National Outdoor Badge for Adventure
First Class (or the Sea Scout or Venturing equivalent), one of Wilderness Survival, Search and Rescue or Emergency Preparedness merit badge, then ten adventure activities from a menu of seven: long backpacking, paddling or whitewater trips, an overnight rock climb, the Historic Trails or 50-Miler Award, or a high-adventure base.
The plan behind this
What it asks
- First Class rank, or the Sea Scout Apprentice rank, or Venturing Ranger Award requirements 1 through 6.
- One of Wilderness Survival, Search and Rescue or Emergency Preparedness merit badge, or the Ranger Wilderness Survival core, Ranger Emergency Preparedness core or Ranger First Aid elective.
- Ten adventure activities, any combination or repetition of:
| item | activity |
|---|---|
| 3a | backpacking trip, 3+ days, over 20 miles, no food resupply |
| 3b | canoeing, rowing or sailing trip, 3+ days, over 50 miles, no food resupply |
| 3c | whitewater trip, 2+ days, over 20 miles, no food resupply |
| 3d | climbing on open rock, following Climb On Safely, with an overnight camp |
| 3e | the Historic Trails Award |
| 3f | the 50-Miler Award |
| 3g | a national high-adventure base, or a nationally recognized local high-adventure or specialty-adventure program |
How the counting works
At the unit leader's discretion, one activity that meets several items may count as several activities, and one that doubles an item in 3a to d may count as two.
The six badges
This is one of six National Outdoor Badges: camping, hiking, aquatics, conservation, riding and adventure. Each is a segment that sits around a center emblem, which comes with your first one. Gold and silver devices on a segment recognize work beyond the badge. Awards Central also lists a National Medal for Outdoor Achievement, but scouting.org does not publish its requirements; ask your council.
What this page is
The National Outdoor Badge for Adventure, drawn so the merit badge comes first and the ten activities are a menu, with the two that are awards of their own linked to their plans. It is not a copy of the requirements: each step is a short label with a link to the official requirements, which are what actually governs.
Sources for this page
- National Outdoor Awards Program, Program page · The requirements for this badge and its devices.
- Application for National Outdoor Badge, May 2015 revision · How the badge is signed off, submitted and obtained.
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