TRIP PLANNING GUIDE FOR THE
 

Scouts and Parents signed up for the April 2000 Trip
This is YOUR AREA for information and communications.
For specific trip planning information, contact James Hayford - Nashua, NH

Troop 19 Grand Canyon Planning Schedule

January 17, 2000 - All Participants Meeting	Objectives: General overview of the trip, discuss planning requirements to be done by each crew, equipment packing for the Canyon backpack. Crew assignments Trip itinerary Medical Forms List of menus List of day trip activities Packing List for personal and crew equipment Training on Equipment Packing for the Canyon Backpack Each participant will present their pack ready-to-go (except for food, cooking equipment and shelter) for review. This is intended to be a guided discovery to ascertain what skills need to be reviewed. Each crew will meet with an experienced instructor to review their individual packs. Crew Instructors: Garry Crane, Jim Hayford, John Henning, Gordie Harris and Greg Anthony Materials Required: Pack with the appropriate gear for the crew's selected trip and equipment checklists Outline of topics: clothing, footwear, organizing your pack and weight distribution Expected Outcomes: Each participant understands what equipment is required and how to pack for the backpack Each participant now has a needs list of equipment that is still required Crews will schedule a crew meeting to make their menu selections and present a list of crew equipment needs to the Canyon Committee no later than February 15th.
February 1st - Safety and First Aid Session	Instructor: Mike Dolan and Garry Crane 30 minutes (part of a regular troop meeting) Topics to include: Heat Exhaustion, Heat Stroke, Water Intoxication, Rock Scrambling, Snake and Scorpion Bites, Water Treatment, Buddy System Expected Outcome: Participants can demonstrate basic skills for the prevention of injuries and know how to treat specific canyon related first aid situations
February 15 ­ Leave No Trace	Instructor-Greg Anthony 30 minutes (part of a regular troop meeting) Topics to include: Low impact camping and hiking skills
February 29 ­ Hiking and Navigation Skills	Instructor-Garry Crane, James Hayford 30 minutes (part of a regular troop meeting) Topics to include: Keeping the group together, pace, rest breaks, buddy system, route finding, water caching basics, hiking hygiene (review from Leave no Trace), do not deviate from the itinerary, orienting a map skills, water and food intake while hiking, rock scrambling, cairns, know your boot imprint and ID your group with a marking
March 7 ­ Cooking	Instructor- 30 minutes (part of a regular troop meeting) Topics to include; food storage, know your 4 footed guests, carry -in and take-out, food disposal, no fire rule, meal preparation and clean-up, duty rosters and menus, trail snacks while hiking
March 21 ­ Stove operation, repair and safety	Instructor- 30 minutes (part of a regular troop meeting) Topics to include; using the stoves in the field and how to make repairs, refueling, storing fuel for hiking, safe operation
March 27 ­ Repackaging Food for backpacking (Monday Night)	Instructor-John Henning and Richard Perkins 90 minutes- Monday night Food is sorted by crews and temporarily stored in a Rubbermaid Container for later distribution to the Crew for packing in their backpacks. Each crew for final approval reviews food list of additional items (perishable) that need to be purchased at the Canyon. Crews are given the equipment needed for the shake-down hike (tents, stoves cook kits etc.)
April 1-2 ­ Final Shakedown Hike	Crew led and organized
April 8 - Shipment to Grand Canyon Airport for Crew Equipment	Leader-Richard Perkins Saturday, April 8th Time: Crew Leaders meet at church on Saturday to pack their Crew Box. Tents and cooking equipment from the shake down hike is inspected for the last time Equipment must be dry and clean from the Shakedown hikes. Crew leaders must be certain that all equipment has been returned and packed from the Shakedown Hike.
April 10 - Final Participants Meeting ­ (Monday Night)	90 minutes- Monday night meeting Leader-Jim Hayford and Greg Anthony Review itinerary, group behavior and expectations while traveling, uniforms, distribute T-shirts, vehicle assignments, collect medical forms, and distribute troop guidebook, buddy system Pack all packs with all gear (food, shelter, and personal gear) Natural (and other) History

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