You should ONLY hike on these.
What are designated hiking trails and durable surfaces?
Give examples of places, areas or terrain.
Moving slow, becoming confused, looking pale, shaking and feeling cold and numb.
What is hypothermia
Explain how to treat.
Explain the hazard to the extremities & treatment.
Check your volume & don't be a hog.
What is being courteous
Explain
Bumpy, lumpy, rocks, roots, or loose dirt.
What is rugged, rough or uneven terrain.
Gain strength, balance, endurance and stamina
What is conditioning (getting physically fit) ?
IF you have to hike on a road, what side of the road you should hike on?
The left side?
Dry mouth, fatigue, dark urine, and headache
What is dehydration?
Explain how to prevent & treat
Tend to the tootsies
What is wearing the proper footwear and taking care of your feet.
Describe
Using a map and compass, and being aware of your surrounds can help you NOT do this
What is NOT get lost.
What do you do if you get lost/separated?
Ten essentials
List the 10 essentials
S.T.O.P.
What is stay calm, think, observe, plan
Feeling weak, sick to your stomach, or sweaty, but now I'm confused and I've stopped sweating just before I collapse.
What is heat exhaustion that turned into heat stroke.
Discuss how to prevent & treat
Respect for the land and the people who use it.
What is outdoor ethics?
List examples
Hot or cold, tornados and flash floods.
What are weather hazards
How many 10-mile & 20-mile hikes are required for the Hiking MB?
What is 4 10-mile and 1 20-mile
Heart, lungs and endurance
What is aerobic activity?
Boiling liquids, Sun, chemicals, fire and electricity
What are types of burns?
List & describe the degrees and treatment
I have 7 Principals
What is Leave No Trace.
Plan Ahead and Prepare,
Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces,
Dispose of Waste Properly,
Leave What You Find,
Minimize Campfire Impact.
Respect Wildlife
Be Considerate of Others
Lions, tigers and bears....oh my
What is to never approach wildlife
Something that needs to be done for each hike and shared with your MB counselor.
What is a written hiking plan?
See your scout book for details
Swimming, Cycling and Camping
What are Eagle required MBs that can be interchanges with the Hiking MB
Strain, wrench, crick or crack
What is a twist, sprang and fracture.
Explain how to recognize and treat
Outdoor Code
Be clean in my outdoor manners,
Be careful with fire,
Be considerate in the outdoors,
Be conservation-minded
Give examples of each.
What drains your personal battery, NOT your electronics?
What is fatigue, dehydration and improper nutrition
Who said:
“The open-air is the real objective of Scouting and the key to its success.”
Who is Lord Robert Baden-Powell