^{Philmont '07 Intro page:}

^{A 14 day high elevation backpacking trip to Philmont Scout Ranch near Cimarron New Mexico}

We plan an approx 75 mile backpack trip including some optional additional side hikes e.g. to climb to the top of 12,441 foot Mount Baldy, highest peak in Philmont and second highest in the Sangre De Cristo range.

We have a crew of 12 (8 scouts & 4 adult leaders) registered for Philmont this year

Lead Advisor: Mr. Link (with Mr. Baker, Mr. Hawkins & Mr. Moore)

Crew Leader: JJ

Crew Chaplain: Bryan

Crew: Alex, Brian, Chris, Kevin, Riley, Robby

Some details:

Philmont - The official website

Philmont - The unofficial (but good) Website

Troop 278 Specific Philmont Documents:

Training Plan/Schedule - Philmont '07 crew training hike/backpack schedule

Personal Philmont Training Record - track your totals: Training hikes (cumulative miles & elevation)

Weekend Training Hikes - Hike details: trailhead, trails, distance, elevations

Weekday Training Hikes - Hike details: shorter, quick access weekday training hike options

Triple Badge Reqmts - Comparison of the Camping/Backpacking/Hiking (CBH) badge requirements

Triple Badge Plan - How we'll earn CBH badges during Philmont training & trek.

Fundraising:

We've completed two fundraisers - Christmas tree collections over 2 weekends in Dec/Jan and earned almost $960 - not bad! A garage sale in March which earned just over $300. Good participation from the crew in both events.

Training Plan:
We started our training plan in December 2006. We plan to hike every week from now on. We usually hike short 4-6 mile trips that are easy to fit in every weekend. These range from 600-1300+ feet elevation gain and we will add weight to increase the workout - although we will also do some longer hikes. We plan to do five 10 mile hikes, one 20 mile hike and several long backpacking trips with 20+ miles round trips and 2000+ feet elevation gains. We will also do some sorter mid-week evening hikes as the weather warms up and the evenings are lighter.

We do also hope to fit in at least one hike at 6000+ feet elevation in Flagstaff in June before we leave for our trek. We should be ready if we survive the training!

Pack Weight Checks:

We have a digital spring balance we use for pack weight check on all our training hikes.

Gear:
We're all figuring out what gear we'll need for the trip. Backpacks, boots, sleeping bags, pillows & pads, seats, clothes are all being gauged for utility & weight.... We'll share ideas on the best gear to have and tips & techniques... lots of new stuff!!

Crew Pre-Requisites:
Wilderness Medical Training was completed in January/April with several adults & Scouts attending.

Crew Leader/ Chaplain:

The Crew selected JJ as crew leader and Bryan as crew Chaplain.

Training:

All required adult leader training was completed or refreshed (YPT, Fast Start, etc)

All the crew completed CPR training refresh in May.

Gear/Pack checks:

We completed 2 pack checks 3 weks before our trek and 1 week before our trek 

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