Preparing for High Adventure

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Preparing for High Adventure
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BSA High Adventure Camps

• Philmont - Cimarron, NM
• Northern Tier Ely, MN
• Sommers base BWCAW
• Atikokan base Quetico Provincial Park, ON
• Bisset base Pine lake, MB
• Florida Sea Base
• Main Base Lower Matecumbe Key
• Brinton Environmental Center Summerland Key
• St Thomas USVI

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http//www.ntier.org
http//www.bsaseabase.org/
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Why do High Adventure?

• Unique experiences
• Travel
• Different environment
• Team-building
• Challenge

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Preparation

• Emotional / Team Building (FSNP)
• Health and Personal Physical Training
• Crew Preparation Training
• Equipment

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Emotional Preparation
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Scout Appropriate?

• When is a Scout Ready for High Adventure?
• Desire and commitment
• Physical Emotional Readiness
• Maturity
• Will they eat the food and drink the water?
• Can they self-medicate?
• Will they practice personal hygiene?
• Can they work within the patrol method?

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Scout Appropriate?
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Health Preparation
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Physical Readiness

• The High Adventure Physical
• Diet and Exercise
• Activity Pace
• Conditions and hypothermia
• Challenges

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Health

• Personal Health and Medical Record Form
• All youth and adults participating in High
  Adventure activities
• Physicians exam

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Height and Weight recom-mend-ations
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Diet and Weight Issues

• Do what works for you
• Consult your doctor
• Lose it slow to keep it off
• ½ to 1 pound per week
• Present weight x 10 daily calories
• Drink water to eliminate waste
• Try using a Diet Buddy

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Personal Physical Training

• Cardiovascular training
• Strength Training
• Best Training is Hiking, Backpacking, Paddling.
• Scuba Certification
• Sailing Training

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Fitness Plans

• Check with your doctor
• Consider a trainer
• Understand physiology of exercise
• Train for cardio, strengthand hands!
• Build a progression
• Dont rely on shakedowns!
• Pick something you like!

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Sample Cardio-Vascular Exercise

• Walking/Running/Hiking/Backpacking
• Gym step, bike, X-trainer, treadmill
• Swimming
• Climbing Stairs
• Step Aerobics
• Biking
• Whitewater Kayaking ?

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Sample Cardio Exercise Plan

• January 20-30 min. cardio, 70, 3x wk
• February 20-30 min. cardio, 75, 3x wk
• March 20-40 min. cardio, 80, 3-4x wk
• April 20-40 min. cardio, 85, 3-4x wk
• May-Jun 30-60 min. cardio, 85, 4-5x wk
• July 30-60 min. cardio, 85, 5x wk

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Strength Training

• Free weights
• Bench weights
• Circuit training
• Exercises (situps, leg lifts, pushups, etc.)

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Secret Hints for Canoeing Training

• Shouldersprain or strain
• Wristoveruse injury
• Impact injuryhit by paddle, rock or boat
• Hypothermiacan even occur in summer months
• Drowningreal spoiler
• Swamping
• Capsizing

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Canoeing Specific Exercises

• Upper body pull

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Canoeing Specific Exercise

• Paddle drive
• Lat pull down

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Canoeing Specific Exercise

• Torso rotation

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Canoeing specific exercise
Shoulder endurance Air Paddling Body bar or
light barbell for resistance
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Crew Training Activities

• Shake Down

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Crew Training

• Practice trips
• 10 mi paddling / 15-20 mi Backpacking
• Opportunity to work together as a crew
• Practice LNT camping
• Practice backcountry safety and cooking
• Navigation / Map and Compass Skills

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Training Opportunities

• Lake Chesdin Dam to Albrights
• James River
• THE OLD DOMINION TRAIL
• Appalachian Trail
• Shenandoah National Park
• Three Ridges
• The Priest
• Ramseys Draft

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Certifications

• Youth Protection
• Wilderness First Aid, CPR
• Safety Afloat, Safe Swim Defense
• Severe Weather
• Consider
• SCUBA Open Water Certification
• Sailing Training

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Equipment

• Trail Stoves
• Cook Kits
• Mess Kits
• Water Treatment
• Trail Tarp
• Tents
• Packs

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Scout Spirit

• The end goal is to develop good people. Through
  the experience of the rugged wilderness, Scouts
  learn physical fortitude and mental strength
  through the isolated interactions within their
  crew, Scouts learn lessons in leadership, in the
  importance of doing their share of the work and
  in the necessity of teamwork to accomplish
  difficult tasks through the careful practice of
  Leave No Trace Wilderness Ethics, Scouts learn to
  assess the impact of their actions upon their
  surroundings, to be aware of how they affect the
  environment and the people near them and through
  the completion of their trip, Scouts gain
  confidence in their abilities to overcome tough
  challenges.

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Anytime you're ready, Daddy. I'll be sitting
outside growing older.