National Youth Leadership Training 2016

This year’s National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT), took place from July 23rd through July 30th, at the Denali High Adventure Camp just north of Talkeetna, AK.  Myself (Connor), Eldon, and Jack, attended and participated in this year’s NYLT.  Unlike the two weeks prior, when it was hot and sunny during summer camp at Denali, the week of NYLT was wet and raining the whole week.  Unfortunately my tent had a leak in it, so I learned first-hand how to cope with wet, cold sleeping conditions.

While at NYLT we set up our own campsites and cooked all of our meals.  The first couple of days were spent attending leadership training classes, where we studied leadership techniques and learned skills we will need to become successful Boy Scout leaders.  When we weren’t attending leadership classes, we were participating in team building exercises.

On the last day of camp, the individual patrols hiked to remote campsites where we set up small camps, built fires, cooked our last meals, and enjoyed our last night together.