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BOY SCOUT RANK ADVANCEMENT
Scout
| Tenderfoot Scout | Second Class Scout
| First Class Scout
Star, Life, Eagle
| Merit Badges Required for Eagle Scout Rank
| Merit Badges
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Hiking
Merit Badge |
- Show that you know first aid for injuries or illnesses that could
occur while hiking, including hypothermia, heatstroke, heat
exhaustion, frostbite, dehydration, sunburn, sprained ankle, insect
stings, tick bites, snakebite, blisters, hyperventilation, and
altitude sickness.
- Explain and, where possible, show the main points of good hiking
practices including the principles of Leave No Trace, hiking safety
in the daytime and at night, courtesy to others, choice of footwear,
and proper care of feet and footwear.
- Explain how hiking is an aerobic activity. Develop a plan for
conditioning yourself for 10-mile hikes, and describe how you will
increase your fitness for longer hikes.
- Make a written plan for a 10-mile hike. Including map routes, a
clothing and equipment list, and a list of things for a trail lunch.
- Take five hikes, each on a different day, and each of 10
continuous miles. Prepare a hike plan for each hike.*
- Take a hike of 20 continuous miles in one day following a hike
plan you have prepared.*
- After each hike, write a short report of your experience. Give
dates and descriptions of routes covered, weather, and any
interesting things you saw.
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*The hikes in
requirements 5 and 6 can be used in fulfilling Second Class (2a) and
First Class (3) rank requirements, but only if Hiking merit badge
requirements 1, 2, 3, and 4 have been completed to the satisfaction of
your counselor. The hikes of requirements 5 and 6 cannot be
used to fulfill requirements of other merit badges.
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