Jamboree Pioneering Area – SCOUT PIONEERING

AT&T Spoof “Signal” Tower at the Jamboree

After a supply of bamboo was used for the gateway to Peschke Field up on Garden Ground Mountain, a team of Pioneering staff received the inspiration to use most of what was left over to comically copy one of AT&T’s nearby cell towers.

The AT&T Cell Tower made out of Bamboo in the Pioneering Area of the 2013 National Jamboree — The AT&T Cell Tower made out of Bamboo in the Pioneering Area of the 2013 National Scout Jamboree

The 30-foot clever creation received a good deal of acclaim as Scouts and Scouters observed the structure and came to the obvious conclusion that the bamboo tower was a tongue-in-cheek reproduction of the highly technical real thing.

A central aspect of pioneering is to ingeniously and skillfully make do with what one has and use it to the best possible advantage, sometimes out of necessity, sometimes for utility, and sometimes for fun.

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The Stilt Tower at the Jamboree

STilt Tower Display in the Pioneering Area on Garden Ground Mountain — Stilt Tower Display in the Pioneering Area on Garden Ground Mountain

Pioneering Staff Member Surveys the Progress around Peschke Field

Of the four display towers featured in Peschke Field at the 2013 National Jamboree, the Stilt Tower was the second to be constructed, hoisted, and anchored. It gets it’s name because it stands on only two legs, and hence it’s dependence on four essential guylines to hold it up.

The tower presented somewhat of a building challenge to the crew assigned to undertake the task. They had never built one before, and all they were given was a drawing and a sketchy list of materials.

The Stilt Tower exhibit turned out to be both good-looking and novel. For a procedure and instructions refer to Pioneering Made Easy: Stilt Tower.

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Jamboree Pioneering: The Building Process

Bridge Crew — The Crew on their Pre-stressed Triple Walkway Bridge

After the spars were skinned and the initial supply of ropes were cut and whipped, there were about three days to build the pioneering area and batten down the hatches in readiness for the first troops to take the hike up to Garden Ground. There were thirty projects and structures to build and fifty pioneering area staffers to do the work, so the staff was split into construction crews and assigned various tasks.

Here are some photos revealing a bit of the work entailed in the overall building process. All thirty projects and structures can be seen and reviewed by following the links on the jamboree pioneering area: main page. The entire jamboree project area layout can be seen here.

Building the Double A-Frame Monkey Bridge and Pre-stressed Triple Walkway Bridge

Building a Couple of Catapults and Putting Together the Walkway Subassemblies for the Single A-Frame Bridge Kits — Building a couple of Catapults and the Walkways for the Single A-Frame Bridge Kits

Building One of the Derricks, the Swing Boast, and Tic-Tac-Toe Activity — Building one of the Derricks, the Swing Boat, and lashing together the top subassembly for the Carousel

Lashing Together an Hourglass and Two Small Climbing Towers — Lashing together an Hourglass and two Small Climbing Towers

Creating the AT&T "Signal" Tower and Constructing the Climbing Area — Creating the AT&T “Signal” Tower and constructing the Climbing Area

Building a Rope Ladder, Chippewa Kitchen, and Battering Ram

What hasn’t been described or captured in photographs is the initial and ongoing process to gather and prepare mallet heads and handles for the Mallet Making Station. The demand for more and more materials was so great, each morning, mallet handle foraging expeditions were in full swing!

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Pioneering Area, 2013 National Jamboree

The Pioneering Area was named Peschke Field after Adolph Peschke, who through the years had motivated and inspired so many with his high standards, creativity, and pioneering know-how.

The following layout is a depiction of the pioneering projects and activities featured at the 2013 national jamboree up on Garden Ground Mountain at the Summit Bechtel Reserve. For a larger view, click on the layout once. Then, for a closer view, click on any section you choose:

Layout of the 2013 National Jamboree Pioneering Area up on Garden Ground Mountain at the Summit Bechtel Reserve

The Gateway leading to the Pioneering Area and Flying the Colors over Peschke Field from our Central Flagpole — The Gateway leading to the Pioneering Area, and Flying the Colors over Peschke Field from a 30′ Poplar Flagpole

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