Training Checklist
Before your ranger parts with you on the trail, they will make sure you know the skills below. If you want to have a better time on the trail, learn these skills now so you can spend more time enjoying Philmont!
| Preparation: | ||
| ☐ Clothing to take | ☐ Personal gear to take | ☐ Crew gear to take |
| ☐ Food to take (allergies) | ☐ Tent partners share… | |
| Trail Skills: | ||
| ☐ Map and compass | ☐ UTM coordinates | ☐ Use of latrines |
| ☐ What to do if lost/confused | ☐ Trail etiquette | ☐ Sign usage |
| Camp Skills: | ||
| ☐ Use of bear bags | ☐ What is a “smellable” | ☐ Waterp purification |
| ☐ Personal hygiene | ☐ Stove & fuel safety | ☐ Dish sterilization |
| ☐ Meal clean-up | ||
| First Aid: | ||
| ☐ Causes of accidents | ☐ 5 common ailments | ☐ Know medical history |
| Prevent, recognize, and treat: | ||
| ☐ Sunburn | ☐ Stopped breathing | ☐ Blisters & foot care |
| ☐ Dehydration | ☐ Hyperventilation | ☐ Bee & insect stings |
| ☐ Heat exhaustion | ☐ Severe bleeding | ☐ Allergic reactions |
| ☐ Heat stroke | ☐ Abdominal pain | ☐ Diabetes (if applicable) |
| ☐ Altitude sickness | ☐ Broken bones | ☐ Asthma (if applicable) |
| ☐ Hypothermia | ☐ Sprains | ☐ Snake bite |
| ☐ Shock | ☐ Burns | ☐ Mammal bite |
| ☐ Heart attack | ☐ Eye injury | ☐ Lightning injury |
| Environmental Situations: | ||
| ☐ Thunderstorm safety | ☐ Flash flood safety | ☐ Bear & wildlife policy |
| ☐ Bear safety | ☐ Mountain lion safety | |
| Leadership Development: | ||
| ☐ Crew Leader | ☐ Chaplain’s Aid | ☐ Wilderness Pledge Guia |
| ☐ Advisers | ☐ Stages of Crew Dynamics | |
| Camping Techniques: |
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| ☐ Concentrated Camping vs Low Impact Camping | ☐ 7 Principals of LNT | |
| Participant Awards: | ||
| ☐ Wilderness Pledge Achv. | ☐ Duty to God | ☐ Trail of Courage |
| Philmont History: | ||
| ☐ Villa Philmonte | ☐ Philmont Museum | ☐ Seton Memorial Library |
| ☐ Kit Carson/Rayado | ||