Sioux Lookout Scouts learn wilderness survival skills

Tim Brody - Editor

Sioux Lookout Scouts took advantage of last Saturday’s warm weather to spend a day outdoors at Camp Mitchell.

Scout leaders Jeremy Funk and John Coulombe taught the Scouts how to make and maintain a fire in the winter, first aid skills such as how to apply a splint, and other wilderness survival skills.

Scouts also pulled a sled up a hill using a pulley, learning to use mechanical advantages to accomplish tasks quicker and easier.

Scouts also participated in a Whiteout Walk, navigating a rope course while blindfolded.

“It was fun,” beamed Scout Carson Pettit.

“It’s pretty great. It’s the best program,” fellow Scout Hayden Price echoed.