Awareness Course.

3 . An approved Conservation Project of six (6) hours per participant is required. Participants must show evidence of completion.

4. Make advanced reservations at the Council Service Center Camping Department. Pay fees. Failure to du so can disqualify the participants for the award.

5. Recommended age is 13 years old or older. Each scout participant must demonstrate the following scout skills or have earned the following Merit Badges: Camping, Cooking, First Aid and Swimming. Adults and Venturers must have the equivalent knowledge. Outing leader to certify compliance.

6. An itinerary must be reviewed prior to starting the trip by the Council High Adventure Team and one must be filed with the Camp Director at Camp Wolverton upon arrival.

7. Trip must start at Camp Wolverton and ends at Camp Whitsett. Minimum time on trail - 10 days and 9 nights, backpacking distance must be a minimum of 95 to 100 miles (50 hours). Days and nights spent at Camp Wolverton or Camp Whitsett are not counted towards trip days.

8. Each participant, including adults, must complete a minimum of three (3) conditioning overnight backpacking trips, including one at or near the altitude of the proposed trip, within three months prior to departing on the trip. Each participant including adults, must have completed one or more previous long term trip(s) of 6 days and 5 nights and a minimum of 25 hours/50 miles or more.

9. These SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS shall supersede the General Requirements if there is an area of conflict.