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Rappelling will thrill Scouts at The Summit:
Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve.
CALL IT THE FLIP side of
success.
Scout ing's three
high-adventure camps—
Philmont Scout Ranch,
Northern Tier National
High Adventure Program,
and Florida National High
Adventure Sea Base-
offer thrilling outdoor
activities and valuable
training to more than
50,000 young people
annually.
But the camps are
| so popular that another
p 20,000 Scouts are wait-
I listed each year, unable
* to attend. That's why
BSA leaders have been
seeking the perfect location
for another high-adventure
base that would offer a
new range of activities. And
after spending 18 months
considering 80 propos-
als from 28 states, they
have found just the spot on
more than 10,600 acres of
rugged beauty in the New
River Gorge area of Fayette
County, W.Va.
The new adventure base,
which will be called The
Summit: Bechtel Family
National Scout Reserve, is
made possible in part by a
$50 million contribution to
the project from the Stephen
D. Bechtel Jr. family. The
Stephen D. Bechtel Jr.
Bechtels
have a strong
Scouting
tradition.
Stephen D.
Bechtel Jr.
became an
Eagle Scout
in 1940,
and has been awarded the
Silver Buffalo Award and the
Distinguished Eagle Scout
Award. His uncle, Kenneth
Bechtel, served as national
president of the Boy Scouts
from 1956-1959.
The West Virginia camp,
located in the Glen Jean-
Mount Hope area, will offer
whitewater rafting, rappel-
The West Virginia location offers
opportunities not found at the other
high-adventure bases, such as rafting
down the New River Gorge canyon.
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