Requirement
7. Prepare a real expedition
Required Often forgotten
To an area you have not explored before, near or far. Needs your parent or guardian's permission and your counselor's approval, and all three parts below.
Notes and warnings
Warning. This needs three things arranged before it can start: your parent or guardian's permission, your counselor's approval, and a qualified adult to supervise the preparations. The last is the one that catches people out, because it is not automatically your counselor.
What this is made of
Where this step comes from
- Exploration Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2026-08-05), Requirement 7 · States that the expedition must be to an area not previously explored, and requires the parent or guardian's permission and the counselor's approval.