Vannerson, William G. said:
Does anyone know if you can add a crew member at anytime up to your
maximum size like you can for backpacking treks? We have a leader who
wants to go badly but weighs 215 pounds. Problem is he's tall and in
fairly good shape already and losing 15 pounds will be a challenge
because of his height and thin build. So I'd like to know if we are
under our 15 max crew size and he's able to drop below 200 lbs., can we
add him to our crew. I know you can do so for backpacking treks even on
the day of your arrival, but I'm concerned that the rules may be
different for Cavalcade as the added logistics of horses may require a
different set of rules.
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Yes, you may add additional youth or adult members to a Cavalcade as long
as you don't exceed the limits (15 riders, including no more than 4 adults
age 21 or over).
Philmont is serious about the 200 lb. limit although they may accept a
couple of pounds over the limit for a long, lanky rider. In 1998, we had
an adult needing to lose about 60 lbs. to participate. He did it. In
2003, we had a young man who needed to lose about 15 lbs (much of it in
his rear). He did it too and Philmont didn't weigh him. We did have an
adult who had to weigh in one year during a regular trail ride at one of
the back country camps. He weighed about 210 lbs. and Philmont didn't let
him go on the trail ride.
YiS
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