Sully District Scouts Compete in Klondike Derby

— The National Capitol Area Council (NCAC) Sully District annual Klondike Derby

was held on Jan. 20-22 with a “Yeti’s in the Yukon” theme. Troops arrived Friday evening to set up camp at NCAC’s Camp Snyder near Haymarket. On Saturday, seven Troops, three Venturing Crews and one Varsity Team participated in the Klondike competition.

Klondike Trail Stations included Sled Inspection, Cooking Lunch on the Trail, First Aid, Tomahawk Throwing, Ladder Lashing, Yukon Gulch Crossing, Yeti Fishing Hole, Compass Competition, Two-man Log Sawing, Fire Building, Blind Leading the Blind, and a “Glacier” Traverse. Additional competitions included the annual sled race on Saturday afternoon and a Chili Cook-Off Saturday evening. Competition winners were announced at the Saturday evening campfire, which included a campfire show led by the Order of the Arrow Chapter. On Sunday morning the Scouts attended the Scouts Own Service at the Camp Snyder Chapel. Overall, there were 17 Patrols, 135 Scouts, and 42 Scouters participating in the Derby. Winners of the competitions were as follows: