A lot of us in Ivy Scouts (Troops 114 and 3125) are going to high adventure bases this next year, so many of us (both Scouts and leaders) needed to get Wilderness First Aid certified. Wanting to have a cold weather camping trip as well, Ivy Scouts decided to do both at the same time. Fortunately we have the Misty Mountain campground nearby! The Scouts had a great trip with lots of good memories and skills learned. At the end of the day on Saturday, we had a little search and rescue competition. Each group had to find a CPR manakin in the woods and apply wilderness first aid to it. We camped in the back camping area at Misty Mountain and it got down to about 20º. It was chilly in the morning but everyone survived. To keep things simple, we ate backpacking meals so we only had to heat up water. Everyone who attended became Wilderness Survival trained and CPR/AED certified by Dr. Kyle Enfield and Dr. Adam Belsches. Dr. Enfield also brought along a few of his UVA medicine students for extra help and teaching. Overall, the trip was very fun and was great opportunity to hold a cold weather camping trip and an educational wilderness survival training.
Brady S.
Rock in Crocs Patrol Leader
Troop 114
