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2011 Man on the Mountain Camp

Date: Fri. Feb 25 to Sat. Feb 26, 2011

Duration: Fri. 12:00pm to Sat. 4:00pm

Camp Location: Arrowwood, AB

Dear Leaders,

The Man on the Mountain Camp will be held east of Calgary again this year. We

will be camping 1hr.east of Strathmore on private land near Arrowwood. Please see theattached map for directions to the camp.

The site is located at the base of a large coulee. Large drifts have accumulated

along the coulee edges making perfect conditions for snow caving. Deciduous trees and

diamond willow, dogwood and silverberry are some of the trees and shrubs in the area.The landowner has permitted the cutting and burning of any deadfall. Some animals that

frequent the area are deer, coyotes, porcupine, owls, beavers etc. A creek runs through

the bottom and has been dammed in several locations by beavers. Water can be obtainedfrom the frozen creek. An ice auger will be onsite. Vehicles will need to remain at the top

of the coulee, therefore all equipment will need to be transported by hand or sled

approximately 200m to the base of the coulee.If the weather is exceptionally cold that weekend, the stake will have an

emergency tent set up as an area where boys can get out of the wind for a while.

We would appreciate every ward arriving by 7:00pm or earlier. Each group will

be responsible for there own meals and we encourage you to have your young men cookfor the group and/or themselves.

Attached is an Equipment Checklist, appropriate Winter Camping Attire, and a

handout listing all the potential requirements that could be covered off at the camp. Somerequirements will require a little prep from the individual groups. Please pass the

Equipment Checklist, appropriate Winter Camping Attire handouts to your young men

and remind them to dress for the weather conditions.

In order to qualify for the Pathfinder Citizenship Req # 6 (Historic Site) your group must

stop by and visit the Arrowwood town monument (Historic Wood Siphon) located on thewest side of Hwy 547 right before heading east on Twp Rd. 205A to the camp site. (see

pictures). During the Saturday morning hike we will explore the actual location of thehistoric siphon.

*If you have any question please feel free to contact any member from the Stake

YM Presidency

Troy Layton: 403-605-5882 Tim Stanford: 403-369-9313

Lindsey Collette: 403-463-2561 Ron Layton: 403-285-2004

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2011 Man on the Mountain Camp Agenda

Friday Feb 25

7:00pm or earlierArrive at camp, Set up and eat supper

10:00pm FIRESIDE (Hot chocolate and refreshments provided by the stake)

11:00pm Retire for the night

Saturday April 10

9:00am Nature Hike and Exploring of Historic Site (Arrowwood Siphon)

12:00pm Finish Hike/Activity and have lunch

1:00pm Group Activities/Winter OlympicsSome Wards may be combined with other Wards if numbers are low so that

we have 4 and /or 6 groups.

4:00pm Break Camp and Head home

*Agenda (activities) are subject to change based on environmental conditions etc.

Group Activities

The group activities will explore types of winter activities including snow cavinginstruction.

Winter Olympics

The Winter Olympics will be similar to the relay races at previous camps, but will only

involve activities completed during the winter. The events are to introduce the YM todifferent winter activities that they may be unfamiliar with but have an interest in. Some

examples include (Torch relay, bobsledding, speed skating, snowshoeing, dog sledding,

and ice auguring etc.) Friday night each ward will receive a handout listing the events and

number of people participating in the event. Everyone must participate including leadersand their will be opportunities for everyone to participate at least twice. It is up to each

group to select who is going to participate in each event. Remember you will be

competing against another ward during this challenge.

NOTE: Points will be awarded throughout the camp for group participation and

excellence. The ward with the highest points at the end of the camp will receive the

Man on the Mountain Trophy for 2011.