Did you know that CRE through the top adventure outfitters this side of the Mississippi, Team Link, offers some truly outstanding High Adventure programs right here in your own back yard? Check out our new High Adventure video. Our HA programs are open to both Adults and Boy Scouts that are physically fit, mentally sound, and crazy enough to sign up for Adventure at the Rock! To check out the video, click here.
To download our 2013 CRE High Adventure Guide, click HERE
To register for the CRE High Adventure Program, click HERE
National High Adventure Programs
Get out of the house and into the excitement offered at one of the BSA’s High Adventure Bases! You’ve got three choices: a unique aquatic quest at the Florida Sea Base, a canoeing or winter camping challenge at the Northern Tier, or a wild west backpacking expedition at the Philmont Scout Ranch. Click on the links below to check out each base.
Shenandoah Area Council sends at least one contingent to one of the National High Adventure bases each year. For your troops or crews long range planning here is the Council's National High Adventure Contingent Calendar. Normally recruitment for leaders and youth usually start 18-20 months out.
Shenandoah Area Council Contingent Calendar National BSA High Adventure Bases (Subject to change due to availability and demand)
2014 Philmont - 48 Slots 2015 Sea Base - 24 Slots (12 - sailing, 12 scuba) 2016 Philmont - 48 Slots 2017 Jamboree - 90 Slots (2 of troops of 40 and 1 venturing patrol of 10) 2017 Northern Tier - 11 Slots 2017 Sea Base - 12 Slots 2018 Philmont - 48 Slots 2019 Sea Base - 24 Slots (12 - sailing, 12 scuba) 2020 Philmont - 48 Slots 2021 Jamboree - 90 Slots (2 of troops of 40 and 1 venturing patrol of 10)
Northern Tier
The Bissett Program specializes in fresh water fishing, and remote wilderness canoe trips. All crews fly by float plane to the Northern Tier canoe cache on Scout Lake, about thirty miles from Bissett, Manitoba Province, Canada.
Imagine – paddling unnamed lakes, shooting unmapped whitewater, portaging faint trails, accustomed only to moccasin, hoof or paw.
Imagine – camping on a site without sign of modern man, where firewood abounds, and your tent rests on foot-thick moss.
Imagine – glimpsing the elusive woodland caribou, casting after never fished-for pike, or discovering an unrecorded pictograph site.
You’ll find all that, AND MORE, in the Atikaki Wilderness where more than two million acres of un-crowded, not even fully explored, wilderness. Applications are currently being accepted ---- The dates for the trip are July 18th – 27th 2013. The total cost for this unique expedition is approximately $2,000 depending, in part, on group choices. A deposit of $250 is due at time of application. To register click here. For more information on the trip, please contact Paul Hobbs, 301-471-9774 or at paulh0903@yahoo.com
Sea Base
Make a splash! Head to the Florida Keys and dive into an amazing Florida Sea Base adventure and wade into more excitement than you ever though possible. Snorkeling, SCUBA, boating, and beach camping are among the many possibilities.
National Scout Jamboree
Get ready! The 2013 National Scout Jamboree is coming and it ain’t your father’s jamboree. We’re talking serious high adventure, people! Whitewater rafting, zip-lining, rappelling, mountain biking, hiking, and more – with 50,000 of your closest friends at the brand new Summit Bechtel Reserve in the wilds of West Virginia.
When is it - - The Jamboree will be held July 15 – July 24, 2013. For all your information on the 2013 Jamboree: Jamboree 2013 Website click here
Get ready! The 2013 National Scout Jamboree is coming and it ain’t your father’s jamboree. We’re talking serious high adventure, people! Whitewater rafting, zip-lining, rappelling, mountain biking, hiking, and more – with 50,000 of your closest friends at the brand new Summit Bechtel Reserve in the wilds of West Virginia.