European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ummer routing Mike Eldridge of Darmstadt flips his kayak As instructor Eric Zadina looks High on adventure Story and photos by Chuck Vinch Munich Bureau climb a few mountains kayak across an Alpine Lake take a wild Whitewater raft ride the Day after in try a bit of begun or any one of a number of other that a schedule that would tax most but the people doing this Are kids most of them Between 11 and 14 years old and there on an adventure they wont soon its All part of the Bayern High adventure Camp in Only boy scouts need this is the same summer Camp experience that boy scouts get in the but this Camp is unique Here in said Vince director of the Camp for scouts of the military in there Are other Camps in but this is the Only one that offers High the Bayern High adventure Camp runs for roughly six irom the end of june to the beginning of Cozzone said most boy scout troops that come Down stay for a but some extend that to two weeks in order to participate in Many More of the Riding Herd on More than a Hundred boy scouts a week is no Small but the Camp staff is More than up to the in addition to 10 military personnel who Are on permissive there Are also 22 hired staff Many of them Are College students from the states who Are on summer Mike the Camp operations was an my in Ger before getting out of the service and starting College in the this is my second year Here at this said who has been a scout since he was 11 and now holds the rank of Eagle its just a real Good some of the instructors have been Here every summer for the five years that the Camp has been that How much they like the instructors like the kids like it even my dad was into Mountain and he told me hed like me to try said Paxton from wies Germany we just finished canoeing and now were starting its a lot of the Camp staff can be Tough on you but there its great camping out in except for the there Are so Many bugs Here you  believe the kayaking and canoeing take place on the Eib while the Whitewater rafters go Down the inn into the mountaineering segment takes place amidst the peaks above Cozzone said that All the regular Merit badge activities Are also part of the the kids can earn badges in first and a number of other he mountaineering is one of the most popular segments of the according to the mountaineering is taught by arc he for the rafting and we use arc arc tries to help us out As much As Dave one of the arc mountaineering in said the mountaineering begins with a trip up a Cable we hang them off the railing of the Cable car platform and let them Rappel he its not but its enough to give them a real James Bond kind of we do some hiking and teach them about the knots and this is my second Day of said Chuck from i Al ready did and i like mountaineering yesterday it was kind of which made it a Little but its Mike Miller from Ramstein i fell once Moun and didst know if id want to do it but i kayaking is but i like mountaineering of there Are always i thought mountaineering was kind of said Rodney from i like kayaking bet whatever the the scouts thoroughly enjoy their stay at the my family goes said but we sure dont do things like this when we go on our family camping turning on to the outdoors Story and photos by Michelle Fikac staff writer d Mark Bolden of Wiesbaden looks for handhold in mountaineering dressed in mud covered sweatshirts and Blue their Heads wrapped in ban they begin to scatter and prepare for dinner after a hike to a German Dairy they chop and Dice tomatoes and lettuce on a picnic table at the several tomatoes venture Down the Hill As the table is jarred by youngsters fighting for a clean spot to do their cooking you took my i was a Young girl there goes another one Down the says a Counselor warns a camper to soap the outside of the pan before putting it on the fire Grill to assure easier cleaning and reduce the Char from the ill do but wont the meat taste funny learning by experience is one of the main goals at Camp near a Camp for the girl scouts of the la Henwald Means laughing and from june until the end of the screams and cackles of this Camp Echo through the German mountains North of the names of the Camp and the Sites within it have German meanings connected with camping or outdoor one of the Means evening glow another translates As sunny Camp directors said that this Camp is unusual in girl scouting because of its International there Are so Many Little americas in Europe that children Are not aware of the culture or traditions around said Linda Cedar Camp All the Camp Counselor go by we use the Community around us to get the girls out into the German culture and Way of yet we incorporate a girl campy Type program for the adaptation of outdoor we learn a lot of things by going on building walking Long distances and Mak ing new said camper misty Deese of campers also have an Opportunity to visit nearby castles in marburg and Dillenburg and go shopping with German some of the girls Are not even aware of How to spend German Anderson i select an International staff with a girl scout Back ground for the summer session of the this year we have Counselor from Holland and Scot the Counselor undergo preamp which includes the learning of Basic German culture and the Ages of the Counselor 18 to even though there is some reimbursement for Many of the Counselor dont break even at the end of the All of the Counselor share what we All have together internationally with the said Counselor Kim Strummer we Arent Here for the a Waterside was constructed of ground cloths and tarps for girl scout Camp some scouts said the adaptation to German culture is challenging and Europe has different peo places and culture with different ideas and traditions to Deese the weather int too bad for camping because the rain makes it More challenging to do what you would normally do when it is during the one or two week each unit goes on an overnight Camhout which gives the scouts a Chance to Cook out and Camp under the we even had to dig our own Hole to go to the one scout she said that it made the group appreciate the Buffy bathroom in the Forest for the Camhout food is a lot better than the mess Hall say the who like to Cook their own meals dinners Are concluded with songs and German phrases that will be useful in everyday our camping is girl scouting with an International flair As the girls Are exposed to German culture Howe they Are on their own turf so that they Are not completely immersed in German said Dorothy Camp the july 4th Celebration helped remind them of their american with floats and even a Anderson As the girls Are reminded of their they Are reminded of their i really dont miss Home but it will be Good when Camp ends because i like it when my cat sleeps on my feet at said Michele Maddux of the wooded area that encompasses the Camp ing facility is quiet for one hour a Day called me Anderson the girls usually take naps or write Home during me and it gives the counsel ors a on the final Day of Camp the quiet time ends with the closing ceremonies around a where the girls reflect on the friendships they have gained and the skills they have International scouting helps with peace and under standing because the More we know about each the better we can get along with each said the Artt and crafts tent wat a popular place for the stars and stripes 1985 the stars and stripes Page 15