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SEQUOIA TRAIL
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 partic
ipant is required. Participants must show evidence of
completion.
4. Make advanced reservations at the Council Service Cent
er 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 Adve
nture 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 Gene
ral Requirements if there is an area of conflict.
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