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Fayette Scout reserve prepares for 10,000 visitors

Register-Herald photo by Chris Jackson Maria Andradre, from Ecuador, at The Summit Bechtel Reserve in Glen Jean.
Register-Herald photo by Chris Jackson
Maria Andradre, from Ecuador, at The Summit Bechtel Reserve in Glen Jean.

GLEN JEAN, W.Va. — Programming is picking up at the The Summit Bechtel Reserve with more than 10,000 individuals expected to visit the high adventure camp this summer to participate in adventure and Scouting activities, said Summit spokesman Gary Hartley.

Of those numbers, more than 8,300 will be youth attending traditional Scouting programs and and more than 2,000 will be youth attending special events, he said.

Teaching, supporting, encouraging and coordinating that many kids will be 235 summer staff counselors, themselves a diverse group of individuals.

Maria Andrade, 18, from Ecuador, is one of several international counselors working at The Summit this summer…

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