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The Struggles of High Adventure

Santiago struggles with the fish, and I have had my share of struggles many of which are in Boy Scouts. One of my biggest struggles was hiking more than 45 miles in six days with multiple people who also fought with me and themselves. High Adventure was a great experience as we came out alive and relatively healthy. The physical struggle was almost equal to the social and mental clashing between my crew mates. Also, the food was okay but got worse during the end of the trip. Gear being distributed was also chaotic and caused problems. As I came out with no relationships not utterly destroyed it was a survivable voyage. Unlike Santiago, I didn't die, and it was great exercise and a great experience but one I'm not so keen on doing again. The first night was okay, and we got off to a good start, but after one night, one Scout began to break down and had to stop almost constantly. When we finally got to the campsite, we realized he wasn't eating, and we had almost to force him to eat. We were doing 6-8 miles a day with 30-40 pound backpacks so not eating was extremely unhealthy and dangerous. Later we found out he was carrying a 2-liter bottle of Coke and multiple bags of chips that he was eating which really doesn't provide much sustenance. Hiking with lots of extra weight on an extreme hike for six hours isn't the best idea. He hadn't been taking any crew gear …show more content…
Everyone was fine at the end of the trip, but we were all very exhausted. After we had hiked almost 50 miles, we had to spend another week camping at a lake. Boy Scouts has made me stretch and pull my comfort way past I had expected, but it has taught me how to push through. As Santiago battled with his strength and perseverance so have I in this experience. Boy Scouts has been a struggle, but I overcame it and enjoyed the experience. Sadly, I have to do it two more times in different
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