Outdoor adventures covid 19 response. Exceptions may be made for individuals who do not exceed the bsa hw guidelines by more than 20lbs. Sea base participants should meet bsa height and weight guidelines. Philmont scout ranch is the premier backpacking program in the bsa. Age requirements for high adventure. High adventure is as broad as the imagination and encompasses many different types of topography.
Character development participating citizenship and mental emotional and physical fitness. Boy scouts of america. 5 0 100 138 166 5 1 101 143 172. Northern tier is the boy scouts of americas gateway to adventure in the great northwoods. The outdoor adventures team serves as gateway to. The heightweight chart generally would not apply in the following situations unless specific instructions are issued as an exception.
Northern tier minnesota. Exceptions may be made for individuals who are not more than 20 pounds over the weight limit. Meet the outdoor adventures team. The age appropriate guidelines for camping in the guide to safe scouting jan 2019 defines national and council high adventure as being appropriate for ages 14 or 13 and completed 8th grade. Prospective participants with excessive body weight may participate in a sea base adventure if. How very magnanimous of them.
To receive an exception the participant must provide a letter from their physician stating that they are in good health and are approved for participation. We have updated our. Looking at the heightweight limit chart and calculating bmis from the chart the cutoffs fall pretty universally at a bmi between 32 and 33. The trek and the heavy weight of items to portage. Weight to height table northern tier national high adventure programs height recommended weight pounds maximum weight pounds participants weighing less than 100 pounds will have a very difficult time and are discouraged from attending. The majority of the boy scouts of america resident camps and most local council cub scoutscouts bsa resident camps have drive up campsites and dont require packing in or out.
Through high adventure and the preparation for it the basic objectives of the boy scouts of america are achieved. Philmont scout ranch new mexico. So they are letting those in the overweight bmi 25 29 or just barely into the obese category bmi 30 32 participate in high adventure programs. Northern tier offers numerous trips on the boundary waters of northern minnesota and ontario and cold weather camping programs. High adventure base update dismiss alert the outdoor adventures team is here to help you unlock scoutings adventure. They have been cleared by their physician.
From the mountains to the ocean high adventure to international adventure and everything in between nobody does it better. In the summer scouts from northern tiers three wilderness canoe bases explore millions of acres of pristine lakes meandering rivers dense forests and wetlands in northern minnesota northwest ontario and northeast manitoba. Cmtmbr october 1 2019 1034am 1. Every participant must meet bsa height and weight guidelines. Its a true accomplishment to finish a trek.
Gallery of Bsa High Adventure Height And Weight Requirements
