High Adventure Leader Trek Training (HALTT)
Description
This 37-hour course prepares unit leaders for backpacking and wilderness camping
trips. Topics include trek planning, equipment, food, health and safety,
orienteering, and places to go. Leaders completing
sessions I, II, and III-A receive a patch and numbered card.
Units planning to hike, backpack or snowcamp and earn High Adventure Awards
must have a trained adult with a current card accompanying the trip. Leaders
must renew HALTT card every four years by attending the
One-Day HALTT
Retraining Course.
HALTT Session I weeknight session covers:
- Exposure/Protection from weather
- Studies of Hyperthermia and Hypothermia
- Discussions of HALTT, Water Trek, and Specialist training
HALTT Session II Saturday covers:
- Prepartion, equipment, and leadership for High Adventure outings
- Health, Safety, and Mountain Miseries
- Food: planning, purchasing, packaging, and preparation
- Trekking: peaks to deserts, awards, and permits
- Trail: Finding, keeping, communications, customs, courtesies, and conservation
HALTT Session III-A weekend session covers:
- Backpack hike
- Orienteering
- Discussions on boots, bears, packs, pack repair, stoves and trail building
Particulars
| Fee: |
$6.00 -- No Preregistration Required |
| Prerequisites: |
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Be registered with BSA (as an adult)
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| Contact: |
Val Leonard, HALTT Chairmun[sic]
(619)448-1165
Val448@cox.net |
Schedule
NOTE: Sessions I and II are attended by both HALTT and
Water Trek students. Session III-A is
specific to HALTT.
|
SESSION I Weeknight |
SESSION II Saturday |
SESSION III-A Saturday to Sunday |
| TIME: |
6:30pm to 9:30pm |
8:00am to 5:00pm |
8:00am Saturday to 9:00am Sunday |
| LOCATION: |
Northminster Presbyterian Church 4324 Clairemont Mesa Blvd (map) |
Mataguay Scout Reservation (map) for backpack overnighter |
2010 DATES: |
17 Feb 2010 Wednesday |
20 Feb 2010 |
27-28 Feb 2010 |
4 May 2010 Tuesday |
8 May 2010 |
15-16 May 2010 |
15 Sep 2010 Wednesday |
18 Sep 2010 |
25-26 Sep 2010 |
2011 DATES: |
26 Jan 2011 Wednesday |
29 Jan 2011 |
5-6 Feb 2011 |
10 May 2011 Tuesday |
14 May 2011 |
21-22 May 2011 |
14 Sep 2011 Wednesday |
17 Sep 2011 |
24-25 Sep 2011 |
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