Day 2: "The cables" on the switchbacks to Trail Crest. 


At Trail Crest, elevation 13,600':


At the summit! Elevation 14,495'. The famous Summit Hut in the background.

Troop 314 took a fun canoeing trip on the Colorado River. It was February, but felt like summer!
 
 

The 2013 Camporee was held at Firestone Scout Reservation, in Diamond Bar.

We built our signature lookout tower. It is constructed on its side, then raised to vertical.
 

The boys are taught to run the tower, which involves belaying the "guests" as they climb up:
 

But of course the Troop 314 boys love to climb the tower themselves, and "camp" on the top: