California Youth Wilderness Adventures

Boy Scout Troop 85

Pacific Palisades   ·   www.troop85.net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Troop 85 is the only Westside high-adventure Boy Scout troop focused on backpacking, while developing practical, leadership, and life skills.

 

In the last few years, we’ve rock-climbed at Joshua Tree National Park, climbed to the top of Mt. Whitney -- highest peak in the 48 states!-- snow camped and slept in an igloo we built, backpacked to Manter Meadow (18 miles) and Manzana Creek (13 miles), built and blasted a rocket to 8500 ft, car-camped at Death Valley, and backpacked across Sequoia, Yosemite and Mineral King. We welcome all family members (hale and hearty enough) to join in the fun. We are a close-knit group of youth and parents working together to reach our common goals of:  

 

High Adventure & Peak Achievement

Come visit us / join us:

 

·        Open House

Tuesday Nov 10th, 7:30 – 9 pm

Interior ropes course, chocolate tacos, trip highlights and more!

(Methodist Church of Pacific Palisades) ----------►

 

·        Intro Hike and Giant Rocket Launch

Sun Nov 15 – Lucerne Dry Lake

 

·        Indoor Rock Climbing & Pizza 

Monday, Nov 30, 6:30 – 9 pm

      (Rockreation, West LA)

 

·        Joshua Tree Camping / Climbing

Sat-Sun Dec 5-6    

Methodist Church of Pacific Palisades

801 Via De La Paz

Pacific Palisades, CA 90272  (310) 454 5529

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Questions?  Check us out at www.troop85.net or contact any of us directly:

 

Neil Shaw                            (310) 455-2702   menlo@ieee.org (Topanga/Malibu)

Jim Suhr                              (310) 454-6560   jamessuhr@earthlink.net (Pacific Palisades, Brentwood)

Joyce Ng                             (310) 454-1905   joyceng.springboard@verizon.net (West LA, etc., and Moms!)

David Turner, Scoutmaster  (310) 915-5523  dturner@ieee.org (Venice/Santa Monica)