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High Adventure Award Application High Adventure Award Application The mission of the Greater Los Angeles Area Council (GLAAC) High Adventure Team is to develop and promote outdoor activities within the Council and by its many Units. To insure the highest level of a safe, enjoyable experience for all participants, Unit Leadership is required to take the following specific actions for its members to qualify for a High Adventure award that is sponsored by the GLAAC-HAT. ! Comply with the General Requirements section of Hike Aid 6, "High Adventure Awards Program". ! Satisfy, as a Unit or individually, each of the Specific Requirements for the award as shown in Hike Aid 6. ! Obtain awards earned by participants by completing the following application, getting any required GLAAC- HAT approval, and submitting it to the Scout Shop. Note: The GLAAC-HAT does not approve a Unit's outdoor program or specific outings or activities. That is the responsibility of the Unit Committee. Pre-Trip Planning Review HAT review of the adequacy and completeness of the Unit's planning before the trek is required for participants to earn any GLAAC-HAT sponsored long-term backpacking award involving three or more nights. HAT Representative Approval Date High Adventure Award Application Unit type/no. District Council Activity Dates of Activity ! Names and quantities of awards sought: Names of Recipients Award Title # Scout # Adult 1 2 3 4 ! Outing Leader: 5 Name 6 Phone 7 ! First Aid and CPR Certified Adult: * 8 Name 9 Types; Dates Issued 10 * Required to receive any High Adventure Award. 11 ! Backpack Trained Adult: ** 12 Name Cert. No. 13 ** Required to receive any long-term High Adventure Award. 14 Post-Trip Certification By my signature, I do certify that I have read and understand the general and specific requirements for the award(s) listed and that the participants have satisfied all of the requirements for the award(s) sought. Outing Leader Signature Date HAT Representative Approval *** Date *** Required to receive Conservation, Backpacker, Advanced Backpacker, Mini-Peak Bagger, Senior Peak Bagger, and Mountaineer Peak Bagger awards. GLAAC-HAT April 2017 Jim Hawkins Mountaineering Award Application The requirements specific to this award are summarized below. See the latest version of Hike Aid 6, “High Adventure Awards Program” for additional information about this award and a complete list of the requirements. 1) Earn any eight weekend High Adventure backpacking awards. 2) Perform 12 hours of approved conservation work applied to earning any trail building awards. 3) Earn the GLAAC/LAAC-HAT 5 Peak Bagger Award. 4) Earn any two long-term High Adventure backpacking awards (25 or more scheduled backpack hours). 5) Climb any one of California’s fourteeners from the Peak Bagger list, either as a day hike, on a short-term backpack, or on a long-term backpack. Mount Langley 14,042' Mount Whitney 14,495' Mount Muir 14,015' Mount Williamson 14,375' Mount Sill 14,162' Split Mountain 14,058' Mount Tyndall 14,018' Medal size: 6) Earn three of the following merit badges: Backpacking, Camping, Climbing, 1 1/2" x 4" Hiking, or Wilderness Survival. Adult Scouters earn this award by completing requirements 1 through 5. Name of Recipient Scout Adult (check one) Unit District Council A ward Acknowledgment: By my signature, I certify that I have completed all of the requirements for this award. Recipient signature U nit Leadership Approval: I affirm that the person for whom the Jim Hawkins Mountaineering award is requested has satisfied all of the requirements for receiving it. Signature Position Date Unit District Council GLAAC-HAT October 2015 .
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