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The Watchu Experience
Advisor Guide Web version |
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Selecting a Great Trek
Philmont provides a series of pre-planned backcountry itineraries, 35 in recent years. Each has its own combination of challenges and available programs, such as rock climbing, horse rides, etc. All offer an outstanding High Adventure experience – veterans of several Philmont treks will tell you "there are no bad treks."
In March, each crew will select and rank the five itineraries that most interest them. Most crews receive either their first or second choice if they respond to Philmont in a timely manner. A portion of the January Advisor Briefing will be devoted to a presentation on "Selecting a Great Trek"; providing recommendations and suggestions that crews in the past have used to evaluate the information available about the treks. A wealth of data for crews to use during their trek selection process is available on the Watchu Experience Web site.
The current version of the resources listed on the next page will be provided to each crew during the coming ten months; prior versions are available on-line in the Philmont Document Archives. As much of the information does not change year-to-year, crews are encouraged to review the prior documents and to become familiar with them before the current ones are available.
The information on this Web site has not been approved by the Boy Scouts of America or Patriots' Path Council (NJ), but is provided as a service of the Patriots' Path Council High Adventure Committee.
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