2017 Adventure Race A Success!

A hearty congratulations to all who participated in this year’s annual Boy Scout Adventure Race! Troop 175’s Patrick Long, Sean Vargas and Alex Vargas were this year’s winners! The second place team of Dominick Shackleton, Matthew Gutierrez and Mason Rubin had an incredible showing as did the third place 4 man team of Kaedan Grigg,… Continue reading 2017 Adventure Race A Success!

Troop 175 Climbs Massachusetts Highest Peak

The May Troop 175 camping trip was a backpacking trip to Mt. Greylock ( Elev. 3,491) in northwestern MA. The Mt. Greylock campground has been converted to backpacking use only. With ample capacity consisting of numerous individual sites and seven group sites, it offered a unique opportunity for the entire troop to go on a… Continue reading Troop 175 Climbs Massachusetts Highest Peak

Troop 175 Returns to Tuckerman’s Ravine

This April, Troop 175 returned to Tuckerman’s Ravine, located on the east face of Mount Washington in the scenic White Mountains of NH. Staying the first night in a hotel Gorham NH, the hiking began early Saturday morning as they loaded up day packs, hand out bag lunches, and then began the roughly 3 hour… Continue reading Troop 175 Returns to Tuckerman’s Ravine

New Scouts Enjoy First Troop 175 Camping Trip

Our March trip was a visit to New York City. This was our ‘Crossover’ trip which was the very first camping trip for many of our new scouts recently coming up from cub scouts. Saturday morning the scouts started by taking the Staten Island Ferry to Manhattan to see the city – visiting Wall Street,… Continue reading New Scouts Enjoy First Troop 175 Camping Trip