Boy Scouts is one of the best ways for young men to learn leadership skills. Troop 175 takes leadership very seriously. While regular troop trips have new and experienced working together, the annual Junior Leader Training allows the older, more experienced scouts to work...
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Troop 175 Goes Camping in February, The Deep Freeze Trip
Simsbury Troop 175 held a combined Immortals/Troop outing at Wild Trails Farm in Springfield, VT (about 2 hours from Simsbury). The February camping trip is often known as the "Deep Freeze" trip because of the cold temperatures often encountered camping outdoors this time...
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Scout Troop 175 Winter Climbs in the White Mountains
Thirty-six Scouts and Dads from Simsbury Boy Scout Troop 175 spent the weekend of March 13-15 doing their annual winter climb in the White Mountains. The Troop does Junior Leader Training every year and uses the White Mountains as the basis for the coursework.
“We take our older guys, our Leaders Group, and put them through...
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Immortials Go Ice Climbing
The immortials, Troop 175's high adventure group, spent the weekend climbing ice clifts in New Hampshire's White Mountains....
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