High adventure

High adventure is a type of outdoor experience. It typically is meant to include activities like backpacking, hiking, kayaking or canoeing. It may also include mountaineering, rock climbing, mountain biking, orienteering, hang gliding, paragliding and hot air ballooning.

High adventure in Scouting
Scout leaders may offer traditional canoeing or backpacking high-adventure programs, but high adventure often transcends typical Scouting activities. High adventure activities may include:


 * All-terrain vehicles
 * Aquatics Lifesaving
 * Backpacking
 * Camping
 * Canoeing
 * Caving
 * Climbing / Rappelling
 * Project COPE / Ropes Course
 * Expedition Planning
 * Extreme Sports
 * Geocaching
 * First Aid
 * Fishing
 * Historical reenactment/Living history
 * Horsemanship
 * Hunting
 * Kayaking
 * Leave No Trace
 * Motorboating
 * Mountain Biking
 * Orienteering
 * Personal Watercraft
 * Sailing
 * Search & Rescue
 * Scuba Diving
 * Shooting Sports/Archery
 * Snorkeling
 * Space Exploration
 * Whitewater Rafting
 * Wilderness Survival
 * Winter Sports and Camping
 * Zip-Line

High adventure bases

 * Summit Bechtel Reserve
 * Florida Sea Base
 * Northern Tier
 * Philmont Scout Ranch