Pioneering

Merit badge · Outdoor Skills · 2027

Draft: may still change

Knowing ropes, knots, and splices, and building rustic structures by lashing together poles and spars, is among Scouting’s oldest skills. Working with rope and lashings also connects Scouts with past generations who used these skills on the open seas and in America’s forests and prairies.

Register for Summer 2027Plan your week

Class size
18
Fee
No extra fee
Ages
All Scouts

When it meets

Offered 2 times each week. Pick one.

Getting ready

Read the Pioneering merit badge requirements on scouting.org.

Signing up

Your unit leader registers each Scout for classes in MyCouncil when your week's registration opens in late April. Classes fill up, so list a second and third choice for each session.

Printable schedule and worksheetRegister in MyCouncil