Hey fellow Scouts! With Jamboree just around the corner, I am sure you all are getting anxious to start packing. I know I am! We covered packing when the jamboree duffel was unveiled, but it’s always good to refresh. To
Hygiene at the 2013 National Scout Jamboree is serious stuff. Meaning, no one would appreciate it if you skipped the showers. Keep in mind some basics about hygiene when putting together your gear for the jamboree and remember: a scout
What’s beyond the 2013 National Scout Jamboree? Check out the video above for a hint. That’s just a glimpse of the action you’ll find next summer at The River, one of four programs offered at the Summit from June 8 to August 16,
If you’re pumped about the 2013 National Scout Jamboree and all that action packed into the Summit but can’t swing all 10 days of the event, head on over to VisitJambo.org to sign up for one-day or multi-day jamboree visitor passes. Coming to the
The Ropes challenge courses at the Summit are nearing completion and will be ready for the 2013 National Scout Jamboree. These courses are all about helping Scouts and Venturers develop leadership and teamwork skills and learn more about themselves. At the 2013
The 2013 National Scout Jamboree is no weekend camping trip. You’ll have a chance to experience all kinds of amazing ways to test your physical fitness and mental skill and ability with the activities offered. Hopefully, you’re already exercising more.
Get ready to roll because The Trax BMX activity area is going to be off the chain at the 2013 National Scout Jamboree. Still not convinced The Trax will be ready? Check out the video above. If you listen closely to Tom
Walking is the way to go at the Summit. Here are a couple of pointers for taking care of your feet while getting around the 2013 National Scout Jamboree: It’s All About the Shoes While hiking boots provide more support
Whether you’re heading to the Summit as a jamboree participant, staff member, or visitor, the Jamboree Summit App is one of the smallest items you need to pack. If you’re an Apple iOS or Android user, here are three reasons
Summit high adventure programs—why waste words telling you about what’s coming in 2014 when you can see it with your own eyes? We dare you not to be fully stoked. Ready to get your high adventure on?
You know that dream you have of flying? If you’re coming to the 2013 National Scout Jamboree, you’ll have a chance to live that dream at The Canopy. Seriously. Check out the video above for a taste. Built by Bonsai
The 2013 National Scout Jamboree still needs staff. It’s going to take a bunch of dedicated people willing to help out to make this year’s event shine. That’s where you come in. We’re putting out another call for dependable Scouts
With the new permanent home of the national Scout jamboree set to officially open in July, questions abound. We’ve sent roving reporter Haynes out in the field to answer the most common questions we’ve received on Facebook and here on
Develop expert skill, accuracy, and precision at The Barrels shooting sports activity area at the 2013 National Scout Jamboree. This amazing shooting sports venue is on target (see what we did there?) to be ready for this year’s jamboree. Ranked No.
This is just a friendly reminder to complete your curriculum choices for the 2013 National Scout Jamboree by May 14, 2013. Still undecided? Check out the curriculum posts right here on the Summit Blog to get a better idea of
If you dig shooting sports and variety, you’ll dig The Barrels. There are tons of ways to test your marksmanship this summer at the 2013 National Scout Jamboree. If you select this curriculum, you get a 4-hour priority access pass
Like Frisbee? And golf? Combine the two and you have disc golf, a fun sport making its jamboree debut at the 2013 National Scout Jamboree at the Summit Bechtel Reserve. Staged on Mayhem Mountain, this sport is easy to learn and
The key to the success of any program, whether it’s disc golf at the 2013 National Scout Jamboree or day camp at your community park, is the people who run it. If a program leader is organized, understands the nuances
Details are still coming in for the mountainboarding elective at the 2013 National Scout Jamboree, but one thing’s for sure: this wildly popular all-terrain action sport will be delivering thrills this year. Never heard of mountainboarding? It was voted the No. 1
The dirt is flying to get the Summit ready for the 2013 National Scout Jamboree. The Park skateboarding haven is coming along nicely. Before you know it the jamboree will be here and you’ll be flowing over all that awesome