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Summit Bechtel Reserve

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High-Adventure Week: Go whitewater rafting at the Summit Bechtel Reserve

October 25, 2023 0

Welcome to High-Adventure Week on Aaron on Scouting! Our annual celebration of the BSA’s four national high-adventure bases gives a look at how and when to secure a spot for your Scouts. Today, we’re looking at the Summit.

Scouts wash car for fundraiser
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Next #TrekOnTuesday, share your fundraising ideas to win high-adventure base gear

October 20, 2023 1

Each year, the Scout Life team looks forward to our special #TrekOnTuesday shows dedicated to the high-adventure bases. We’re preparing for our Oct. 24 show right now, and we’ve lined up some gear to give away

The Polaris OGIO Explorer backpack
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It’s National Forest Week! Tune into today’s #TrekOnTuesday to enter for a chance to win a free backpack!

July 11, 2023 1

You can win a free OGIO Explorer pack by simply sharing a comment during today’s #TrekOnTuesday Facebook Live event at 3 p.m. Central.

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Acoustic Music Camp should strike a chord with music lovers

March 21, 2023 0

Beginners and advanced players alike are invited to the Summit Bechtel Reserve this August for Acoustic Music Camp.

Staff at the Summit
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Everything you need to know about working at a high-adventure base or BSA camp

February 21, 2023 2

Each summer, thousands of seasonal staff bring outdoor adventure to life for Scouts from across the world. Ever wondered who makes up this staff?

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Forged at the World Scout Jamboree, ‘friendship sword’ ready for visitors’ enjoyment

August 4, 2022 0

The blade, bestowed the name Cáirdeas, is now complete. And it may soon return to the place from whence it was forged.

Summit Bechtel Reserve

Registration now open for National Wood Badge Course at the Summit — the most fun you’ll have getting trained

July 14, 2022 7

Registration is open for the next National Model Linked Troop Wood Badge Course, set for Oct. 24-28, 2022, at the Summit in West Virginia.

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Missing the World Scout Moot? Check out the Rover Rally at the Summit

April 4, 2022 4

The Summit Bechtel Reserve will host the first-ever Rover Rally, inspired by the World Scout Moot, from July 31 to Aug. 6 for young adults ages 18-26. 

Family Adventure camp
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Win a trip to Family Adventure Camp by tuning into #TrekOnTuesday April 5

March 30, 2022 1

Adventure is for everyone. Both Scouts and their families can now enjoy the amazing experiences Philmont Scout Ranch, Sea Base and the Summit Bechtel Reserve offer by attending Family Adventure Camp.

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Book your summer vacation at one of the BSA’s Family Adventure Camps

February 17, 2022 0

Where are you going on vacation this summer?

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Aaron Derr

Aaron Derr is the senior editor of Aaron on Scouting and Scout Life magazine, and also a former Cubmaster and Scouts BSA volunteer.


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Michael Freeman, an Eagle Scout, is an associate editor of Scout Life and Scouting magazines.


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Bryan Wendell, an Eagle Scout, is the founder of Bryan on Scouting (now Aaron on Scouting).

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