On May 25, the 16-year-old became the youngest person to summit the 27,766-foot Makalu, the world’s fifth-tallest mountain. A week earlier he summited the 26,905-foot Cho Oyu, Earth’s sixth-highest mountain.
NOAC 2015 participants will get a special-edition OA sash. That’s a sash with a white arrow on a red band— or the reverse of what Arrowmen typically wear.
Navy Capt. Edward “Chip” Zawislak is a real-life superhero, and he learned those skills in Scouting. Zawislak, an Eagle Scout and Scouter with Troop 903 in Southern Maryland, rescued and used first aid on a woman shot during the Washington Navy Yard attack on Sept. 16, 2013.
The Myanmar refugees escaped and settled in Salt Lake City. Many of the young men joined Boy Scout Troop 1262, part of the Great Salt Lake Council. And 11 earned Eagle Scout.
The film “Troop 491: The Adventures of the Muddy Lions” encapsulates the power of Scouting but does so in a way that’s gritty and avoids sentimentalism.
Scouting’s Journey to Excellence (JTE) helps you track success based on a number of key factors like camping, service, advancement, training and retention.
Better transportation, more time off, a staff village and warmer showers? That’s just some of what’s in store for volunteers at the 2017 National Jamboree.