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OA Summit Experience Program

The Order of the Arrow Summit Experience is truly unique! Over six days, you'll join Arrowmen from across the country to explore all that the Summit in West Virginia offers.

For four days, you'll focus on building or maintaining trails around the Summit Bechtel Reserve and the New River Gorge National River area. The remaining day will be filled with whitewater rafting, mountain biking, climbing, and other Summit activities. Not only will you build trails, but you'll also forge bonds of brotherhood as you embark on your high adventure journey.

This program aims to entice younger Arrowmen to participate in OA High Adventure. Arrowmen aged 14 but not yet 18 will have the opportunity to experience the Summit’s adventure, brotherhood, and cheerful service.

Cost: $425 per participant. Travel to and from the Summit Bechtel Reserve is not included. A complimentary shuttle is provided for participants arriving at Charleston Yeager Airport (CRW). Participants flying in should plan to arrive the day before the program begins and depart on the final day. Please do not book travel until you receive your participant packet. The Order of the Arrow is not responsible for travel costs or changes.

OA Summit Experience Requirements

To attend the Order of the Arrow Summit Experience program, you must meet the following requirements:

• Be at least 14 years old by the start of the program but not yet 18 by its conclusion.
• Be physically fit and able to lift and handle materials up to 50 lbs. (Summit height and weight guidelines will be strictly enforced.)
• Be a registered member of the Boy Scouts of America and an Order of the Arrow Lodge.
• Complete a physical examination (BSA's Health and Medical Record will be sent to those who are accepted).
• To comply with BSA Youth Protection requirements, each session must have a minimum of two participants from the same gender. Individual youth participants may register without a buddy of the same gender, but if no other youth participants of the same gender register, your session date may need to change or be canceled to comply with YPT.

$50 of your deposit is nonrefundable. After your approval, your entire deposit is nonrefundable.

There are no exceptions to these rules. Selection for the Summit Experience program is both an honor and a privilege.

Participants will receive an email when their registration is submitted and a second email when the application has been approved by the Lodge and Council. These emails are automated and may be flagged as junk/spam. Please add no-reply@registration.oa-bsa.org to your safe sender list and check your junk folder if you do not see the emails.

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