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T.R.E.C.

Teens Reaching Extra-ordinary Challenges

Lashing is joning poles together with ropes to create a useful item used in a camp setting.  

Lashing

Suggested knots to learn include: overhand, square, round turn, two half hitches, clove hitch, bowline, taut-line hitch, Prusik, sheet bend, fishermans knot. figure of eight loop, figure of eightbend.

Knots

This event changes every year and challenges your general skills and knowledge. The patrol participates as a team.

Mystery Event

There are two inspections, the first is performed at arrival. The second is a campsite inspection performed Saturday morning. The purpose of inspections is to reinforce to the girls how to be prepared for a camping weekend.

Inspection

The Fall T.R.E.C. competition is held late October at Camp Hoffman in Rhode Island. Older girl patrols, grades 6-12, compete against one another. Awards are handed out during Sunday’s closing ceremonies. After your paid registration is received you will receive a handbook. Read below to get an idea of what skills are helpful to participate at T.R.E.C.

Skills List

Be prepared to demonstrate your knowledge of camp skills and tools how they function which may include Axe, Sawing, Fire.

Camp Skills

Girls from a patrol will participate as a team using an outdoor cooking method. Criteria for this year’s cooking event will be in the handbook.

Outdoor Cooking

Patrols will compete in heats to see who can be the first to accomplish a specific challenge such as burning a string.

Fire Building

Leave no trace is an important part of TREC weekend. For more information please visit: www.lnt.org.

Leave no Trace

Knowing how to use a compass and being able to read a map are usefull skills. For more information on orienteering please visit:

http://www.us.orienteering.org

Orienteering/Compass

Basics of First Aid is an important life skill. We encourage girls to learn the basics of first aid as taught by the American Heart Association or Red Cross. Girls and Leaders should also be acquainted with SafetyWise.

First Aid