Boy Scout High Adventure Troop 1210

05/04/2026

Boy Scout High Adventure Troop 1210 has a few epic adventures planned for this late spring and early summer, the first of which was backpacking through one of the largest slot canyons in the world (Buckskin Gulch, Utah) and the neighboring Grand Gulch area. These trips are for our more experienced Scouts who have demonstrated the desire for outdoor adventure and the skills to care for themselves in the wilderness. If this sounds like something your 11-16 year old son would be interested in, contact us and visit one of our meetings sometime soon!

03/01/2026

02/12/2026

Our troop recently held its semi-annual rock climbing overnighter at Joshua Tree NP -- one of the true favorites among our scouts (thus the reason we do it twice every year). It's a great campsite with the climbing rocks next to it, great food (cooked by the SM and ASMs typically), and great weather too.

If you know a boy, age 11-16, who is interested in outdoor adventure and who lives in the south Orange County area, come visit Boy Scout High Adventure Troop 1210. We hold troop meetings twice a month (Mondays, 6-730pm) and we have high-adventure activities and other outdoor events at least once a month. We'd love to have you join us!

02/07/2026

EAGLE SCOUT PEAK
100th ANNIVERSARY FIRST ASCENT
JULY 15, 1926-JULY 15, 2026

Noted Sierra historian Frances Farquhar and Eagle Scouts Frederick Armstrong, Eugene Howell and Coe Swift, all from Fresno, CA first climbed Eagle Scout Peak on July 15, 1926.

To commemorate the expedition and first ascent, the names Eagle Scout Peak and Eagle Scout Creek were placed on the fourth edition of the USGS “Teliphite” 30’ map in 1929. Currently, Eagle Scout Peak is on the “Triple Divide Peak” 15’ map.

Boy Scout High Adventure Troop 1210, St John’s Episcopal Church in Rancho Santa Margarita, plans to put a contingent of Scouts and Scouters on the summit of Eagle Scout Peak on July 15, 2026.

A commemorative medal is available to Scouts and Scouters who summit Eagle Scout Peak this and subsequent summers.

For more information, go to your Scouting America, Orange County Council High Adventure Team Website: OCCHAT.ORG

Or…Dennis Crockett MD [email protected]

02/07/2026

Boy Scout High Adventure Troop 1210 is proud to announce our 108th Eagle Scout, Ted Heyming, Jr. Congratulations, Teddy!

01/23/2026

Here are some facts about Eagle Scouts and Scouting in general:

* In 2023, 29,269 youth earned the Eagle rank. The centennial-era high was in 2012, when 57,976 youth earned the rank.

* In the history of Scouting, 2,752,041 youth have earned the rank since 1912. The number of Eagle ranks earned, relative to Scouts registered, is between 2% and 3% each year and 2.1% all-time.

* Eagle projects (Class of 2017): 8,461,760 hours logged across Eagle projects, averaging about 152.5 hours per project.

* All Scouting service (in 2023, not just Eagle projects): 7.1 million-plus hours of service, valued at $225M+

01/23/2026

Boy Scout High Adventure Troop 1210 is proud to announce our 107th Eagle Scout, Vincent Mays. Congratulations, Vincent!

11/10/2025

Some veterans rest beneath headstones without military insignia. This weekend at El Toro Memorial Park, our Scouts placed flags to make sure they’re seen and remembered. With gratitude—Happy Veterans Day.

10/30/2025

We recently celebrated our 57th Court of Honor and, per tradition, showed a short video of just some of the troop's activities since our last CoH in May. We hope you enjoy it too! Come visit us and learn about how to join!😀

10/02/2025

Our troop just roughed out the upcoming year's plans. In addition to the twice-monthly troop meetings, here's most of what we have in store (there's always room for additions along the way). If this looks like the sort of thing your 11-17 year old son is interested in, come on by and visit us!

Date Event
10/11 Day Hike
10/25 - 10/26 Cooking Merit Badge Beach Campout
11/1 Service Project - Second Harvest
11/8 Rocket Launch
Nov - TBD Fall Activity Night / Day
11/14 -11/16 Backpack San Bernardino Peak
12/13 Trail Building
12/13 Service Project
1/10 Day Hike
1/24 Snow Sports Day
1/30 - 2/1 Joshua Tree Rock Climbing + Day Hike
2/14 - 2/16 Geo Trek
2/27-2/28 Salty Rat Canoe/Kayak at Fiesta Island
3/7 Day Hike
3/20 - 3/22 First Class Emphasis (FCE) Campout
3/28 Beginner backpack
4/6 - 4/12 Spring Break adventure trip
4/24- 4/26 District Camporee – Lake View Park
5/2 - 5/3 Backpack
5/9 Day Hike
May - TBD Spring Activity Night / Day
5/22 - 5/25 Colorado River Canoe Trip - Hoover Dam to Nelson's Landing
6/13 Trail Building
6/20 - 6/21 Sierra A Prep (San Jacinto or San Gorgonio)
June/July TBD Summer Camp
7/11-7/18 Sierra A - Eagle Scout Peak , The High Sierra Trail
7/11-7/17 Sierra B - Eagle Scout Peak
Aug - TBD Deep Sea Fishing