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Quarterly Leader Roundtables

Roundtables are for all adult leaders and all youth officers from all Longs Peak Council Venturing Crews and Sea Scout Ships! Sharing your Crew successes with other Crews is an extremely valuable part of all Roundtables!

Southern - Johnstown

  • 2008 Dates: Sept 18, Nov 20
  • Location: LDS building
    3435 Brunner Blvd
    Johnstown, CO
  • Time: 7:30 PM
  • Who: Adult leaders and youth officers of crews and ships.

Northern - Scottsbluff

  • 2008 Dates: Sept 23, Nov 11
  • Location: BSA Lockwood Service Center, Scottsbluff, NE (Map)
  • Time: 7:30 PM
  • Who: Adult leaders and youth officers of crews and ships.

Venturing Registration and Refund Policy

All activities require pre-registration. All Activities have a $5.00 non-refundable per person deposit. Reservations will not be accepted without this deposit. The balance due will be payable at the beginning of the activity.

Kodiak and Ranger week follow the same refund and deposit policy as the Longs Peak Council Scout Camps.
$50 non non-refundable deposit at the time of reservation.

LPC Venturing Activities

New in 2008
  • Two KODIAK Training Opportunities
  • Powder Horn Training for Leaders
  • All Night 'Geo-Venture'
  • Two 14er Hikes
  • Schedule your own COPE, Climbing or Shooting Day
  • Learn Lifesaving Skills
All events offer an opportunity to explore a new interest, earn advancement or just have fun!

Download the 2008 Venturing Activities Flyer (in PDF format)

* Ranger Camp - CLP

  • June 29 - July 2 - Camp Laramie Peak

* Night Owl

  • Aug 29-30, Oct 4

* COPE, Climbing, & Shooting Days

NEW! New in 2008, you can schedule your own COPE, Climbing or Shooting Day. These days can be scheduled any Saturday or Sunday throughout the year (excluding June and July). You will get a full day (10:00 am-4:00 pm) of COPE, Climbing or Shooting (you must choose only one program per day).
Climbing Day or COPE Day
Cost is $70 (required at the time of reservation) for the first 5 participants and then an additional $5 for each participant after that.
 
Safe Shooting
Cost is $70 (required at the time of reservation) plus the cost of ammunition for whichever discipline you would like to shoot that day:
  • Shotgun - 4 shots for $1
  • Rifle Range - 20 shots for $1
  • Handgun (.22 caliber) - 20 shots for $1
  • Handgun (all other caliber) - 5 shots for $1
  • Archery - No Additional Cost
Pick a date that works for your Venture Crew and call the Longs Peak Council Office. We will line up a staff member who will assist you the day of your program.

Please make your reservation 10 days in advance.

* GeoVenture

  • Sept 12-13, Nov 7-8
This is an all night adventure for Venturing Crews. Based on the idea of a Geo-Cache, you will spend all night following the coordinates given to you, using the GPS, to find activities along the trail. Activities will include: Climbing, map and compass, Action Archery, Astronomy, Cooking, Shooting, Crafts and more!

Cost for this event will be $20.00 per Scout and $5.00 per adult. All food will be provided.

Program will begin at 8:00pm on Friday night and wrap up at 6:00 am on Saturday. Your crew is welcome to stay and camp and participate in other weekend activities following this event.

* Safe Shooting Day

  • May 17
Safe Shooting Days are held at Ben Delatour Scout Ranch. Program begins at 10:00 am and wraps up by 5:00 pm. Program will include Archery, Shotgun, and Handgun safety and shooting.

Cost for this program will be $15.00 per participant (we must have a minimum of 10 shooters each weekend - this can be a combination of various crews) and will include 1 1/2 hours of archery, 1 1/2 hours of shotgun and 2 hours of handgun, plus safety.

* 14er Hikes

Mount Evans: - July 17

Mount Evans is south of Silverthorne, Colorado. (4 Miles roundtrip - great training hike)

Mount Bierstadt - August 12

Mount Bierstadt is outside of Georgetown, Colorado. (7 miles roundtrip)

Note, these are scheduled on weekdays to avoid the weekend rush on the trails.

   

* Powder Horn

  • High Adventure Skills Resource Management Course
  • June 2 - 7
  • BDSR
  • (more info)

* KODIAK

  • July 20-26, July 27 - Aug 2
The Kodiak Trek is a unique leadership training offered in the High Adventure atmosphere. The Kodiak Trek teaches useable relevant leadership skills that every teen can use while providing an ultimately FUN and challenging experience for all participants.

The cost for Kodiak is $260.00 per participant. This training will be spent backpacking through the Rocky Mountains. We will provide all backpacking gear participants will need during their trek.

* Lifesaving Skill Opportunities

First Responder Course: July 28 - Aug 2

This course will take your first aid skill to the next level. This course is offered as part of the Specialty Camps Week at BDSR. You must be present the entire week to complete the training.

Cost is $250 and includes all food and program supplies.
(more info)

* Venturing Service Opportunities

There are many opportunities for Venture Crews to Provide Service in the Longs Peak Council:
  • September 27 and 28 - Fall Color Hike at Camp Nicol
  • October 4 and 5 - Tiger Cub Adventure Days at Camp Nicol
  • October 18 - Haunted Weekend at Camp Jack Nicol

* Council Venturing Committee Meetings

  • 7:30 pm
  • May 15, Aug 21, Oct 16, Dec 4

Venturing Awards

* Longs Peak Council Venturing Activities Award - New Council Award Segments

Two new segments, Skiing and Quality Crew, for the Council Venturing Participation Award were introduced in 2006. Ten segments are now available.

* Venturing Leadership Award

The Venturing Leadership Award is presented by the Longs Peak Council to Venturers and adult leaders in Venturing who have made exceptional contributions to Venturing, and who exemplify the Venturing Code and Oath in their daily lives. Four adult awards and four youth awards may be presented each year. The deadline for submission of recommendation forms is November 15th, and the awards will be presented in January at the Council Recognition Dinner.

Recommendation Form (in PDF format)

* Links

Venturing Forms (Links in Longs Peak Council Forms Index)

National Venturing Webpage

Formerly Sea Exploring, Sea Scouts is still strongly affiliated with Venturing. Go to the National Sea Scout Webpage

National Venturing Youth Cabinet  

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Last Updated Sunday, 04-May-2008 20:14:11 MDT