THE ROAD TO RANGER, 2010

Helping Venturers Advance

Wilderness Survival Course

Core Requirements for the Ranger Award

MARCH 19TH 21st

ANNAWON COUNCIL

CAMP NORSE KINGSTON, MA

Attention all Venturers! Road to Ranger is back again this year, scheduled for March 19th, 20th and 21st. This year's theme is

wilderness survival. You will get a chance to practice skills you already know, and to learn some new ones. No, we will not be in cabins, so bring your tents, other shelter supplies will be provided to you as needed. You will need only basic personal supplies, which will be on a list sent to you after you register.

This weekend is similar to a Scouting University, but for Venturing Crews and lone Venturing Scouts interested in working towards their Bronze and Ranger awards. This weekend will be a mix of training and instruction in, but not limited to Wilderness Survival and Leave No Trace Camping.

It is a very comprehensive course that begins with understanding survival psychology. Then the fun really begins! We will cover all

areas of basic wilderness survival including fire making techniques; constructing shelters from natural materials; finding and purifying

water; utilizing tools and equipment; knots, ropes,; identifying edible and medicinal plants; organizing and using survival kits; signaling;

how not to get lost; and much, much more. Every skill learned will be practiced in the field. We want you to leave this course feeling

totally confident and comfortable in the wilderness.

We will meet at Camp Norse on Friday night and then as a group we will be dropped off in a remote area away from the camp. Their along with your instructors you will learn and practice the "Sacred order of survival", Shelter, Fire, Water and food. This weekend will be

primitive camping where you will be building your own shelter collecting and eating wild edibles. On Sunday morning we will break up

our outpost camp and restore the area using leave no Trace principles and find and hike our way back to Camp Norse.

There will be new things to learn, and one of the things you will learning and practicing, is Leave No Trace, under the tutelage of a

Leave No Trace Master Educator. Course size is limited to (30), and the cost is $20.00

Once we hit (30) registration is closed. If you are interested, I would recommend registering early.

Once registered you will be sent more information and a guide on what to bring. To register please email Robert Smith @ <mailto:rjsmith01%40verizon.net>rjsmith01@verizon.net or feel free to call with any questions @ (508)813-6571

PROGRAM COORDINATORS

Robert Smith and Dan West