Pioneer Trails District
Klondike 2016
January 15-17, 2016
Bonneyville Mill County Park
53373 Co. Rd. 131 Bristol IN
Price is $10.00 per Scout or Adult. Staff: no charge.
Activities include: Winter River Cross, First Aid Stretcher Course, Sled Crossing, Orienteering, Cold Water Rescue, Fire Building, Shelter Building and other activities as weather permits.
Thank you to Troop 7 for help planning the Klondike Derby!
AN IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT FOOD: Your troop will be responsible for all your own meals! Please be prepared to bring food for Friday night dinner, Sat breakfast, lunch and dinner and Sunday breakfast.
Contact: Eldon Seidner at 574-535-8988 or
Klondike 2016 Check List and Schedule
Sleds will be inspected for gear but not judged. Guidelines:
All sleds are to be pulled by Boy Scouts with one Musher riding
If weather is to warm wheels may be used
Each Patrol must have a sled
Required Material Per Boy Scout:
Scout hand book – compass – first aid kit – paper/pencil – pocket knife – flashlight – fire starters (lighters will be confiscated) – survival/commando rope 10’ – mess kit – mug - back pack - Whatever else you need to survive a weekend of January camping in the fruit hillsof Northern Indiana
BE PREPARED- Required Materials per Patrol Sled:
Patrol Flag – blankets – kindling – tarp 8x10 – four poles for binding - rope/twine – axe – emergency signaling – food for all meals - What else would you need to survive an expedition in the winter. What if your buddy broke through the ice, do you have what you would need on the sled or in your back pack?
Friday:Check in at Camp Headquarters after 5:00pm. Camp sites assigned
Saturday:
7:00am:Registration for Troops not camping / Opening Flags at Headquarters
7:30 am: Klondike sled inspection / full Patrol must be present
8:00 am: Klondike courses – Shotgun Start
*45 minutes per station –15 minutes travel time. Patrols will mush to the stations.
12:00– 1:00pm: Lunch
4:00pm: Klondike course completed
5:00 pm: Sled Races on the Big Hill – Announcements of Top Patrols
*Times are subject to change
Sunday: 9am Church at headquarters - Break camp.
A Scout is Thrifty: PACK IT IN ………………PACK IT OUT
Brief Station Descriptions
1. Winter River Crossing: while winter camping: your Troop comes to a river that has a rope strung across the gap. Your troop must figure out how to transport yourselves, and the sled across the gap.This task is to be completed with what you have stored on the sled. Nothing more than a rope is provided.
2. Orienteering: While winter hiking, your troop is hopelessly lost your way. The only clue back to civilization is a paper found incased in ice, which contains instructions to the right direction you need to head.
3. Sled crossing: You must cross a ravine with your sled and not lose any of its contents or the sled itself.
4. While hiking with your troop, you come across an injured hike with a broken leg. Use your first aid skills and the items on your sled to make a stretcher. You must load and transport the victim through the obstacles in your way.
5. Cold Weather Rescue: your troop is crossing a frozen river and your senior patrol leader falls into the river. You have to rescue him using the supplies you have without anyone else getting wet. You must build a fire and dry him off to prevent hyperthermia. Use the cloth provided to you which simulated the SPL’s clothing, after you rescue your fellow scout.
6. Fire Building: Your troop is stranded in the woods. Is is getting close to sundown and everyone is thirsty. Build a fire and boil enough water to fill a water bottle using fire and snow.
7. Shelter building: Create a shelter that is wind resistant and fits everyone. It should be comfortable enough for a couple nights and keep you warm.
2016Pioneer Trails Klondike Derby Registration and payment form
January 15, 16, 17, 2016
Bonnieville Mill Co. Park, 53373 Co. Rd 131, Bristol IN
Return this form and payment to Round Table or the LaSalle Council Office. 1340 South Bend Ave, SB IN 46617. Checks make payable to LaSalle Council BSA.
Unit #______District ______Scout Name ______
Email ______Phone ______
Address______
City/State/Zip ______
Scoutmaster Name______Phone______
Friday Camping? Yes _____ No_____ # of Tents______
Friday and Sat Camping Y_____N_____ # of Tents ______
Saturday participation only______
Webelos Scout (Sat only)______
Sled #1 Patrol Name ______#of Boys in Patrol _____
Sled #2 Patrol Name ______#of Boys in Patrol _____
Sled #3 Patrol Name______#of Boys in Patrol______
Fees:
Number of Scouts ______X $10.00 = Total ______
Number of Adults______X $10.00= Total______
Total Fees paid:______
(Please bring payment receipt to event for verification)
Office Code: 312